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Current clients experiencing any license issues or questions should email '''[mailto:license@syscad.net license@syscad.net]''' with a description of the problem.
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==Introduction ==

The SysCAD license options are described on the [[SysCAD License Options]] page, please see this page for more information on license options available.

SysCAD licensing - SysCAD uses a software based licensing system developed by Crypkey. The Crypkey software is utilised for SysCAD USB License Keys and software licenses. Crypkey is a system service and is installed at the same time SysCAD is installed. Please see [[SysCAD and Crypkey Licensing Software]] for more information.

{{SysCAD Licensing Options}}

These will be explained in the following headings.

== SysCAD USB License Key ==

SysCAD USB License Keys are used for permanent Stand-alone licenses.

Please see [[SysCAD USB License Key]] for more information.

== SysCAD Software License ==

The two software licensing options are:
# '''[[Stand-alone Software License]]''' - This is a machine based '''STAND-ALONE''' software license, mainly used for license lease, training license or trial license.  
# '''[[Network License]]''' - this is a shared multi-user '''NETWORK''' license, there are two types of Network Licenses that can be configured, (A) [[Network_License#Using_Enterprise_License_Manager_.28ELM.29_for_Network_Licensing| ELM]] (recommended) or (B) [[Network_License#Using_Drive_Share_Network_License|Drive Share]]. 

'''Notes:'''
*For general information on license options and functionality, see [[License Options]] and [[SysCAD Structure]].
* The [[SysCAD and Crypkey Licensing Software|Crypkey licensing service]] must be correctly installed on each PC for stand-alone and network licenses.
* The folder that is used for licensing can be selected by the user (by default this is normally \SysCADXXX\License). 
** SysCAD is installed to the default folder SysCADXXX (e.g. SysCAD137, SysCAD138). For earlier builds of SysCAD, the default folder might be SysCAD93.
* The critical files that must be located in the license folder are the latest versions of syscad.exe and crp32002.ngn.
* Once a license is issued the folder (or contents) must not be '''deleted''', '''renamed''' or '''moved''', as this will cause the license to be "lost".
* The license files created in the license folder are hidden system files named SysCAD.41s, SysCAD.ent, SysCAD.key and SysCAD.rst.  To view them, user must have view hidden & system files on.
* The text files slog.txt and SysCAD.ckn are log and information files created by licensing software and can be useful for resolving Crypkey licensing issues.
* If a SysCAD network license is going to be used, there needs to be a nominated PC for use as the SysCAD License Server. This can be any PC on the network and does not need to be a Server.

=== SysCAD Version Update Check ===
{{SysCAD version update check}}

== Checking Current License Information ==
{{Obtaining License Information}}

===License Information===
Sample license information screenshots are shown below for different types of license keys:

{|
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|USB License Key
|Standalone Software License Key
|Network Software License Key
|-
|[[image:LicenseInfoUSB.png]]
|[[image:LicenseInfoStandalone.png]]
|[[image:LicenseInfoNetwork.png]]
|}

From the license information, user can check a variety of information, such as:
*Type of license key
*Number of Licenses granted
*Time restrictions
*Solver mode / add-ons 
*License location
*SysCAD version
*Crypkey software information

When sending license issues to the SysCAD team, it will be helpful to include a screen print of the license information, (or press the [[image:CopyToClipboardBtn.png]] to copy the license information - button is located at the bottom of the dialog box).

== License Location ==

=== SysCAD License location ===
{{SysCAD License Location}}

=== Changing SysCAD License Location===
[[image:LicenseLocation.png]]

