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							VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide 4-3 Registering and Validating Your License
Finding the Host ID for a Node-Locked License
From the Windows Start menu, choose All Programs -> Analog Devices 
-> VisualDSP++  -> Manage Licenses. 
The host ID appears in the bottom-right corner of the resulting dialog box 
(Figure 4-1).
Finding the Host ID for a Floating License
From the Windows Start menu, choose All Programs -> Analog Devices 
-> VisualDSP++ Floating License Server -> VisualDSP++ License 
Manager.  Figure 4-1. Licenses Page Showing Host ID  
						

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4-4 VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing GuideThe host ID appears in the bottom-right corner of the resulting dialog box 
(Figure 4-2).
Registering Your License
You must register full license and evaluation license serial numbers online 
in order to receive a validation code. 
If your machine has no Internet access, you can apply for a valida-
tion code from a machine with Internet access at the registration 
page: 
http://www.analog.com/processors/tools/register. Figure 4-2. Licenses Page Showing Host ID  
						

							VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide 4-5 Registering and Validating Your License
Registering a Node-Locked License
To register a node-locked license:
1. Click the Windows Start button. Then choose All Programs -> 
Analog Devices -> VisualDSP++  -> Manage 
Licenses. TheLicenses page of the About dialog box appears.
2. From the list of serial numbers, select the serial number of the 
license that you want to register.
3. Click Register.
Your system’s default browser is launched, and opens the Analog 
Devices product registration Web page.
4. Fill in the required fields and submit the form.
A validation code will be e-mailed to you shortly.
Registering a Floating License
To register a floating license:
1. Click the Windows Start button. Then choose All Programs -> 
Analog Devices -> VisualDSP++  ->Visu-
alDSP++ Floating License Server -> VisualDSP++ License 
Manager.
The VisualDSP++ License Manager application opens.
2. Select the 
ADI-prefixed serial number of the license that you want 
to register. 
						

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4-6 VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide3. Click Register.
Your system’s default browser is launched, and opens the Analog 
Devices product registration Web page.
4. Fill in the required fields and submit the form.
A validation code will be e-mailed to you shortly. 
						

							VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide 4-7 Registering and Validating Your License
Validating Your License
You must validate your license in order to make it permanent.
From VisualDSP++ 5 onwards, license strings (and therefore validation 
codes) have changed in format. Consequently, when registering your serial 
number and host ID, two validation codes will be e-mailed to you. One is 
valid for VisualDSP++ 4.5 and earlier versions, and the other is valid for 
VisualDSP++ 5 and later versions. 
Ensure that you install the appropriate validation code for the 
version of VisualDSP++ you are using. If you try to install the 
wrong version, you will get the following error message 
(Figure 4-3):
Figure 4-3. Message: Invalid Validation Code 
						

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Validating a Node-Locked License
This procedure assumes that you have received a validation code via e-mail 
as described in Registering a Node-Locked License.
To validate a node-locked license:
1. Click the Windows Start button. Then choose All Programs -> 
Analog Devices -> VisualDSP++  -> Manage 
Licenses.
The About dialog box appears.
2. Click the Licenses tab.
3. Select the 
KIT- or ADI-prefixed serial number of the license that you 
want to validate.
4. Click Validate.
The Enter Validation Code dialog box appears.
5. In Validation code, enter the validation code.
Tip: Prevent typos by copying-and-pasting the code string.
6. Click OK.
Upon successfully entering this validation code, a message indicates 
that a permanent license has been created. 
						

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Figure 4-4 shows that the node-locked license has been validated.
Validating a Floating License
This procedure assumes that you have received a validation code via e-mail 
as described in Registering a Floating License.
To register a floating license:
1. Click the Windows Start button. Then choose All Programs -> 
Analog Devices -> VisualDSP++  -> Visu-
alDSP++ Floating License Server -> VisualDSP++ License 
Manager.
The License Manager application opens.
2. Select the 
ADI-prefixed serial number of the license that you want 
to register.
3. Click Validate.
The Enter Validation Code dialog box appears. Figure 4-4. VisualDSP++ License Manager Showing a Validated 
Node-Locked License 
						

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4-10 VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing Guide4. In Validation code, enter the validation code.
Tip: Prevent typos by copying-and-pasting the code string.
5. Click OK.
Upon successfully entering this validation code, a message indicates 
that a permanent license has been created.
Figure 4-5 shows that the floating license has been validated.
You must now run the FLEXnet LMTOOLS application and re-read the 
license.dat file from the Start/Stop/Reread tab. 
To start FLEXnet LMTOOLS, from the Windows Start menu, choose 
All Programs -> Analog Devices -> VisualDSP++ Floating License Server 
-> FLEXnet LMTOOLS.
See Installing a Floating License Server for further details. Figure 4-5. VisualDSP++ License Manager Showing a Validated Floating 
License 
						

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5 CHECKING THE STATUS OF 
YOUR LICENSE
This chapter describes each possible status for each type of VisualDSP++ 
license.
The chapter contains the following topics:
Viewing a License’s Status
Node-Locked Licenses
Client Licenses
Viewing a License’s Status
To view the status of node-locked licenses, from the Windows Start 
menu, choose All Programs -> Analog Devices -> VisualDSP  -> Manage Licenses.
To view the status of floating licenses, from the Windows Start menu, 
choose All Programs -> Analog Devices -> VisualDSP++ Floating 
License Server -> VisualDSP++ License Manager. 
						

							Node-Locked Licenses
5-2 VisualDSP++ 5 Licensing GuideYou will see a screen similar to Figure 5-1.
Node-Locked Licenses
Node-locked licenses include:
Full Licenses
Evaluation Licenses
Test Drive Licenses Figure 5-1. Example: Licenses Page Showing a Validated License