Navigation:  Getting Started with MCL-Net v4 > How to Install/Activate MCL-Net v4

 

Overview

 

The installation of MCL-Net v4 includes the activation of the corresponding license.

Depending on the purchased license type, you will register it in your MCL-Mobility Platform account (specifically, in a site included in your account) OR  in your MCL-License Manager account.

There are two license types:

 

Subscription

This license is subscription based. It is active during a specific time period, includes several services and products and is linked to MCL-Mobility Platform.

An MCL subscription implies the use of a specific service to check its validity:

 

•The MCL-License Renewal Service v4 is used for MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 accounts. It does NOT apply to MCL-Mobility Platform 1.4.

This Windows service CAN be installed at the same time as the MCL-Net v4 installation - the MCL-Net installation wizard provides the option to install this service (see MCL-Net v4 Installation/Activation (Subscription) - To Connect to an MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 Account) OR  be managed as a separate service, meaning, installed in a different PC. See MCL-License Renewal Service v4.

 

•The MCL-Net Agent Service is ONLY compatible with MCL-Mobility Platform 1.4 accounts. It does NOT apply to MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3.

This Windows service HAS to be installed during the MCL-Net v4 installation (this service's installation is part of the wizard handling MCL-Net's installation).

See MCL-Net v4 Installation/Activation (Subscription) - To Connect to an MCL-Mobility Platform 1.4 Account.

 

License

The license is a perpetual license, meaning, it only requires a one time activation and does not have a renewal/expiration date. You will register/manage your MCL-Net v4 license(s) in an MCL-License Manager account.

If, for some reason, you cancel your MCL-Net v4 license, you have a period of ten (10) days to reactivate it. Beyond that 10 days period, the license will be permanently blocked.

The installation of the MCL-License Renewal Service v4 is NOT required.

 

MCL-Net v4 Installation Architecture (Subscription)

 

An MCL-Net v4 Subscription ALWAYS requires the use of a subscription maintenance service.

There are 2 services available but you must install the subscription maintenance service that is compatible with the MCL-Mobility Platform version that will be connected to your MCL-Net installation:

"MCL-Net Agent Service" - ONLY applicable to MCL-Net v4 subscriptions intended to communicate with MCL-Mobility Platform v1.4 accounts.

"MCL-License Renewal Service v4" - ONLY applies if your MCL-Net subscription is going to connect to an MCL-Mobility Platform v1.3 account.

 

When defining the architecture for your MCL-Net v4 Subscription installation, consider the following points:

 

•If "MCL-Net Agent Service" is the compatible service for your case, it MUST be installed/running in the same server/PC as your MCL-Net installation (Architecture Option A).

 

MCL-Net Agent Service is essential for the maintenance of a Subscription type license. It ensures the periodical validity checks of your subscription's token as well as the communication of status information between MCL-Net v4 and MCL-Mobility Platform 1.4.

 

•If the compatible subscription maintenance service for your MCL-Net installation is "MCL-License Renewal Service v4", you have 2 possibilities:

 

▪You can install it in the same server/PC as the one with MCL-Net. This implies that both the service and the product are installed/activated at the same time, meaning, within the same installation wizard (Architecture Option A);

 

OR

 

▪You can install it in a different server/PC from the one you have installed MCL-Net in (Architecture Option B).

 

 

Architecture Option A (Service + Product installed in the same Server)

 

 

Architecture Option B (1 Server for the Service and 1 Server for the Product)

 

 

 

This architecture option (B) DOES NOT APPLY to the use of the "MCL-Net Agent Service"/an MCL-Mobility Platform 1.4 account.

 

 

If you intend to connect your MCL-Net v4 subscription to an MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 account, you can decide which architecture best suits your operational needs/management (architecture option A or B) - it is entirely up to you.

 

 

System Requirements

 

Ensure that your system meets the following system requirements before MCL-Net v4 is installed:

 

Supported Operating Systems

 

•Windows Server 2012 R2

 

•Windows Server 2016

 

•Windows Server 2019

 

•Windows Server 2022

 

•Windows 10 (x86 and x64)

 

•Windows 11

 

Hardware Requirements

 

 

Internet Connection

 

Internet access to ensure contact with both cloud based platforms (MCL-Mobility Platform and/or MCL-License Manager).

When dealing with Subscription type licenses, you must ensure a continuous internet connection (to run "MCL-License Renewal Service v4"/"MCL-Net Agent Service").

In the case of perpetual Licenses, Internet access is only required at the moment of license registration (in your MCL-License Manager account).

 

 

To Install/Activate MCL-Net v4

 

Installing MCL-Net v4 and activating the corresponding license (Subscription or License) requires performing certain steps in the application itself and in your MCL-Mobility Platform's account (Subscription) or your MCL-License Manager account (License):

 

Start by downloading MCL-Net v4's installer file (ex.: MCL_Net_XXXXPXX.exe) from one of our websites:

 

MCL-Mobility Platform (if you have an MCL-Mobility Platform account)

MCL-Collection v4 (if you have licensed MCL product with a perpetual license)

 

Then, run the installer file and follow the instructions in the MCL-Net Setup wizard.

 

Depending on your license type (Subscription or License), check one of the following options:

 

MCL-Net v4 Installation/Activation (Subscription)

MCL-Net v4 Installation/Activation (License)

 

 

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