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USB Licence Keys#

Operating system requirements

Most USB licence keys currently used by INSUL rely on drivers to faciliate communcation between the USB key and host computer.

The drivers are not compatible with some combinations of chip and operating system. In these cases, it may be possible to convert to a driverless key.

More details are available here.

Single User Keys#

Single User USB HASP licence keys provide access to an INSUL licence on any computer where the licence key is plugged in.

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With a single user key, INSUL can be installed on multilpe different computers concurrenlty, however INSUL would only run on the computer where the licence key is plugged in.

Network Keys#

Network USB HASP licence keys can provided access to INSUL over a LAN or WAN network.

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A network USB HASP key can be plugged into any computer with reliable visibility to the network. Often a Windows server will be a suitable host for the key, however any Windows or Mac computer could be a candidate to host the key.

Two different types of network key are available: Net-10 and Net-50.

  • A Net-10 key can allow concurrent access to the network licence by between 1 and 10 users. That is, it has provision for between 1 and 10 seats on the licence.

  • A Net-50 key can allow concurrent access to the network licence by between 1 and 50 users. That is, it has provision for between 1 and 50 seats on the licence.

Access a network key from a client computer

To access a INSUL network key licence from a client computer (that is, a computer which is not hosting the key) requires the following:

  • On the host computer where the key is plugged in, ensure that the Key Status is ok.

  • On the client computer, install relevant HASP key drivers and also install INSUL

If the host and client computers are using the same LAN (Local Area Network) then typically no further configuration is needed and INSUL on the client computer will be able to access the network licence.

If the host and client computers are using a WAN (Wide Area Network) and each computer has a different ip address range, then some additional configuration of the key setup may be needed. In this case, please contact the local distributor for details.

Drivers#

A set of drivers can be installed to any computer wishing to host a USB HASP key or access the licence from a USB HASP key.

On many Windows PCs, the operating system will try to automatically download relevant drivers as soon as the USB HASP key is plugged in.

Drivers can be installed manually at any time. A link to relevant drivers is available here.

Is my key status ok?

If the key drivers are installed successfully on your computer then when you plug the USB HASP key into your computer, the small red light inside the key should illuminate.

Another way to check that your computer is communicating with the USB HASP Key is using the Sentinel Admin Control Centre.

Operating System#

Drivers are not compatible with some combinations of chip and operating system.

In cases where drivers are not compatible, it may be possible to convert to a driverless key. If you think you may require a driverless key, please contact your local distributor for more details.

Operating System
Chip
Single User Key
Network Key
MacOS Native ARM OK2 OK2
Intel OK3 OK3
Windows Virtual1 ARM OK4 OK4
Intel OK OK
Windows Native ARM OK4 OK4
Intel OK OK

  1. A Windows virtual session, for example Windows running via Parallels on Apple Mac hardware. ↩

  2. OK for INSUL v10.0.7 and higher. For earlier versions, key use requires installating the MacOS Intel version of INSUL and related drivers, with key access provided via the Rosetta 2 emulator. ↩↩

  3. Requires installation of the MacOS Intel version of INSUL and related drivers. ↩↩

  4. Drivers are not compatible with this combination of chip and operating system. A driverless key is required. ↩↩↩↩