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Managing Licenses
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Managing Licenses
Interplay needs valid licenses in order to function. Licenses are delivered to the customer in a
license file, which the administrator imports through the Licenses view.
The following topics provide more information about installing and managing licenses:
“Installing Permanent Licenses” on page 95
“Displaying the Licenses View” on page 96
“License Types and Usage” on page 97
“Exporting a License” on page 102
“Troubleshooting Licensing Problems” on page 102
“Using the License Key Info Tool” on page 103
The following terms are used in these topics:
License: The legal right to use an application. On the Interplay Engine, licenses are
represented by license types.
License type: A license that applies to a particular application or group of applications.
License types are shown in the Licenses view as KEY-G, KEY-J, and so on.
License file: A file with the extension .nxn that contains the license types that were
purchased by the customer.
Registry key: An organizational unit in the Windows registry. After you import the license
file into the Interplay Engine, the information is stored in a registry key. Sometimes this
registry key is referred to as a “license key.
Dongle: A physical device that is attached to a system. Interplay licenses are associated with
the dongle that is attached to the Interplay Engine.