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Overview

 

After having installed MCL-Designer V4 in your PC (see How to Install MCL-DesignerV4), it is time to register/activate the product's license.

There are two types of licenses:

 

•Subscription: This license type is subscription based. It is active during a specific time period, includes several services and products and is linked to your MCL-Mobility Platform account. The MCL-Mobility Platform is a cloud-based platform operating on SaaS (Software as a Service) that allows you to manage subscriptions (the included products/services) as well as devices, servers, operators, etc.

If required, you can use add-ons to add or extend existing products/services.

Refer to the MCL-Mobility Platform User Guide for more information on this platform and Subscription licenses.

 

•License: This license type is a perpetual license, meaning, it only requires a one time activation and does not have a renewal/expiration date. The license is registered and managed in your MCL-License Manager account (a cloud-based platform that manages your perpetual licenses. Ex: MCL-Designer, MCL-Client or MCL-Net licenses).

If, for some reason, you cancel your MCL-Designer V4 license, you have a period of fourteen (14) days to reactivate it. Beyond that 14 day period, the license will be permanently blocked.

An MCL-Designer license includes MCL support for a specific period of time. It is possible to associate an add-on to a license to extend this Support Service. See Adding an MCL-Designer V4 Add-on.

 

Activating MCL-Designer V4 (with a Subscription or License) requires performing certain steps in the application itself and in your MCL-Mobility Platform's account (Subscription) or in your MCL-License Manager account (License). Once the activation is executed, simply double-click the MCL-Designer V4 shortcut on your PC's desktop to open MCL-Designer V4 and develop your projects.

 

 

Trial Mode

The normal use of MCL-Designer V4 requires the activation of a (perpetual) license or a subscription. However, if you want to try out/evaluate this application development tool first, you can opt for the "trial mode". The “trial mode” is a 30 day trial period during which you can use MCL-Designer V4. You will be able to develop your own projects and manage them within the MCL-Designer V4 Trial Mode environment. Anything outside that context is not possible (ex: loading the project onto a device). See MCL-Designer V4 Trial Mode.

 

 

To Activate MCL-Designer V4

 

Make sure you are connected to the internet before initiating the activation process.

 

 

If you intend to activate a (perpetual) license, make sure it is already registered in your MCL-License Manager account.

If you do not have an account yet, see To Create an Account in MCL-License Manager and To Register your License in your Newly Created MCL-License Manager Account.

If you already have an account, see To Register your MCL-Designer License in an Existing MCL-License Manager Account.

 

Step-by-step

 

When starting MCL-Designer V4 for the first time, a window related to product activation opens:

 

 

1. Select one of the available options:

 

a. If you check "I have a License or Subscription for this product", continue to step 2

b. If you check "I want to try MCL-Designer V4 free for 30 days", follow the steps described in MCL-DesignerV4 Trial Mode.

 

2. Click .

 

 

3. In the "MCL-Designer Activation" wizard, check the most appropriate option and follow the step-by-step as described in the corresponding topic/subtopic:

For an "Online License Activation", see To Activate an MCL-Designer V4 License (License Type).

For an "Offline License Activation", see Offline MCL-Designer V4 License Activation.

For a "Subscription Activation", see MCL-Designer Activation (Subscription).

 

 

Once the MCL-Designer V4 product is activated, it will check for updates every time it starts. See MCL-Designer V4 Updates.

 

 

Once the MCL-Designer V4 product is activated, it will automatically install new device plug-ins and add them to the target device list every time it starts.(See Target Device.)

 

 

Enable your PC to run the auto updates, by configuring your firewall. Either allow “appinstall4.exe” to download files from the internet or temporarily disable the firewall until the update is complete.

 

 

 

Topics

 

This chapter covers the following topics: