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Dgreenwood at 20:02, 29 August 2024

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	* The '''Grooper Licensing''' service will allow one licensed machine to hand out licensing information to other workstations.		* The '''Grooper Licensing''' service will allow one licensed machine to hand out licensing information to other workstations.
	* To do this, the machine installing the service must have an installed version of Grooper that has been activated with a product key or licensing package.		* To do this, the machine installing the service must have an installed version of Grooper that has been activated with a product key or licensing package.
	** Refer to the [[License Activation#Stand-Alone Licensing]] tutorial for more information on how to activate your license.		** Refer to the [[2023:License Activation#Stand-Alone Licensing]] tutorial for more information on how to activate your license.

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Dgreenwood: Dgreenwood moved page 2023:License Activation (Concept) to 2023:License Activation without leaving a redirect

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Dgreenwood: /* Cloud Hosted Licensing */

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Cloud Hosted Licensing

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	When licensing Grooper this way, the license serial number is not bound to any one machine. Your license key/GUID can be used by any user with an internet connection. This has pros and cons.		When licensing Grooper this way, the license serial number is not bound to any one machine. Your license key/GUID can be used by any user with an internet connection. This has pros and cons.
	* Pro: Multiple Grooper Repositories on multiple machines can be licensed quickly without the additional setup in Grooper.		* Pro: Multiple Grooper Repositories on multiple machines can be licensed quickly without the additional setup in Grooper.
	* Con: Anyone can license their Grooper Repository using the license key, even if they are on a separate domain. When using the cloud hosted licensing method, ~~be sure to~~ keep your license key secure and ~~do not~~ share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.		* Con: Anyone can license their Grooper Repository using the license key, even if they are on a separate domain.

			When using the cloud hosted licensing method, ALWAYS keep your license key/GUID secure and DO NOT share it with anyone that you do not wish to have access.
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Dgreenwood: /* Cloud Hosted Licensing */

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Cloud Hosted Licensing

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	IMPORTANT: KEEP YOUR LICENSE KEY SECURE		IMPORTANT: KEEP YOUR LICENSE KEY SECURE

	When licensing Grooper this way, the license serial number is not bound to any one machine. Your license key/GUID can be used by any user with ~~access to a web browser~~. This has pros and cons.		When licensing Grooper this way, the license serial number is not bound to any one machine. Your license key/GUID can be used by any user with an internet connection. This has pros and cons.
	* Pro: Multiple Grooper Repositories on multiple machines can be licensed quickly without the additional ~~overhead of a~~ Grooper ~~Licensing Service~~.		* Pro: Multiple Grooper Repositories on multiple machines can be licensed quickly without the additional setup in Grooper.
	* Con: Anyone can license their Grooper Repository using the license key. When using the cloud hosted licensing method, be sure to keep your license key secure and do not share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.		* Con: Anyone can license their Grooper Repository using the license key, even if they are on a separate domain. When using the cloud hosted licensing method, be sure to keep your license key secure and do not share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.
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Dgreenwood: /* About */

