AFT eLicenses

AFT is now offering a new type of Rights Management for AFT Software in the form of a cloud-based eLicense solution. Standalone and network eLicenses are offered and will provide enhanced ease of usage and flexibility. The new method of Rights Management allows eLicenses to be used for the following types of licenses:

• Full licenses
• Lease licenses
• Academic licenses
• Evaluation licenses
• The key benefits of using the eLicense method of Rights Management for AFT Software include:
• AFT Copy Protection installation NOT required
• Separate license servers NOT needed
• No user/IT effort to update licenses with new products or additional seats
  • No need for email exchange of license files (except initial Registration.txt file containing eLicense code)
  • All licenses activated and managed by AFT, allows user access immediately after software purchase
• Standalone eLicenses can easily transferred from one computer to another
• Network eLicenses can be checked out for offline usage (no internet available)

Standalone eLicense Functionality

• Standalone eLicenses for single users
  • Standalone eLicense can only be activated on one machine at a time
• Standalone eLicenses activated using internet (port 80)
  • Can activate remotely (with certificates from internet enabled machines)
    • Client machine does not require internet access
• Licenses can be deactivated and moved to another machine
  • Also can be done remotely
• Licenses need to be re-activated yearly

Network eLicense Functionality

• Internet access required for user (standard port 80)
• Features (or AFT applications) “checked-out” for use with internet connection
  • Client machine can be offline after AFT Application is checked out
    • Client machine needs internet access to release features (i.e., check licenses back in), or to retrieve them (i.e., checking out a different product)
• Network eLicenses can be checked out up to seven days for offline usage
• Network eLicense Interval Check period is one week
  • If an eLicense has not been checked back in within seven days, eLicense gets checked back in automatically

The user guide provides full installation details and information on how the eLicense is used.