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Borrowing a network license

Commuter licensing allows users to borrow a license. Users usually require a commuter license when they want to travel and need to use the SDL product offline for a certain period of time.

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The network user borrows a license seat for the duration of the trip and checks it back in on returning.

Borrow a license

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Users borrow a license from a license server to use the SDL product for a specified time when their computer is not connected to the network. Borrowed licenses reduce the available pool of licenses. As long as the license is borrowed, it is not available on the license server.

Borrowed licenses are automatically returned when the borrow period expires. Users can also return a borrowed license early but they have to be connected to the network license server when returning it.

To borrow a license:

Procedure

  1. Connect to the license server to consume a license seat.
  2. In the Product Activation dialog box, click the Borrow a License link.
  3. Specify the number of days you want to borrow the license for.
  4. Click the Borrow License button. This moves the license from the server to your computer. You can now work with the SDL product without being connected to the license server.

Borrowing limit

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By default, you can borrow a license for a maximum of 30 days. If you need to borrow a license for more than that, return the license to the server and borrow again.

When the borrowing period expires, the SDL product stops working and the client user is required to connect to the company's network.

Time zone

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To prevent license tampering issues, the client workstation and the network server must be in the same time zone for borrowing licenses.

Last license seat

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You will not be able to borrow the last license seat available on the license server for a product edition. This is because connecting to the server in order to borrow a license already requires a license seat. Borrowing is not possible without an available license seat.

The seat required for the connection is returned back to the license pool immediately after the server grants the borrowed license.

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