NetKey License Server (NKLS) is a client-server TCP/IP based application that provides communications to allow the clients running the protected application to access the software license from anywhere via the network. NKLS supports centralized software licensing models, including floating license and Terminal Services floating license.

Key Features and Benefits

Centralized Network-Based Floating License

The key benefit of NKLS is that it allows you to distribute your software with the floating license. This type of license allows you to control the number of concurrent users of the protected application within a corporate site. At the same time, it provides flexibility to the users to access the license from anywhere within the network.

Terminal Services Session Restriction

Terminal Services (or Remote Desktop Services) is the technology that allows the clients to run multiple copies of the application installed on the server. NKLS can enable you to take control over the Terminal Services policy to restrict the concurrent number of remote sessions allowed.

NKLS Windows Service

NKLS is also available as a Windows service (or via command line interface). It works great when it is installed the server that requires no user intervention. You can also configure NKLS to run in the background as a service process so that it is not terminated when the system is logged off. Therefore, you can ensure that NLKS can provide a reliable and continuous licensing service to the clients running the protected application.

Running Multiple NKLSs

A copy of NKLS can serve one protected application. If the server will host more than one Network Key, you can run multiple copies of NKLS by simply using a different TCP port number.

Fault Tolerance Support

You can have up to 4 servers of NKLS to support the protected application. If one of the NKLSs is down, the application can automatically redirect (in background and without interruption) to get or validate the license from the other running NKLS.

Network-Based License Management

Besides licensing service, NKLS also includes several license management features:

• Monitor the active clients running the protected application
• View the details including username, IP address, start time, usage duration, etc.
• Authorized clients to connect to NKLS based on the IP addresses
• Authorized clients to connect to NKLS based on the physical MAC addresses
• Up to 7 days of the history log of the NKLS and connection activities