Activating a License

PlanetPress Connect and PlanetPress Workflow 8 includes separate 30 day trial periods during which it is not necessary to have a license for reviewing basic functionality. If a modification to the license if required, such as to allow an extension to the trial period, or for extra functionality or plugins (e.g., the PReS Plugin for Workflow 8), then a new activation code will need to be requested.

Obtaining the PlanetPress Connect Magic Number

To obtain an activation file the OL™ Magic Number must first be retrieved. The Magic Number is a machine-specific code that is generated based on the computer's hardware and software using a top-secret Objectif Lune family recipe. Each physical computer or virtual computer should have a different Magic Number, thus require a separate license file to be functional.

To get the PlanetPress Connect Magic Number, open the PlanetPress Connect Designer application:

• Open the Start Menu
• Click on All Programs, then Objectif Lune, then PlanetPress Connect
• Open the PlanetPress Connect Designer [version] shortcut.
• When the application opens, if it has never been activated or the activation has expired, the Software Activation dialog appears:
• License Information subsection:
• Magic Number: Displays the PlanetPress Connect Magic Number.
• Copy to Clipboard: Click to copy the Magic Number to the clipboard. It can then be pasted in the activation request email using the CTRL+V keyboard shortcut.
• Licensed Products subsection:
• Name: Displays the name of the application or module relevant to this activation.
• Serial Number: Displays the activation serial number if the product has been activated in the past.
• Expiration Date: Displays the date when the activation will expire (or the current date if the product is not activated)
• Web Activations: Click to be taken to the online activation page (not yet functional).
• End-User License Agreement (Appears only when loading a license file):
• License: This box displays the EULA. Please note that this agreement is legally binding.
• I agree: Select to accept the EULA. This option must be selected to install the license.
• I don't agree: Select if you do not accept the EULA. You cannot install the license if this option is selected.
• Load License File: Click to browse to the .olconnectlicense file, once it has been received.
• Install License: Click to install the license and activate the software (only available when a license file is loaded).
• Close: Click to cancel this dialog. If a license file has been loaded, it will not automatically be installed.

Requesting a license

After getting the Magic Number, a license request must be done for bothPlanetPress Connect and Workflow 8:

• Customersmust submit their Magic Number and serial number to Objectif Lune via the Web Activations page: https://www.objectiflune.com/activations. The OL Customer Care team will then send the PlanetPress Connect license file via email.
• Resellerscan create an evaluation license via the Objectif Lune Partner Portal by following the instructions there: https://extranet.objectiflune.com/

Note that if you do not have a serial number, one will be issued to you by the OL Activations team.

Accepting the license will activate it, after which the PlanetPress Connect services will need to be restarted. Note that in some case the service may not restart on its own. To resolve this issue, restart the computer, or start the service manually from the computer's Control Panel.

Activating PlanetPress Workflow 8

PlanetPress Workflow 8 uses the same licensing scheme as PlanetPress Connect. There are two ways of activating the license for Workflow 8 after saving it to a suitable location:

• If only PlanetPress Workflow 8 is installed, double-click on the license for the PlanetPress Workflow 8 License Activation dialog to open. Applying the license here activates all of the Workflow 8 components.
• If you have both PlanetPress Workflow 8 and PlanetPress Connect installed, it will not be possible to double-click on the license file as this will always open the PlanetPress Connect Activations Tool. Instead, open PlanetPress Workflow 8 manually and apply the license through the activations dialog within.

Activating PlanetPress Connect

To activate PlanetPress Connect, simply save the license file somewhere on your computer where you can easily find it, such as on your desktop. You can then load the license by double-clicking on it, or through the start menu:

• Open the Start Menu

• Click on All Programs, then Objectif Lune, then PlanetPress Connect
• Open the PlanetPress Connect Designer [version] shortcut. The “PlanetPress Connect Software Activation” tool displays information about the license and the End-User License Agreement (EULA).

• Click the Load License File button.

• Read the EULA and click I agree option to accept it.

• Click Install License to activate the license. The license will then be registered on the computer and you will be able to start using the software.
  

• Last Topic Update: 24/01/2017 09:31
• Last Published: 7/6/2017 : 9:48 AM