General

 

For the more current installation information you need to review this document located on our website:

 

 

 

The Structural Engineering Library Version 6.0 (SEL) must be installed on each computer where it will be used. But it must be activated to be used in "Licensed" mode.

 

You have two main options for how you obtain that activation.  The preferred option is to use our Internet Activation system.  The other common option is to use the Network License Manager.  The activation method is chosen at the time the software is ordered, and the Product Control Code that you are issued is coordinated with that activation method.  We'll cover activation shortly, but at this point it is important to understand that your chosen activation method has some influence over exactly what steps you must take during the installation process.

 

When using our installation program you have two choices: Structural Engineering Library and Network License Manager.  You will always install the Structural Engineering Library on all computers where it will be used.  You will only install the Network License Manager if you have chosen the option of a Network License.  Flex Licenses never require the installation of the Network License Manager.

 

For users who have chosen the Flex License option, Version 6.0 has a new security system that Activates the software.This involves entering a Product Control Code (PCC) and then using an [Activate] button to obtain activation permission from our Internet Activation server. You can easily move the activation of the software around between all of your computers with the Internet based activation and deactivation ability.

 

For Network License users, the PCC only activates the Network License Manager (NLM) (see below). You then install the SEL on all computers in your network that might like to use the software. No activation is needed on those computers. When they launch they simply get permission to run from the Network License Manager.

 

Remember: You can always install the SEL on any computer where you might want to use it.  But whether you have chosen a Flex License or a Network License, the SEL must reside on the actual computer to be used.

 

 

Installation for use with a Flex License

 

With a Flex License you will install the SEL, paste in your Product Control Code and then click a button to perform an Internet Activation.  You can then Deactivate and Activate the software to easily move the usage between the computers that you use.

 

 

Installation for use with a Network License

 

Multi-User Network Installations require that the SEL be installed on each computer where it will be operated, but you do not enter your Product Control Code into the SEL. Instead, for this type of installation, the SEL gets permission to run from the Network License Manager. So in summary, if you have chosen the Network License option: