A site license is applied similar as a node locked license however rather than needing a different seat ID for each system, only one seat ID (or one license) is used for every system for an organization.
A site license is associated with a domain name. The systems using the site license must be part of the domain and must be on the network when Internet activating (Option 1 below).
NOTE: Only one domain can be used per Seat ID (license)
If the site license is for a sub domain, only systems within the subdomain or subdomains of the subdomain can use the site license, not the parent domains.
How to check user’s Domain Status
With a site license, there is not a direct network connection from SpinFire to the domain server
When SpinFire starts it askes the current Windows for the domain name of the logged in user.
If it is correct, SpinFire will start with the license
if not, it will fail
The logged in user must be a member of the related domain.
This means a logged in local user cannot use SpinFire, on the same machine a logged in Domain user can user SpinFire.
To check if the user is a member of the domain:
Login with the Domain User
Open command line window
Run command cmd as user
Use command whoami /fqdn
The CN may show username and group, but DC will show the domain added into OE.
The example for this could be corp.actify.com (3 DC entries = 2 dots)
If the results are no domain or wrong domain, SpinFire will not start
Site License Activation Options
Option 1: Internet-based Activation:
Summary
Licenses are activated (once) by the SpinFire end-user over the internet.
Admins don’t need to copy license files to each user PC
Steps
End User
Find the seat ID given by your Actify representative.
In SpinFire, click the Options tab, or select Options from the Navigation menu.
Click Activation. (This page also contains information about your SpinFire Ultimate license. This information may be needed when receiving technical support.)
Enter your seat ID and click Activate Online.
Must be on the correct AD Domain as defined by the Seat ID
After activation, network connection is not required
Administrator
The created “license.al” file can be copied to other PC’s on the same AD Domain
See below for more details
Option 2: File-based Activation:
Summary
Actify provides license file(s) that Admins then copy to (each) PC.
Users don’t need internet access to activate SpinFire
To be performed by an Administrator
Steps
Actify creates “license.al” file
File is then sent to the customer
Customer can distribute to other PC’s on the same AD Domain
No activation is required
Network connection is not required