Activation key

Functionality (configuration) of the system is restricted by the activation key supplied together with the INTELLECT™ software installation package. Operations with the activation files are described in the Installing and removing INTELLECT™ software section.

The activation key activates the system functionality. Whenever the system configuration needs to be extended (for instance, where a subsystem, which is not included in the basic configuration, is required), to enable functionality of the program module corresponding to the subsystem which needs to be installed, the previous activation key is to be replaced with a new one, which will restrict updated system functionality.

Replacement of the previous activation key with a new activation key initiates the updated set of functional subsystems when the system is reset.

In a distributed system the configuration of each computer depends not only on this computer’s activation key, but on the activation keys of other computers in the distributed system. That is, the maximum functionality of each computer in the distribute system is limited by the activation key of the computer with minimum capabilities. Thus, the same activation key is recommended to be used on all computers in the distributed system.

The activation key is bound to computer equipment.  The bind to the equipment is performed by three means:

1. Binding  to dallas-codes  of video capture cards  and to “Guardant” hardware keys;
2. Binding  to computer equipment (HID);
3. Binding to both dallas-codes of video capture cards and to computer equipment (HID).

In order to install an Administrator Workstation on a certain PC, a “Guardant” dongle is to be installed on the given PC. The “Guardant” dongle is also required when the video server is used to which IP devices and/or video capture cards without cryptochips are connected (e.g., FX116).