FlexNet Embedded Licensing Key Concepts

FlexNet Embedded Licensing

Software on a device controls the product feature set expressed on that particular device. If the device has Internet connectivity, it can connect directly to FlexNet Operations and receive the license for its particular product feature set. A device can also be activated offline or using a FlexNet Embedded license server.

FlexNet Embedded license technology can also be integrated with a producer’s software to make it capable of enforcing perpetual, subscription, or demo software license models.

FlexNet Embedded licenses are of two types:
• An uncounted license allows a customer to deploy an unlimited number of licenses.
• A counted license restricts deployment to a limited number of licenses. The count is specified during the entitlement process.

Linking multiple license models to a single product is permitted. If multiple license models are linked to a product, it must be specified, when an entitlement line is created, which license model applies to the entitlement line. If only a single license model is linked to a product, then it is used by default.