Specifications

4. Click Open
Note:
Some configurators do not offer this function.
Licensing third-party applications
You must legally obtain a valid license and installation kit from the application's vendor (or its
representatives) for any third-party application used in conjunction with Switch. Enfocus does
not sell, distribute or support third-party applications.
The third-party licensing mechanism facilitates implementing a robust commercial licensing and
copy-protection scheme for plug-ins to the products offered by third-party vendors.
Copy-protection is achieved by binding the plug-in license to the host application’s serial number.
A single license can control multiple related plug-ins. Time-limited licenses support trial periods
and rental-based business models. License generation and version/ upgrade management is
fully under control of the third-party vendor.
Enfocus provides a Host License Key to the end-user, who uses it to activate the Host (the Enfocus
application that loads the third-party plug-in(s) under consideration, Switch in this instance).
This involves communication with the Enfocus license server, usually over the Web. The Host
License Key is bound to the Host Product Code (that is, it will only work for the appropriate type
of product) and it provides an unambiguous, non-zero Host Serial Number. As long as the Host
is in trial mode, its Serial Number is zero.
The end-user transmits the following information to the Plug-in Vendor to request a plug-in
license:
• Type of Plug-in
• Type of Host
• Host Serial Number (found on the Host’s user interface)
• Desired license period (unlimited, time-limited, trial, …)
In most cases you need to license a third-party application through its own user interface.
Trial Versions
Most configurators work with a trial version of the corresponding third-party application. This
allows you to test the combined solution before actually purchasing the products.
Licensing from within Switch
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