EASE 4.3 User’s Guide & Tutorial

Registration Instructions

Your EASE JR / EASE License allows you to install and run the program simultaneously on 2 machines. Use of the program is controlled by License Keys (sometimes referred to as User Keys) issued by AFMG with each EASE License entitling you to 2 License Keys.

If you want to use the program on more than 2 machines, you must purchase additional License Keys. Additional License Keys are available in sets of two and allow you to use the program on 2 additional machines.

License Keys are managed and controlled by the EASE Guard License Control program.

Note that SpeakerLab is a separate program and has its own License Manager program and license keys. Please refer to Chapter 14 for details.

Key elements of the EASE Guard license control program are the:

USER ID Number

The USER ID number is the identification number assigned to your company at the time you purchased the License. It includes details on any previous EASE licenses you owned and identifies what version of EASE you purchased; for example EASE or EASE JR. You cannot obtain License Keys without it.

If you received delivery of your program over the web, your User ID number was included in the e-mail letter of download instructions you received from AFMG. If you purchased backup CD’s, you will find your USER ID number on the rear of the EASE and EASE Guard CD jewel cases.

Reference File

The Reference File (sometimes called Reference Key) is a file (an .erf Ease Reference File) generated by the EASE Guard license control program. It identifies your computer and its operating system and is linked to your License Key. This file is different for each computer.

Any change in your computer’s operating system will be detected by EASE Guard and the link between your computer and the License Key will be broken and you will no longer be able to use the program. You will have lost your License Key and will not be able to run EASE until you have obtained a replacement from AFMG.

License File

The License File (usually called a License Key or a Users key, and sometimes referred to as a a Seat) is a file (an .elf Ease License File) generated by ADA. It is linked to your USER ID Number and to your computer’s Reference File and unlocks the specific EASE version you purchased.

Obtaining a License Key

1.As soon as the EASE Guard installation is completed, start EASE by double clicking on the EASE Icon.

2.Then double click on the Register Icon in the EASE 4.3 desktop window or open the Help pull down menu and select Register.

This will open the EASE Registration prompt shown below.

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3. Answering Yes will bring up the dialog box shown below.

An affirmative answer will close EASE, launch the EASE Guard program and open the window shown below.

Notice that it tells you a valid license has not been installed on your computer.

Clicking on the big Download License button will connect you to the EASE license key download site on the ADA server, send your computer’s reference information to the site and, if everything checks out, generate your License Key and install it on your computer. The entire operation is automated and takes only a few seconds.

Notice that after the License Key has been installed, the License Status fields will now show what version of EASE is installed, your company name and the number of license keys installed on your computer. It will show 1, since you downloaded only one License Key.

If you now press the Info button, it will tell you how many License Keys are still available for download. Do not download them onto your computer unless you have a specific need for them. They are safer on ADA’s site than they would be stored on your computer.

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If you have a second computer with Web access, you can download a License Key to it by following the same procedure you used with the first computer. Other users within your company can also obtain License Keys for their computers, if additional License Keys are available.

The license key download feature usually works flawlessly. If it doesn’t, an error message will let you know there is a problem.

One common reason for the download procedure not working properly is that your

Firewall/Virus protection system is blocking the download. Try turning it Off.

If you do not have automatic access to the Web and must “log on” to gain access, be sure to “log on” to the Web before starting the Online Licensing procedure. It could be that the download procedure is “timing out” before the connection is established.

Your browser’s HTTP1.1 setting can also be the source of the problem.Open your browser’s property’s folder and checking its setting. It should be set to “Use HTTP1.1” if you do not have a proxy server between your computer and the web. Otherwise, set it to “User HTTP1.1 through proxy connections”.

If none of these suggestions solve the problem, open the Register window and click on Licensing by File. See below. Note that the right portion of the window changes and introduces new buttons and tabs.

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Licensing By File

1. From the Licensing by File/Register window, click on the Create Reference File button. When the Save As dialog box appears select the storage location for the .erf file; for example, Desktop or My Documents. Click on Save.

When the process is completed, a dialog box will appear asking if you want to automatically send this file to ADA.

If you are using Outlook as your e-mail server, answering Yes will open an e-mail template addressed to ADA with the .erf attached. In the body of the e-mail, ask for a License Key and send the e-mail to them.

Within 24 hours (weekends excluded) you will receive an e-mail response from them with an .elf Ease License File attached. Copy the .elf file to a storage location on your computer. The return to the Registration/Licensing by File window and press the Install License button. Browse to the .elf file and install it into EASE (press Save).

ADA also maintains a license key download site which enables you to download the .elf License Key without the delay associated with using e-mails to request and receive the file. Open your web browser and go to:

http://www.ada-acousticdesign.de/EASEOnlineLKG/CreateLicenceFile.aspx.

When the download window opens, enter your User ID number and follow the instructions to generate, download and install a License Key.

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