General

 

The Structural Engineering Library Version 6.0 (SEL) must be installed on each computer where it will be used. Whether your software is covered by a Flex License or a Network License the software must reside on the actual computer to be used.

 

When using our installation program you are offered two choices: Structural Engineering Library and Network License Manager.

 

Choose the Structural Engineering Library option to install the software on all computers where it will be used.

 

If you have a Network License you will also be installing the Network License Manager (NLM). (ENERCALC's Network License Manager is used to control the simultaneous activation of the SEL on many computers in your office.) Before installing the NLM make sure that you need it and that you have already been given a current Product Control Code for activation.

 

 

 

 

 

Version 6.0 has a new license security system that activates the software.

 

For users who have a Flex License this involves a copy & paste of the Product Control Code (PCC) into the activation section of the program and then using an [Internet Activate] button to obtain activation permission from our Internet Activation server.

 

You can install the SEL on ANY computer that you may wish to use it on, BUT before you can have it work in "Licensed" mode you must Activate it.

 

This means you can easily move the activation of the software around between all of your computers. You can just use this Internet based activation and deactivation ability to use the software wherever you wish.

 

For network users, the Product Control Code only activates the Network License Manager (NLM) (see below). You then install the SEL on all computers where you will use the software. When the NLM is used it is not necessary to enter the PCC on all of the workstations where the SEL is installed. When the SEL is launched on the workstations, it simply gets permission to run from the Network License Manager.

 

 

Important: Anti-Virus software and Firewalls

 

Our Internet Activation system (and Web Update system) use the Internet with typical "http over port 80" communications. You may have to tell your anti-virus and firewall software to allow two of our programs the ability to communicate over the Internet. These program file names are EC6.exe and ec6webupdate.exe, and they are typically installed in the Program Files\ENERCALC_6 folder.

 

If you do not perform this task then your activation request may not receive a response.

 

There are other methods of manually activating the software if you do not have an Internet Connection. Please see the "For Our Users" page at www.enercalc.com/users.html under Manual License Activation and also the last section in this guide.