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| - | ====== Orbit Online | + | ====== Orbit Product |
| - | This page describes the concepts and requirements of Orbit Online License Activation applicable for all on-premises, | + | This page describes the concepts and requirements of Orbit Online License Activation |
| - | More information about Dongle-Based offline product activation, see [[dev: | + | Orbit 3DM Cloud is not licensed via an Activation Key and the Online License Activation service.)). \\ |
| - | ===== Bentley | + | ===== Orbit License Activation vs Bentley |
| - | Since version 21.1 the Orbit 3DM products are available for both Orbit License Activation and Bentley | + | Since version 21.1 the Orbit 3DM products are available for both Orbit License Activation and Bentley's corporate CONNECT |
| Same software, same functionalities, | Same software, same functionalities, | ||
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| - | This documents the Orbit License Activation. \\ | + | === Trial and Demo Licenses === |
| - | For documentation on product activation for Bentley Connect Edition, see FIXME. | + | |
| + | Trial and Demo Licenses are available for Desktop products. Both are subject to license restrictions. \\ | ||
| + | More information, | ||
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| + | ===== Bentley CONNECT Edition ===== | ||
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| + | For documentation on product | ||
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| + | === Bentley CONNECTION Client - Offline Activation === | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | ===== Orbit License Activation ===== | ||
| - | ===== Concepts | + | ==== Concepts ==== |
| - | === Online | + | === Activation Key & Concurrent |
| - | * An Activation Key defines a product, features | + | * An Activation Key defines a product, features |
| * Activation Keys are managed online, and available via https:// | * Activation Keys are managed online, and available via https:// | ||
| * Product use requires an Activation Key and online validation via the Orbit License Service. | * Product use requires an Activation Key and online validation via the Orbit License Service. | ||
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| + | === Online License Activation === | ||
| Online license validation requires outbound connectivity to the Orbit License Service < | Online license validation requires outbound connectivity to the Orbit License Service < | ||
| If a firewall exception needs to be set, then use the Server Name and not its IP. The License Service is a scaled Cloud Service and has no fixed IP. | If a firewall exception needs to be set, then use the Server Name and not its IP. The License Service is a scaled Cloud Service and has no fixed IP. | ||
| - | === Trial and Demo Licenses | + | === Offline License Activation |
| - | Trial and Demo Licenses | + | Orbit provides an alternative dongle-based Orbit Offline Licensing Activation. \\ |
| - | More information, see [[dev: | + | The installation procedure |
| + | An Offline License Activation replaces the need for online connectivity with the requirement | ||
| + | Specific terms and conditions for offline license activation are applicable, see [[dev: | ||
| - | ===== My Orbit GT ===== | + | ==== My Orbit GT ==== |
| Customers are able to consult and manage their Activation Keys and Concurrent Uses via [[https:// | Customers are able to consult and manage their Activation Keys and Concurrent Uses via [[https:// | ||
| - | === License | + | === Concurrent Use = License |
| - | A successful activation validates product use for a well defined period, the so-called " | + | A successful activation validates |
| - | By closing the application properly, the license lease is released immediately. This allows restarting the application right away on any hardware using the same license. Beware of the exception for the Orbit WebClient SDK (see below). | + | By closing the application properly, the license lease is released immediately. This allows restarting the application right away on any hardware using the same license. Beware of the exception for the Orbit WebClient SDK (see below). |
| - | Via this portal, specific individuals can manually end a license lease. This is required when the application is stopped in an irregular way. In such a case, technically, | + | Via this portal, specific individuals can manually end a license lease. This is required when the application is stopped in an irregular way (e.g. rebooting the server without stopping the Orbit Publisher Service prior). In such a case, technically, |
| === Get Access | === Get Access | ||
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| Access to the my.orbitgt.com portal is granted to customers only and managed via an existing Orbit GT Account. Only the Primary Contacts, being those individuals within the company that is responsible for the use of the Orbit products and licenses, have access. | Access to the my.orbitgt.com portal is granted to customers only and managed via an existing Orbit GT Account. Only the Primary Contacts, being those individuals within the company that is responsible for the use of the Orbit products and licenses, have access. | ||
