TomoVision products use 2 layers of protections:
•a hardware layer, provided by the HASP (Hardware Against Software Piracy) dongles from Aladdin
•a software layer consisting of encrypted license activation codes stored in the dongle’s memory.
The HASP Dongle
A dongle is a hardware device connected to the USB port. The dongle used by TomoVision has its own timer and memory. All the information needed to license your products is included in the dongle, so it’s easy to move your application to a new computer.
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USB "HASP" Dongle |
If the dongle is not present on your computer, the software will run in “demo” mode and some functions will not be available.
The 30 days Licenses
Each module of each product can be issued a 30 days license. These licenses will unlock the desired module for a period of 30 days starting from the moment the licenses are written in the dongle at our office. The 30 days are controlled by an internal clock in the dongle and are independent of your computer’s clock. While the 30 days licenses are active, you can download the latest version of the software from our Web site and it will be covered by the licenses.
The dongles are always shipped with 30 days licenses. The reasons for this are twofold:
•As soon as we get a P.O., we ship the dongle with the 30 days licenses. This enables you to start working with the product immediately while the payment is handled by the accounting department of your institution.
•If the dongle gets lost in transit, we can replace it without worrying about multiple licenses being issued, since the licenses in the lost dongle will expire in 30 days anyway.
The Permanent Licenses
Each module of each product can be issued a permanent license. These licenses will unlock the desired modules. As the name implies, the permanent licenses do not expire. The permanent licenses are written to the dongle with the help of the TomoVision_License.
The upgrade license is issued by product. Each license contains 2 informations: the modules that are covered by the license and the last allowed update date. Until that date, you can download the latest version of the software from our Web pages and it will work with your license dongle. And since your permanent licenses are permanent, it will keep on working for... well, forever!
But, after that date you can no longer download a new version of the software. Any version of the software that is younger than the update expiration date will not be recognized by the licenses. In this case you can either:
•Renew your update contract. Update contracts are available from TomoVision for a yearly fee.
•Re-install a previous version of the product. Previous versions of the software are available on the download page of sliceOmatic.
If you wish to keep on upgrading your software, you can purchase an additional year of support & upgrade from our Web site at www.TomoVision.com.
Please note that update contracts are uninterrupted. This means that the starting date of your next contract is the finishing date of this one, regardless of the date of purchase. If you fail to renew your contract for more than 6 months, it will be terminated. Following this, if you wish to get the latest version of the product, you will have to purchase a new license.
The TomoVision_License Program
The TomoVision_License program is used to read and write license activation codes on the HASP dongle and to generate a registration form if needed. Each dongle has an unique ID number. This unique ID is used by TomoVision when the license codes are generated, so the licenses are only valid for a specific dongle.
The TomoVision_License program is installed automatically along with your TomoVision application. But you can also download it directly from the “Tools and drivers for the license dongle” page in the Download section of TomoVision’s Web site.
Start the TomoVision_License program from the start\program\TomoVision menu, or by selecting the “Register” option in the “File” menu of sliceOmatic.
Activating the Licenses
The program “TomoVision_License” is used to transfer the license activation codes to the dongle.
Just drag & drop the activation codes file, sent to you by TomoVision, on the License program. All the activation codes present in the file will be entered. You should now see 2 buttons in the license list for the product sliceOmatic: one for the update license, and one for the temporary or the permanent license.
Generating the Registration Form
Unless asked for by TomoVision, you do not need to generate a registration form.
If TomoVision asks for it, you should:
•Make sure the HASP dongle is connected to your computer.
•Start the TomoVision_License program.
•Click on the “Generate Registration Form” button. This will create a registration file in the c:\temp directory. This file will be named: “TomoVision_xxxxxxxx_ddmmmyy_reg.dat”, where xxxxxxxx is the dongle's ID and ddmmmyy is the current date in the form day/month/year.
•Fill out this form (you can use Windows “Notepad” or any other editor to edit the form).
•Email the form to “sales@TomoVision.com”