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About

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	Cloud hosted licensing is the easiest but ''least'' secure method of licensing.		Cloud hosted licensing is the easiest but ''least'' secure method of licensing.
	* It is easiest because a Grooper Repository is licensed simply by entering the license GUID into a property at the root node in Grooper Design. Licensing is decremented over the internet.		* It is easiest because a Grooper Repository is licensed simply by entering the license key/GUID into a property at the root node in Grooper Design. Licensing is decremented over the internet. This has some pros and cons.
	* ~~However, all that~~'s required to license the ~~repository is~~ the ~~GUID~~. It is not ~~locked~~ to any individual server or machine ~~on use~~.		** '''Pro:''' No additional setup is required to license Grooper. Just enter the license serial number into the root node of the Grooper Repository.
	** This means any user with the license GUID and an internet connection can use the license. ~~Make sure to~~ keep your GUID secure and ~~do not~~ share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.		** '''Pro:''' The license is not bound to any individual server or machine. This makes it easy to distribute licensing to multiple Grooper Repositories across multiple machines.
			** '''Con:''' ''The license is not bound to any individual server or machine.'' This means any user with the license key/GUID and an internet connection can use the license.
			*** ALWAYS keep your license key/GUID secure and DO NOT share it with anyone that you do not wish to have access.
	* Also, be aware licensing is authorized by a licensing server internal to BIS. If that server goes down, you may temporarily loose licensing.		* Also, be aware licensing is authorized by a licensing server internal to BIS. If that server goes down, you may temporarily loose licensing.
	** This is an exceptionally rare occurrence and our disaster recovery plan will switch to an alternate licensing server. However, that switchover could take between one and two hours, in which time Grooper would not be licensed.		** This is an exceptionally rare occurrence and our disaster recovery plan will switch to an alternate licensing server. However, that switchover could take between one and two hours, in which time Grooper would not be licensed.
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	** For "self hosted" installations, licensing is distributed to client workstations via a URL provided by the '''Grooper Licensing''' service '''''not''''' the license GUID.		** For "self hosted" installations, licensing is distributed to client workstations via a URL provided by the '''Grooper Licensing''' service '''''not''''' the license GUID.
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Dgreenwood: /* Cloud Hosted Licensing */

2024-02-21T16:54:03Z

Cloud Hosted Licensing

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	IMPORTANT: KEEP YOUR LICENSE KEY SECURE		IMPORTANT: KEEP YOUR LICENSE KEY SECURE

	When licensing Grooper this way, the license ~~GUID~~ is not bound to any one machine. Your GUID can be used by any user with access to a web browser. This has pros and cons.		When licensing Grooper this way, the license serial number is not bound to any one machine. Your license key/GUID can be used by any user with access to a web browser. This has pros and cons.
	* Pro: Multiple Grooper Repositories on multiple machines can be licensed quickly without the additional overhead of a Grooper Licensing Service.		* Pro: Multiple Grooper Repositories on multiple machines can be licensed quickly without the additional overhead of a Grooper Licensing Service.
	* Con: Anyone can license their Grooper Repository using the license key. When using the cloud hosted licensing method, be sure to keep your license ~~GUID~~ secure and do not share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.		* Con: Anyone can license their Grooper Repository using the license key. When using the cloud hosted licensing method, be sure to keep your license key secure and do not share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.
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Cloud Hosted Licensing

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	IMPORTANT: ~~Again, when~~ licensing Grooper this way, the GUID is not ~~connected~~ to any one machine. Your GUID can be used by any user with access to a web browser. ~~Make~~ sure to keep your GUID secure and do not share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.		IMPORTANT: KEEP YOUR LICENSE KEY SECURE

			When licensing Grooper this way, the license GUID is not bound to any one machine. Your GUID can be used by any user with access to a web browser. This has pros and cons.
			* Pro: Multiple Grooper Repositories on multiple machines can be licensed quickly without the additional overhead of a Grooper Licensing Service.
			* Con: Anyone can license their Grooper Repository using the license key. When using the cloud hosted licensing method, be sure to keep your license GUID secure and do not share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.
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Dgreenwood: /* Installing a Grooper Licensing Service */

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Installing a Grooper Licensing Service

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	You must run Grooper Config as an administrator to install, configure, start and stop services.		You must run Grooper Config as an administrator to install, configure, start and stop services.
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Dgreenwood at 15:56, 12 January 2024

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	#Click the "Save" button.		#Click the "Save" button.

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	IMPORTANT: Again, when licensing Grooper this way, the GUID is not connected to any one machine. Your GUID can be used by any user with access to a web browser. Make sure to keep your GUID secure and do not share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.		IMPORTANT: Again, when licensing Grooper this way, the GUID is not connected to any one machine. Your GUID can be used by any user with access to a web browser. Make sure to keep your GUID secure and do not share with anyone that you do not wish to have access.
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