Licensing Options
AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0
AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 offers subscription licensing with two different types of licensing:
| • | Node-locked subscription licensing—With this model, the product license is tied to a specific user and machine for the subscription duration entitled. This model is the traditional option and the one that is most often purchased. |
Node-locked licensing has two types of activations:
| • | Activation code based—This type requires a product activation code to activate the product. |
| • | License file based (referred to as Self-Hosted)—Self-hosted is used when AdminStudio is used in a locked‑down environment with no access to the Internet. A license file needs to be generated in the Flexera Product and License Center using the MAC address of the AdminStudio machine. |
If you are using the node-locked type of license, it is your responsibility to maintain your license on your machine. Sharing this type of license between multiple users does not comply with Flexera products’ end-user license agreements (EULAs).
| • | Concurrent subscription licensing with License Server—This model enables sharing or floating of AdminStudio licenses between multiple users for the subscription duration the concurrent license is entitled; it is also sometimes called floating licensing. Concurrent licensing can provide you with greater flexibility and cost efficiency than the traditional node-locked licensing. AdminStudio concurrent subscription licensing can be configured with the FlexNet License Server. |
Concurrent licensing also has two types of activations:
| • | Activation code based (also referred to as Concurrent). |
| • | License file based (referred as Self-Hosted with License Server). |
If your organization purchased concurrent FlexNet License Server for AdminStudio, you need to identify the license server that you are using when you install AdminStudio on your machine. Subsequently, every time that you start AdminStudio on your machine, the server is queried to verify that the required license is available. If the license is available, you are granted access to AdminStudio. No product activation is required with concurrent licensing.
Important:AdminStudio concurrent licenses are available for Service Providers only.
To learn more about these different licensing models and determine which option best fits your requirements, contact your AdminStudio sales representative.