HP Remote Graphics Software Licensing Guide

Figure 1-2 Dialog generated when the RGS Sender is unlicensed
RGS license types
The RGS Sender supports three types of licenses:
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Trial license—A 60-day trial license is provided with the HP RGS Trial Edition (“Trial Edition”).
The License Key file provided with the Trial Edition is stored on the RGS Sender system.
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Local license—With local licenses, each system running the RGS Sender requires a license file.
A license must be purchased and the license file installed for each RGS Sender computer.
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Floating license—With floating licenses, a pool of RGS licenses is purchased. These licenses
are dynamically allocated on a first-come, first-served basis whenever an RGS Receiver attempts to
connect to an RGS Sender. In licensing terminology, a floating license is checked-out when a
connection is established to the RGS Sender, and is checked-in when the connection terminates.
If multiple RGS Receivers are connecting to a single RGS Sender (for example, when conducting a
collaboration session), only one license is consumed by the RGS Sender—when the first RGS
connection is established.
Floating licenses allow a company to purchase, for example, 75 licenses, but support a user
community of perhaps hundreds of users, as long as no more than 75 users ever attempt to
establish an RGS connection simultaneously. As noted above, a single RGS Sender connection
session might include multiple Receiver connections. Therefore, licensing determines the number of
simultaneous RGS Sender connection sessions that can be established, regardless of how many
RGS Receivers are connected to each RGS Sender.
Floating licenses require a license server, which can be installed on one of the computers running
the RGS Sender, or the license server can be installed on a separate computer. The RGS product
includes a Setup.exe file that installs the FLEXnet license server. For installation information, see
Installing and configuring the FLEXnet license server on page 21.
2 Chapter 1 Introduction