Echelon LNS DDE Server User Manual
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/IP, LNS/IP, NetDDE or other networking protocol. You may transfer an
application key to a new PC as described in the next section. If you lose an
application key due to a hardware or software failure, you may order a replacement
key at no charge.
If you have installed and licensed a previous version of the LNS DDE Server, you
may order an upgrade application key. An upgrade application key is purchased in
an identical method to a standard application key, but at a lower cost. To order an
application key, follow these steps:
1. Start the LNS DDE Server. If you have not previously entered an application
key, the following dialog displays:
2. Click Yes. The License Settings tab of the Server Configuration dialog opens.
You can also open this tab at any time from within the LNS DDE Server main
window by selecting the Server command on the Configure menu and clicking the
License Settings tab.
3. If you have not previously entered your serial number, fill it in now in the Serial
Number field and click Apply. You will not be able to enter an application key
without a valid serial number.
4. Click
Generate PC Key. A window opens asking you if you want to generate a
PC Key. After you generate a PC Key, you will be granted a 30-day Temporary
Mode license. This Temporary Mode license will replace any previously existing
Temporary Mode license (i.e. the one generated when the LNS DDE Server was
first opened). You must enter LNS DDE Server Application Key before the 30
days expire. If the license expires before you have a chance to enter the
application key, the PC key will become invalid and you will have generate a new
PC Key to order an application key. Click Yes to generate the PC Key.
5. A window opens containing the PC Key and informing you that an order form has
been copied to the clipboard.
6. Open an email application, a word processor, or a notepad utility and paste the
contents of the clipboard into a new document. Use email if possible since it
eliminates transcription errors for the PC and application keys. If you don’t have
access to email or a printer use the order form in Appendix E of the LNS DDE
Server User’s Guide.
7. Fill in the blanks on the form. If this a new order, you must include your credit
card or purchase order information. If you have pre-paid for the application key
(for example if you have purchased the Model 37200-20 LNS DDE Server OEM
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