Standalone or Network?

Most of our products are available in both a Standalone Edition and a Network Edition.

Standalone:

The best solution for a single user or for PC's that need to run the product while not connected to a network.

How it works:
For each license ordered, a Sentinel bitlock is installed on an individual PC. The product is installed on the PC and it can be used standalone. Another user who wishes to use the product can install the product on his/her PC, but in order for it to run, the Sentinel bitlock must be moved to that PC.

Requirements:
The PC must have Windows 2000 or later and have a USB port to accommodate the Sentinel bitlock.

Network:

The best solution where several users on a network want to use the product, but they don't all need to use it at the same time.

How it works:
License Manager software is provided and runs on the network server, or any PC on the network which you designate to be the 'license server'. The Sentinel bitlock is attached only to the license server PC. The number of licenses purchased for a product determines the number of users that can access the product simultaneously.

The products are installed on the individual client PC's and when someone runs a product it checks the license server to see if a license is available.

When you wish to add additional user licenses or additional products, you are sent a new license key code to input in the license manager program.

If you have a Wide Area Network with offices in different cities, those users can also use the same license as long as their PC's are on the network with the license server.

Requirements:
The License Server PC must have Windows 2000 or later and have a USB port to accommodate the Sentinel bitlock.

The client PC's must have Windows 2000 or later and be connected to the network using TCP/IP. The client PC should be able to "Ping" the License Server by name or IP address.