Hardware Locked Network License
The GTXRaster CAD Series and the GTXImage CAD Series have the optional ability
of floating, networked licensing. It is not uncommon for GTX
software users with several licenses to broadcast those licenses among
several computers, even between facilities, on a common network.
The task of setting up the floating license involves the installation of
a 'NETHASP' license manager and HASP device drivers. The license
manager will be operated on a computer which also is connected to
the NETHASP hardware lock. The HASP device drivers are installed
into the operating systems of the license managing computer and each
client computer intended to receive a GTX license.
The operating system of the license managing computer may be either DOS,
Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000,
or Novell. The license is broadcast over either the
TCPIP, NETBIOS, or IPX network protocols. Take care to apply the latest
versions of HASP software. The most recent Windows NT service packs
and Windows 2000 require the lastest versions of HASP software.
Updated file versions are found on the
GTX web site's Patch Page.
HINSTALL.EXE version 4.02
This is the command line version of the HASP device driver
installation program. From a command line or Windows Run
line an optional switch must be applied to make this file perform.
The basic switches are hinstall.exe -i to install, and hinstall.exe -r
to remove device drivers from the Windows operating system.
Running hinstall.exe without a switch will display all switch options.
HDD32.EXE version 4.02
This is the graphic version of the HASP device driver installation
program. As displayed below, there are three possible
modes of operating the program. "Typical" and "Custom" setup modes
will take you through decisions about the computer hardware pertaining
to compter type (NEC, IBM), and LPT port number or USB port.
GTX distributes only parallel (LPT) port HASP key hardware.
The remove button may be used to extract the device drivers from
the operating system and will only be present if previously installed
drivers have been found in the operating system files.
HDD32.EXE will not be necessary for a computer with a network NetHASP key
attached if you use LMSETUP.EXE. That is because same device drivers
are installed by LMSETUP.EXE.
LMSETUP.EXE version 8.01
This is the graphic version of the NETHASP License Manager
installation program for Windows 95/98/NT/2000. The "Typical"
option will install the license manager file and a help file,
(NHSRVW32.EXE and NHSRVW32.HLP).
If the license manager is being applied to a Windows NT
or 2000 an optional 'Service' button is added which will
install the NHSRVICE.EXE file.
The Custom setup procedure
as displayed below does all of the above and includes the option
of applying command line 'switches', (Pressing F1 will display the
list of optional switches). A typical switch entry would be a
declaration of the chosen network protocol (-IPX, -TCPIP,
-NETBIOS) to use to distribute the GTX program license.
The Remove button is displayed if an existing license manager
installation has been detected. Changes and corrections to
the installation may be accomplished by removing the
NetHASP License Manager then rerunning the LMSETUP.EXE.
Device driver installation is included as the last step of the
LMSETUP.EXE process, so at the license serving computer
this is the only HASP related file you will need.
The final result of an installed license manager running as an NT or Win 2000
service will be the inclusion of a NetHASP icon in the Windows 'system tray'
next to the desktop clock.
Double-clicking the license manager system tray icon will open the following window,
which is explained in depth in the NHSRVW32.HLP file. Note the 'switch'
applied during the LMSETUP process, in the example above, has set
TCP/IP as the protocol which loaded.
Windows 95 or 98 license managing computers will not have the 'service'
feature but the NetHASP License Manager program group icon may be
copied to the Startup program group which will result in the NetHASP
icon operating in the system tray.
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