Registering FlexPDE

The standard distribution of FlexPDE will run demonstration problems as provided by PDE Solutions Inc, or view stored graphics files from FlexPDE runs without need for license registration.

Any other use requires a license, which may be purchased from PDE Solutions Inc in one of many forms (Student and Evaluation licenses are free).

Dongles

The standard method of licensing FlexPDE Professional Version is by use of a portable hardware license key (or dongle).  You should receive this device in your FlexPDE distribution kit. 

The standard dongle for use with FlexPDE 5 is a USB device. You may request a parallel port dongle at the time of your order.

In order for FlexPDE to find the dongle, you must

1) install the dongle in an appropriate USB connector or hub,

2) run a dongle installation program appropriate to your operating system (several installers are included on the distribution CD, or see the menu on www.pdesolutions.com/sdmenu5.html or the vendor website http://www.aladdin.com/support/hasp/enduser.aspx).

3) start FlexPDE and click "Help | Register" to inform FlexPDE that it is to look for a dongle license. (See "The Register Dialog")

Software Keys

The standard method of licensing FlexPDE Student version, and the optional method for FlexPDE Professional, is by use of a software key.  This numeric key encodes information about your license. 

For Student licenses, it encodes the name of the student, and may be moved from one machine to another, but may only be used on one machine at any time.

For Professional licenses, the key encodes the identification of one unique host computer, and cannot be used on any other computer.

You will receive your key as a file "flexpde5key.txt".  Copy this file unmodified to the flexpde installation directory (you may need administrator privileges to do this). 

Network Licenses

FlexPDE can be licensed over a network, in which case one selected machine in the network runs the license manager service (with a dongle attached), and client computers on the network can request licenses to run FlexPDE on a first-come first-served basis up to the limit of the licensed number of stations.  To tell FlexPDE to search the network for a license server, click "Help | Register" select "Network" licensing. (See "The Register Dialog")