Licensing

Iotellect uses Named Licenses that are locked to the server or virtual machine where Iotellect Server is running. If you have purchased Iotellect License, you need to report your Iotellect Server Activation Key to Iotellect so that we may generate a Named License file to activate your Iotellect Installation.

A activation key is a text string that serves as a unique identifier of your Iotellect Server instance.

As Iotellect License is locked to a certain Iotellect Server installation, it is necessary to perform a production installation of Iotellect Server before proceeding. This means that Iotellect Server must be installed on the same PC where it will run during production use. See Installing Iotellect Server for details.

Getting Activation Key

There are two ways to obtain the Activation Key:

  • Using the Tray Menu of a running Iotellect Server instance

  • Using the activation.txt file

Getting the Activation Key Using the Tray Menu

This method should be used in most cases, except for when Iotellect Server cannot be started successfully (e.g. due to an expired trial license) or when it is running in a headless environment (e.g. on a Linux server).

  • Right-click the tray menu icon and select View Activation Key. The Activation Key dialog will pop up.

  • Click Copy To Clipboard.

  • Paste the Activation Key into an e-mail message and send it to Iotellect.

Getting the Activation Key from the File

When Iotellect Server is launched, it writes its Activation Key into a file named activation.txt that is located within the Iotellect Server installation directory. This happens even if Iotellect Server cannot complete its startup successfully because of an expired trial license or for any other reason.

To get your activation key, launch Iotellect Server at least once, then open activation.txt in any text editor.

License Activation Procedure

Activating your Iotellect License is very simple. Once you've purchased a commercial Iotellect license and sent your Activation Key to Iotellect, we send you your Named License file by e-mail. This file is called server.license.

To activate your license, just put this file into your Iotellect Server installation directory (overwrite any existing Trial License file) and restart Iotellect Server.

License Server

Large enterprise customers with many Iotellect servers deployed in their environment may use centralized license management via a license server.

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