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mode successfully copes with such situations and workstations are still able to operate, but some lim-
itations apply.
The other case of Off-line usage is the use of labeling software with laptop users. In a company that
has a Network version installed some of the workstation installs are performed on laptop computers.
If this computer is detached from the network, the regular labeling software will not operate. Off-
line mode successfully copes with this situation and enables you to use the Network edition even
without connection to the network.
Switching the labeling software to off-line mode is done with License Manager program. When you
start License Manager from Help menu, it will use one license for itself. This currently occupied
license can be assigned as Available Off-line. When this option is enabled, your workstation will be
able to operate without the server or network being on-line.
Note: The client running in the off-line mode will occupy one license. Off-line mode causes the
license to be used all the time. When the Network client in is started in off-line mode, it does not
occupy another license. After it quits it also does not release this license. The number of all avail-
able licenses is thus reduced by one.
If you want to release the off-line license, start License Manager again (Help -> Manage License).
Click the button Disable Off-line and you will cancel the off-line mode and release the license.
The system requirement for off-line mode to work is local installation of labeling software. Make
sure to select the option Copy files to local hard disk in install program on all workstations for which
you want to enable off-line mode. You must install all labeling applications to the local disk.
When the labeling software is started in off-line mode it will use local copy of the system files. For
this purpose a local copy of System folder from the server computer will be made. When labeling
software starts it will determine if server is accessible. If it is, server files will be used. If not, local
copy of system files will be used.
When the workstation is running in off line mode, there are few important issues that have to be con-
sidered. All functionality of the labeling software is not available in the off-line mode.
Limitations of the Network Offline Mode
Global var-
iables Global variables cannot be used in off line mode. If the local
copy of global variable and a copy on another workstation or
server would be used at the same time, the serial numbers
would be duplicated.
Log file If you are using MS Access log file, the log will be created, but
will not be merged with the main system log file when on-line
mode is restored.
If you are using Text format of the log file and the path to the
log file is not accessible, the data will not be saved to log file.
Location of
labels, data-
base, graph-
ics, etc. The availability of necessary label files is up to the user. The
labeling software will not duplicate these files.
If you are using Windows 2000 (or newer) environment, you
can enable off-line system accessibility directly in the Windows
system with the option Make Available Off-line.
Number of
off-line
clients The maximum number of off-line workstations is limited to
half of the purchased licenses.
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