Node-Locked to a FlexNet ID Dongle with FLOAT_OK

A dongle can be used to provide floating licenses via a license server by including the key word FLOAT_OK. This method has an advantage over simply using a license locked to a FLEXID, because the dongle can now be attached to a license server so that the licenses can be checked out by any network machine.

The software publisher issues you a dongle and a license file that contains a FEATURE line nodelocked to the FLEXID containing the FLOAT_OK keyword. One dongle and FEATURE line containing the FLOAT_OK keyword is needed for each instance of a license that is mobile. When the dongle is attached to a license server, the license floats on the network. When the dongle is removed from the license server, the license is available only on the standalone computer.

This method supports parallel or USB dongles. Because it is simpler to attach multiple USB dongles to a computer, they may be preferable.