The T3Ster-Master program - like other MicReD programs on Win32 platforms - uses so called license key files to control authorized usage of the program. Once the T3Ster-Master detects that it requires such a license file but no such file is present, it pops up a window with some identifiers as shown in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3: Identification data for licensing the T3Ster-Master program
Send these data (host name, host id) to MicReD Ltd. to obtain a license key for your computer. Press the OK button to terminate the program.
Terms and conditions of using T3Ster-Master are defined in an End-User License Agreement (EULA). These include e.g. licensing period (finite / infinite) and the number of computers (besides the measuring computer itself) that may run the software.
T3Ster-Master uses either a node-locked, or a network-licensing scheme. Network licenses are available on Windows NT/2K/XP servers and clients only. On PC nodes using a Win32 operating system, the license is bound to the installation hard disk. The location of the installation directory can be changed at any time, but if the program is to be installed onto a new hard drive (or drive partition), a new license is required. For the license request the identification of the host computer and the name of the licensee has to be provided. The host identification data (Figure 2-3) can be obtained by selecting the Get ID item from the Help menu (see Section 4.6). For generating a node locked license the name of the host computer and the 8-digit hexadecimal host identification number are required.
License key files are provided by MicReD either by electronic mail or on floppy diskettes. Once a key file is obtained, it must be copied to the T3Ster-Master installation folder or one folder above.
In case you are using multiple MicReD programs (such as the standard T3Ster program and T3Ster-Master), MicReD may issue one license file only with keys for all MicReD programs licensed for the computer in question. In this case it is advised to install all MicReD programs into the same, common root folder (such as suggested by the setup wizards of the MicReD programs - see Section 2.1.2) to let each program find the license key file.
T3Ster-Master may look for different license key files at different possible locations. The key files may have the following names:
where idididid is the host ID reported. In fact the license key file used may be installed at different locations with respect to the installation folder of the program. These are:
Please consult your system or network administrator to make the best choice. A network license always takes precedence over a node locked one.
Note that Windows reports different identification data depending on the nature of the program path. Suppose, network drive S: refers to \\server\MicReD\TM and the binaries of T3Ster-Master are installed at that location and you have another network share \\server\MicReD, assigned to network drive M:. Although T3Ster-Master is installed at the same physical location, the host ID reported differs for the network path S:\T3Ster-Master.exe or \\server\TM\T3Ster-Master.exe and M:\TM\T3Ster-Master.exe. T3Ster-Master should be invoked always through the same network path (either through a share or through a network drive assigned to it) that was used to obtain the host ID.
In order to avoid confusion, never use different network shares referring to the same location, because different host ID-s will be reported. Thus, in this example, if the host ID sent to MicReD was obtained such that T3Ster-Master was invoked via network drive S:, the program should always be invoked this way (via the drive letter our via the share assigned to it).