| - | You don't know if you have an Orbit GT Account or forgot your password, try to login here https://orbitgt.com/login/ \\ | + | You don't know if you have an Orbit GT Account or forgot your password, try to login here https://3dmapping.cloud/login/ \\ |
| - | You don't have an Orbit GT Account, register here https:// | + | You don't have an Orbit GT Account, register here https://account.orbitgt.com/ |
| - | You have an Orbit GT Account but you don't have permissions to access this portal, request permission via sales@orbitgt.com. \\ | + | You have an Orbit GT Account but you don't have permissions to access this portal, request permission via orbit.sales@bentley.com. \\ |
| - | ===== Product Activation | + | ==== Product Activation ==== |
| Depending on the type of Orbit Product, a slightly different validation check is applied. | Depending on the type of Orbit Product, a slightly different validation check is applied. | ||
| - | ==== Orbit 3DM Desktop | + | === Orbit Desktop === |
| Orbit Desktop Standalone products connect to Orbit Online License Service every time you start and stop the application. By closing the application properly, the license use is released immediately allowing you or any co-worker to start Orbit right away on a different machine using the same license. | Orbit Desktop Standalone products connect to Orbit Online License Service every time you start and stop the application. By closing the application properly, the license use is released immediately allowing you or any co-worker to start Orbit right away on a different machine using the same license. | ||
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| If the Orbit desktop can't be started due to an invalid license the License Manager Window displays the reason of activation failure and how to solve the issue, see [[dev: | If the Orbit desktop can't be started due to an invalid license the License Manager Window displays the reason of activation failure and how to solve the issue, see [[dev: | ||
| - | ==== Orbit 3DM Desktop Clients ==== | + | === Orbit 3DM Publisher Server === |
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| - | Orbit Desktop Clients connect to their Orbit Server, see below, every time you start and stop the application. No online connectivity is required. \\ | + | |
| - | By closing the application properly, the license use is released immediately allowing you or any co-worker to start Orbit right away on a different machine using the same license. | + | |
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| - | If you successfully started the application the license use is valid for 30 minutes. When your license lease is about to expire the application reconnects automatically to its Orbit Server to extend its license lease lifetime with another 30 minutes. | + | |
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| - | After 2 failed attempts to automatically extend a valid license lease the application shutdown timer is displayed. Once you confirm acknowledge, | + | |
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| - | In case (1) the client isn't closed properly or (2) no successful connection to the Orbit Server could be established when stopping the application, | + | |
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| - | ==== Orbit 3DM Publisher | + | |
| An Orbit Server operates the same as the above described Orbit Desktop Standalone, differences : | An Orbit Server operates the same as the above described Orbit Desktop Standalone, differences : | ||
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| * No acknowledge and shutdown timer can be used. If the license lease expires the Orbit Server license will become invalid. | * No acknowledge and shutdown timer can be used. If the license lease expires the Orbit Server license will become invalid. | ||
| - | Orbit Servers connects to the Orbit Online License Service every time you start and stop the Orbit EOS Service correctly, see [[dev:server:eos:service|]]. \\ | + | Orbit Servers connects to the Orbit Online License Service every time you start and stop the Orbit EOS Service correctly, see [[dev:publisher:orbit_eos_service|]]. \\ |
| A valid Orbit Server is able to activate a well-defined number of concurrent Orbit Desktop Clients. The Orbit Server is not connecting to the Online License Service to validate a connecting Orbit Desktop Client. | A valid Orbit Server is able to activate a well-defined number of concurrent Orbit Desktop Clients. The Orbit Server is not connecting to the Online License Service to validate a connecting Orbit Desktop Client. | ||
| - | ==== Orbit 3D Mapping | + | === Orbit 3DM Viewer and Plugins === |
| - | The Html5-based | + | The Html5-based |
| From version 18.0 Plugins provided by Orbit GT using the Flash-based Mobile Mapping or Oblique Viewer SDK are free of charge. \\ | From version 18.0 Plugins provided by Orbit GT using the Flash-based Mobile Mapping or Oblique Viewer SDK are free of charge. \\ | ||
Last modified:: 2021/03/08 07:16