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Access Mode |
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Access Mode |
Usually the dongle is simply plugged into the computer on which the software is run - this is called local access mode. Local access mode may be inconvenient where many users need to share a dongle or the user base is geographically dispersed. To solve this problem, Orcina dongles can be set up for use over a computer network - this is network access mode. Network mode allows the software to be run anywhere on a network without having to attach a separate dongle to each workstation.
A local access mode dongle is only accessible by the software run on the machine to which the dongle is connected. H-series dongles (dongles numbered Hxxx) can only be used in local access mode. N-series dongles (numbered Nxxx) can be switched between both access modes.
Generally, Orcina dongles are sent out with their mode set to local access. If you want to use an N-series local access mode dongle over a network you must change its access mode.
A network access mode dongle can be used by more than one machine connected to the same network. The machine a network access dongle is plugged into is the dongle server. This machine needs to run a Licence Manager to make the dongle accessible to other machines on the network. If at any time you wish to use your Orcina software on a machine that is not on the network (for example a portable) and you have an N-series dongle, then you will have to ensure the dongle is switched to local access mode.
To set the access mode do the following: