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| ====== Map Suite Production Server Licensing ====== | ====== Map Suite Production Server Licensing ====== | ||
| - | ** The page was created before Map Suite 10. For Map Suite 9.0 please check out this(http://wiki.thinkgeo.com/wiki/map_suite_production_server_licensing_9.0). ** | + | ** The page was created for Map Suite 10. For Map Suite 9.0 please visit (http://wiki.thinkgeo.com/wiki/map_suite_production_server_licensing_9.0). ** |
| In addition to the developer license that you will need in order to write an application against the Map Suite .NET controls, some Map Suite products also require **production server licenses**. These licenses are necessary when you have a web-based application or other service that lives on a web- or cloud-based server. In order to deploy your application or service to such an environment in a production capacity, you will need a server license for each server that will host the application. Failure to install a production server license will result in a blank map being drawn by your application, with a message stating "Unlicensed for Runtime". | In addition to the developer license that you will need in order to write an application against the Map Suite .NET controls, some Map Suite products also require **production server licenses**. These licenses are necessary when you have a web-based application or other service that lives on a web- or cloud-based server. In order to deploy your application or service to such an environment in a production capacity, you will need a server license for each server that will host the application. Failure to install a production server license will result in a blank map being drawn by your application, with a message stating "Unlicensed for Runtime". | ||
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| **Important note:** Your server will need an available Internet connection in order to successfully install and activate a production server license. If this is not possible, you should use the offline activation tool to activate your server license instead. [[#Installing a Production Server License While Offline|Skip to this section of the guide.]]</div> | **Important note:** Your server will need an available Internet connection in order to successfully install and activate a production server license. If this is not possible, you should use the offline activation tool to activate your server license instead. [[#Installing a Production Server License While Offline|Skip to this section of the guide.]]</div> | ||
| - | Once you have purchased the appropriate server license from ThinkGeo, simply log into the Product Center using the associated ThinkGeo account. Click on the product for which you purchased the server license -- for example, Map Suite Web For MVC and you will see a button named **Setup Deployment Server** on the right side of the window, click this button, a dialog will appear. | + | Once you have purchased the appropriate server license from ThinkGeo, simply log into the Product Center using the associated ThinkGeo account. Click on the product for which you purchased the server license -- for example, Map Suite Web For MVC and you will see a button named **Setup Deployment Server** on the right side of the window. Click this button and a dialog box will appear. |
| [[|{{:mapsuite10:setup_deployment_server.png}}]] | [[|{{:mapsuite10:setup_deployment_server.png}}]] | ||
| - | Simply select the **Install Production Server** then click OK. Your production server license is now installed! To test it, launch or access your Map Suite application at runtime and ensure that your maps are displaying correctly and without any watermarks. | + | Simply select the **Install Production Server** checkbox and then click OK. Your production server license is now installed! To test it, launch or access your Map Suite application at runtime and ensure that your maps are displaying correctly and without any watermarks. |
| [[|{{:mapsuite10:install_production_server.png}}]] | [[|{{:mapsuite10:install_production_server.png}}]] | ||
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| When you activate a Map Suite product license that you have purchased, that license is verified with ThinkGeo's online servers as part of the activation process. This simple process ensures that you are activating a license that you are entitled to, and also allows you to easily move licenses from one machine to another by first deactivating and then reactivating that license. ThinkGeo takes care of all the particulars, and the process is seamless if you have an Internet connection. | When you activate a Map Suite product license that you have purchased, that license is verified with ThinkGeo's online servers as part of the activation process. This simple process ensures that you are activating a license that you are entitled to, and also allows you to easily move licenses from one machine to another by first deactivating and then reactivating that license. ThinkGeo takes care of all the particulars, and the process is seamless if you have an Internet connection. | ||
| - | However, if your development machine or server environment does not have an Internet connection, or you are otherwise unable to reach the thinkgeo.com domain due to the proxy, firewall or other issues, you still able to activate your license with a simple process that consists of the following basic steps: | + | However, if your development machine or server environment does not have an Internet connection, or you are otherwise unable to reach the thinkgeo.com domain due to the proxy, firewall or other issues, you are still able to activate your license with a simple process that consists of the following basic steps: |
| - You generate a request file on your development machine or server. | - You generate a request file on your development machine or server. | ||
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| [[|{{:mapsuite10:click-offline-activate.png}}]] | [[|{{:mapsuite10:click-offline-activate.png}}]] | ||
| - | Select the **"Generate Request File"** button, this process will generate a special file that ThinkGeo will then use to create a unique license for your particular account, product and environment. | + | Select the **"Generate Request File"** button. This process will generate a special file that ThinkGeo will then use to create a unique license for your particular account, product and environment. |
| [[|{{:mapsuite10:click_generate_request_file.png}}]] | [[|{{:mapsuite10:click_generate_request_file.png}}]] | ||
| - | When you click "Generate Request File", a file save dialog will appear. Select where you want to save the request file, then click "Save". The following message will appear: | + | When you click "Generate Request File", a save file dialog box will appear. Select where you want to save the request file, then click "Save". The following message will appear: |
| [[|{{:Map Suite Registration Builder 03.png}}]] | [[|{{:Map Suite Registration Builder 03.png}}]] | ||
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| ThinkGeo will manually generate a unique license file for your particular installation, a process that is usually completed within one business day. Once this is done, the license file will be returned to you by email. Once you receive it, you will need to import it using the Product Center. | ThinkGeo will manually generate a unique license file for your particular installation, a process that is usually completed within one business day. Once this is done, the license file will be returned to you by email. Once you receive it, you will need to import it using the Product Center. | ||
| - | Click the **"Activate Offline"** button on the right top of Product Center again. The offline activation dialog will appear, select the **"Import License File"** button. | + | Click the **"Activate Offline"** button on the right top of Product Center again. The offline activation dialog will appear. Select the **"Import License File"** button. |
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| - | To remove a production server license, simply select the product that you've installed a production server license, for example, Map Suite Web For MVC and you will see a button named **Setup Deployment Server** on the right side of the window, click on this button, a dialog will pops up. Simple select the *Uninstall Production Server* and click OK, the production license will be uninstalled from this machine. | + | To remove a production server license, simply select the product that you've installed on a production server license, e.g. Map Suite Web For MVC and you will see a button named **Setup Deployment Server** on the right side of the window. Click on this button and a dialog will pop up. Simply select the *Uninstall Production Server* option and click OK. The production license will be uninstalled from this machine. |
| If you installed the server license as a "Production Server" type, uninstalling will free up one server license activation in your ThinkGeo account. This means you can reinstall the server license later at any time, or on a different server. Please note that your server will need to have an active Internet connection in order for your license to be freed. | If you installed the server license as a "Production Server" type, uninstalling will free up one server license activation in your ThinkGeo account. This means you can reinstall the server license later at any time, or on a different server. Please note that your server will need to have an active Internet connection in order for your license to be freed. | ||
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