In SysCAD the user can set the location of where SysCAD must first look for a license. 
#By default, the folder is '''\SysCADXXX\license\'''.  
#* SysCAD is installed to the default folder SysCADXXX (e.g. SysCAD137, SysCAD138). For earlier builds of SysCAD, the default folder might be SysCAD93.
#*The license folder must contain at least these two files: '''crp32002.ngn''' and '''syscad.exe'''.  These files are present in the default license folder or from the '''\SysCADXXX\Setup\LicensingUtility''' folder.  
#*If user wants to create a new license location for a different license key, simply copy the contents of the LicenseUtility folder and paste them into the new folder.
#For users using network license:
#* for '''Drive Share''' network license: You can tell SysCAD the location of the shared network license folder on the network (which may be a UNC path).
#* for '''ELM''' network license: You can tell SysCAD the location of the local folder on your PC that is configured with the license server name. (Do not use network license folder!) 
#For network users wanting to use a temporary stand-alone license (for training or other special circumstances), please remember to change the license location to the local machine (default is: C:\SysCADXXX\license) before requesting for the temporary license.  Please see [[Training_Preparation#Checking_License_Location|Training Preparation]] for more information.
#For users with multiple licenses with different options, (for example, one for steady state and one for dynamic), then user can set up different start-up shortcuts to point to different license locations.  
#*Please see [[#Managing Multiple License Locations|Managing Multiple License Locations]].
#The License Location command is not available if the license location has been forced by using the [[Command Line Options|command line option]] "/l:" (lower case L for Location) to set the license location, as shown in [[#Managing Multiple License Locations|Managing Multiple License Locations]]. This is usually done when creating multiple shortcuts on the desktop to use license located at different locations.  
#*To allow for the license location change, the best option would be to create a new short-cut for the "local standalone license", then start SysCAD using the new short-cut, then change the license location.
#If a software license is not found in the specified location, SysCAD then checks for a USB License Key.
#If the license folder is changed, user must exit SysCAD and restart SysCAD to use the license files in the new location.
#SysCAD remembers the last license location used, which is stored in the file "SysCAD.Machine.ini" in the \SysCADXXX\BaseFilesUser folder. This can be changed manually by editing this text file before starting SysCAD.

== Managing Multiple License Locations ==

At a site that has a number of network and/or stand-alone licenses with different options each at a different location, you may want to create a number of SysCAD short-cuts to use the different licenses.  This is easier than changing the license location through the SysCAD menu each time you need to "point" at a different license location.  This can be done by creating multiple SysCAD shortcuts on the desktop and using the [[Command Line Options|command line option]] "/l:" (lower case L for Location) to set the license location. 

An extra /n (lower case N for New) should also be included as this will force a new instance of SysCAD to be started. Required if you want to open two copies of SysCAD at once.

For example if you have a dynamic license located on the network at "N:\SysCADLicense\Dynamic" and a ProBal license located at "N:\SysCADLicense\ProBal", you would create two SysCAD shortcuts on the desktop to start SysCAD depending on the license required. 

{|
|[[Image:FixedNetworkLicense139.png]]
|
#Shortcut for Dynamic License:
#:Name the shortcut "''SysCAD139 Dynamic''" or similar.
#:In the Properties window for the shortcut, on the "Shortcut" tab page for Target add the command line option '''/n /l:"location"''' 
#:The result Target may look like: ''c:\syscad139\bin\syscad93.exe /n /l:"N:\SysCADLicense\Dynamic"''
#Shortcut for ProBal License:
#:Name the shortcut "''SysCAD139 SS''" or similar.
#:In the Properties window for the shortcut, on the "Shortcut" tab page for Target add the command line option '''/n /l:"location"''' 
#:The result Target may look like: ''c:\syscad139\bin\syscad93.exe /n /l:"N:\SysCADLicense\ProBal"''
|}

For normal use ([[License Command Summary|License - License Location]]) menu option, where the license location override option is not used, SysCAD remembers the last license location which is stored in the file "SysCAD.Machine.ini" in the \SysCADXXX\BaseFilesUser folder.

NOTE:
The above assumes SysCAD is installed to C:\SysCAD139 folder (default for Build139), for earlier versions of SysCAD, the default folder might be SysCAD93.  Please check the drive and folder name of your installed copy of SysCAD.

== Sharing Licenses between SysCAD Versions ==

*'''SysCAD 9.2 and SysCAD 9.3''' - SysCAD 9.2 projects should be upgraded to SysCAD 9.3.  It is possible to share a USB License Key or Software License with SysCAD 9.2 and SysCAD 9.3.  SysCAD 9.2 normally uses Crypkey7, but to share the license Crypkey8 must be used. A specific version of SysCAD 9.2 Build 135 using Crypkey8 must be downloaded.  For a software license they can then both be configured to reference the same folder.

*'''SysCAD 9.1''' - SysCAD 9.1 is discontinued and not supported.  It is not possible to use a USB License Key with SysCAD 9.1.