Licensing Overview

This topic provides an overview of licensing requirements and procedures for adTempus. See the License Agreement for the complete agreement that governs your use of the software.

License Requirements

adTempus is licenses based on the "server" (the computer running the adTempus service). One license is required for each computer on which the service is being run. No additional licenses are required for computers running only the Console or other client tools.

adTempus is not licensed based on the number of processors on the computer, or based on the processor architecture (32-bit or 64-bit). If you are running more than one instance of adTempus on a single computer, only a single license is generally required.

To determine the license status of a server, connect to that server in the Console, then select About from the Help menu.

Distributed Scheduling Agent Licenses

When you use the Distributed Scheduling features of adTempus, you install the adTempus server software on the Controller computer and on each Agent computer. Each of these computers requires its own adTempus license. For example, if you have a Controller computer and two Agent computers, you need three adTempus licenses.

Two license options are available for Agent computers:

  • A full adTempus license. An Agent with a full adTempus license can run jobs sent to it by the Controller computer. However, it can also run jobs that are managed locally.
  • A limited, agent-only license.  An Agent with an agent-only license can only run jobs sent to it by the Controller computer. No jobs can be created or managed locally.

Evaluation Mode

To evaluate adTempus before purchasing a license, you can generate a temporary license for the computer. The setup process can do this automatically if the computer has an Internet connection, or you can generate the license at www.arcanadev.com/licensing/templicense.

When using a temporary license adTempus is fully functional, so you can use all features. After the temporary license expires, adTempus will cease to run jobs.

Entering License Information

To view or manage licenses for an adTempus server, run the "License Management" tool found in the adTempus program group on the Windows Start menu.

If you have lost your license information you can locate your license information using the online license management system at www.arcanadev.com/licensing.

Moving a License to Another Computer

Each license can be used on only one computer at a time. To move adTempus to a different computer, return the license from the old computer to your license account, then use it to activate the software on the new computer.

  1. On the old computer, run the License Manager, select the license, and remove it, following the steps in the License Return Wizard. You are also asked whether to return the license when you uninstall adTempus.If adTempus has already been removed from the old computer without returning the license, log in to the online license management system and return the license to your account from there. See the help for the license management portal for more information.
  2. On the new computer, activate the software using your License Account number, either during setup or using the License Manager tool.

If you need to keep running the software on the old computer for a short time, leave the license there and use a temporary license on the new computer until you are ready to transfer the license.

License Invalid After Renaming the Computer

Activation is tied to the name of the computer. If you rename the computer, the license is no longer valid and the License Manager reports that it is "Not valid for this computer." To resolve this, run the License Manager, remove the invalid license and then activate the software again.

If the computer is not connected to the Internet, note the license number, remove the license, then use the online license management system from another computer to transfer the license to the new computer name. Download the new license file, copy it to the computer, and import it using the License Manager.

See Renaming the Computer for other changes needed when you rename the computer.