IP-Based Licensing

An IP-based licensing mechanism is available to institutions with site licences. This mechanism enables site-wide access to the CSD without the registration of individual machines.

 

The licensee should nominate a number of individual IP addresses, or ranges, which are authorized to access the CSD System. IP addresses should be provided in an email and sent to:

 

licence_help@ccdc.cam.ac.uk

 

The addresses provided will then be encrypted into a licence key (csd_licence.dat) that will allow ConQuest to operate on those machines. The csd_licence.dat file can either be distributed from a central location or copied to each local client installation. The csd_licence.dat file should be copied to the following central locations:

 

Linux:

$CSDHOME/csd/csd_licence.dat

 

Windows:

<InstallDIR>\CSD V533\csd_licence.dat
where <InstallDIR> is, e.g., C:\Program Files\CCDC

 

The licensing system is particularly suitable for use with IP licensing. We will be able to provide you with IP licence data that can be stored in the central csd_licence.dat. The whole directory can then be set as read only for safety and every program will be able to retrieve and use the licence data.