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The HostIDs tab lets you specify the HostID(s) that will be used to lock the license, such as Ethernet, Hostname, IP Address, etc. When HostID locking is used, the proper HostID information must be supplied in order to activate the license.
The toggles at the top of the HostIDs tab let you choose whether to use HostID locking.
- If you do not want to lock the license to a HostID, select Not Locked from the top of the dialog.
- To use HostID locking, select Lock License To at the top of the dialog.
The available HostID types depend on which types are supported by the license generator being used. To use HostID locking, toggle HostID locking on and specify the HostID settings as described below, as shown in the following table.
License Manager | HostID Types |
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LM-X License Manager | Bios, Custom, Dongle HASP HL, Ethernet, Hard Disk, Hostname, IP Address, Long, Not Locked, Username, Windows Product ID |
FlexNet Publisher | Any, Hostname, Internet, User, FlexID, Ethernet, Disk Serial Num, Display |
Reprise License Manager | Any, Host, IP Address, User, RLM ID1, RLM ID2, Ethernet, Serial Number, Long |
LM-X License Manager lets you use multiple HostID types and lets you specify how many of each are required, as described below. For other license managers, you can select only one HostID type.
Specifying HostID locking when using an LM-X license generator
When using LM-X as the license generator, you can select one or more HostID types to lock the license to. You can also choose not to use HostID locking.
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also specify the minimum and maximum number of each HostID type, the overall percentage of HostIDs that must match, and the overall number of HostIDs required, as described in the following sections..
Selecting HostID types
To select the HostIDs to lock the license to, simply click in the checkbox next to the desired HostID type.
In additionFor each HostID type selected, set the Minimum Required (0 to 16; defaults to 1) and the Maximum Allowed (1 to 16; defaults to 1) for each HostID type selected. For example, if you require the IP Address, and additionally require one more HostID that can be the Username, Hostname, or IP Address, your settings would be:
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