dessoft p&id pid (piping and instrumentation) installation licensing guide

DesSoft P&ID Installationand Licensing Guide

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1 DesSoft P&ID Installation and Licensing Guide

This document covers the DesSoft website's Client Zone, as well as the Installation and Licensing ofDesSoft P&ID.

Client ZoneInstallation and SetupLicensing

If after reading this guide, and anything is unclear, please don't hesitate to contact us (http://www.dessoft.co.za/contactus.aspx) for more information.

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1.1 Client Zone

The Client Zone can be accessed from DesSoft's website (http://www.dessoft.co.za) and it is where youcan download the latest software releases and do license management.

To do so, simply open your browser (with cookie support) and visit http://www.dessoft.co.za.

In the top right hand corner you will find the button to the Client Zone, as seen in Figure 1:

Figure 1: DesSoft website landing page header.

The button will take you to the Client Zone log in page where you can log in (Figure 2) with your ClientIDand password.

Figure 2: Client Zone log in.

After logging in, you can then either:

1. Update information2. Generate license codes3. Download installation kits

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Figure 3: Logged in page.

The My Licenses and My Downloads sections will be discussed in detail.

1.2 Installation and Setup

Depending on whether is it the first time you are installing DesSoft P&ID you can choose between theSetup or Upgrade installation kits available to download.

Figure 4: My Downloads



The My Downloads section will give you the option to download the latest Release versions, Pre-Releaseversions or Older versions of the software. The latest releases are the most stable versions to date,whereas the Pre-Release versions hasn't been tested thoroughly yet.

To quickly determine what type of installation kit it is, the installation executable will be named as:

PID_Setup_#.#.####.###.exe for the Setup kit, orPID_Update_#.#.####.###.exe for the Update kit.

The #.#.####.### is the version of the application included.

The DesSoft P&ID Setup kit contains both the DesSoft P&ID application as well as the default structureswhereas the Upgrade installation kit only contains the DesSoft P&ID application. The structures areneeded to open a Sample Project or to build a project from using the default System Project structure.

1.3 Licensing

When starting up the application, you might notice in the lower right hand corner a red box containingthe words evaulation in it:

Figure 5: Evaluation mode.

This might be because your are either not logged into a project, or the application doesn't have a license.

If is it licensing, the two most common licensing methods are either:

Network license, orLocal license

Depending on your requirement, you can choose between them, or both.

When logged into the Client Zone, the user can generate either multiple license for the Concurrent UserManager (C.U.M.) to use as Network Licenses, or a single license to use as a Local License in thespecific application. The license(s) can be selected on the first screen (Figure 6) and, after clicking next,the license database can be updated (Figure 7).



Figure 6: Selecting a license(s).

Figure 7: Details about the selected license(s).

After selecting the license(s) in Step 1, you can enter a description for the license, a return date when itshould return to the server or C.U.M. and also supply an email address where the license code must besent to. By clicking on the Update Database button, the dynamically generated code will be linked to thelicense(s) selected.



Note: The generated code is dynamic and can be used only once for your security.

The activation code can also be copied and used immediately and used in the C.U.M., specificapplication or even sent via email via your own browser.

The license is also validated on the application side. The proxy settings can be set-up in DesSoft P&ID

Figure 8: Setting P&ID proxy information.

1.3.1 Network License

The Network license is a license based on the server/client model. The Concurrent User Manager (C.U.M.) is the server application that listens for licensing requests from the DesSoft applications. Once anspecific application type requests a license, an available license is granted across the e.g. Local AreaNetwork. The C.U.M. can be installed on any workstation or server that has an internet connection.



Figure 9: Typical network licensing layout.

The C.U.M. handles all licensing requests made by the client applications and requires a workinginternet connection every set amount of minutes. The connection only checks if it must update thecurrent assigned licenses, or book back a previously assigned local license. The amount of traffic is onlya few bytes.

The license code generated can be activated in the C.U.M. by clicking in the menu on the Activatebutton. This will open the Activate Licenses window wherein you can paste the license code andActivate it on the C.U.M.



Figure 10: Activating a license(s).

The C.U.M. will check if the code is linked to the license server and the license will be added to thelicenses layout.

Note: If a proxy is being used, please enter the proxy settings via the Options menu button.

Once the C.U.M. is set-up, the DesSoft P&ID application settings can be changed to point to the C.U.M.and use the network license option.

Click on the Project button in the top left hand corner. Select the Help button and click on the Connectto LAN License Server button (Figure 10). Enter either the Host name of the C.U.M. (if DHCP is used) orenter the IP address to it (Figure 11).



Figure 11: License options

Figure 12: C.U.M. location.

If there is a message regarding Proxy authentication, please enter the proxy server's details using theP&ID Options (Figure 8). If logged into an application and the license is granted to DesSoft P&ID, theapplication will change from Evaluation mode to Valid mode.



Figure 13: Valid mode.

Once in Valid mode, the application can be used without limitations.

1.3.2 Local License

Local licenses grant users to be disconnected from the internet until the license expires. Thus, if a useris onsite he/she can continue to use the application.

To activate a local license, select the Activate Local License button (Figure 11). Paste the dynamicallygenerated code and press next (Figure 14).

Figure 14: Activating a Local license.

A notification will pop up whether the process was successful. If not, check internet connectivity or proxysettings (Figure 8).

If you require any assistance, our contact details can be found at: http://www.dessoft.co.za/contactus.aspx or send us an email [email protected]

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