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Loftware Product Licensing
Understanding What you Need In order to understand the
differences between the various editions of the LPS, you need to
study the specifications and product matrix. After choosing the
edition that is appropriate for your use, you must then learn about
the types of 'seats' that you can add to your base license. The
graphic shown above is called a key string. This is what you will
see in the 'help|about' box as your license after purchasing your
software. The most important parts of the keystring are labeled and
are defined below. In order to order LPS, you must first choose the
edition you want and then decide how many of each 'seat type' you
would like. Extra 'seats' can not be purchased online.
Total Device Seats
This number as a 'dual' meaning. It refers to the total number of
barcode printers, smart label printers, and readers that will be
available to you. It also indirectly reflects how many traditional
barcode label printers will be available. For instance, suppose you
have a number like 10/4/2. This means that you can have up to 10
total devices, 4 of which can be smart label printers, and 2 of
which can be RFID readers, but you can use them in any way you wish.
So, If you configured 4 smart label printers and 2 RFID readers, you
would be able to configure up to 4 regular barcode label printers.
4+2+4 = 10. Another example would be if you configured 9 regular
barcode printers, you would only have one seat left for a smart
label printer or a reader. Each product configuration comes standard
with a certain number of seats that can be expanded as your system
grows.
Smart Label Seats
The maximum number of RFID Smart Label printers the system allows.
RFID Reader Seats
The maximum number of RFID Reader Seats the system allows. At this
time, readers are licensed as a whole, they are not broken down by
antenna.
Client Seats
Refers to separate programs interfacing to the Loftware Print Server
(LPS) for the purposes of making label requests. Client seats are
NOT based on concurrency. A seat is needed for each workstation that
will need to connect to the LPS, regardless of how many will need to
connect simultaneously. Host programs using the file interface do
not require client seats. You may purchase additional client seats
above the base configuration at the initial time of purchase, or at
a later date by calling our Customer Service department.
Components of the LPS that require
client seats are:
- On Demand Print Client
- ActiveX, .NET, and Java programming controls
- Host applications communicating through TCP/IP
- Status Client
- Notification Agent
Terminal Server Seats
Set up the Loftware design and On Demand Print Client on Terminal
Server and/or Citrix Metaframe to allow multiple users to access
them simultaneously. Users may share labels and settings, or have
their own. Unlike Client Seats, Terminal Server Seats are based on
concurrency; if one user logs out, that license becomes available to
another user. Label Design mode does not use a license and can be
used by as many people as you see fit. On Demand print uses a
license for each person that chooses to use it.
Connector Seats
Number of Loftware Connector products that can attach to this LPS.
If you purchase the Connector after you already have the Premier
edition, you must inform our Customer Service department that you
need a Connector Seat added to your LPS
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