i2 Software licensing

All installations of i2 desktop software require a valid software license, whether you acquired them separately or as part of Analysis Studio or Analysis Hub. i2 licensing uses Thales' Sentinel EMS and RMS solutions for license management.

i2 desktop applications can use a valid license from any of the following locations:

• On the same workstation, through a standalone license.

• On a local network, where a License Manager provides licenses from a pool on demand.

• On the internet, through a connection to a license server.

Note: If you are using both Analyst's Notebook and iBase, you can activate a Standalone Hub license to use on a single workstation. This ensures only one license is consumed, rather than using a separate Entitlement ID for each. Follow the activation steps here to cover both products.

For users, software licensing means providing their installations with a valid license by supplying a license key or file, or by directing the application to a network License Manager or an internet license server.

For administrators, software licensing means managing the entitlement for licenses that comes with a purchase of the software. Administrators control how the entitlement is divided into licenses of different types, and are responsible for deploying the License Manager software.

Sometimes, especially in smaller organizations, the software licensing administrator might also be one of the users. This documentation describes the tasks that both roles involve.

Note: The i2 software licensing documentation is also available in PDF format for offline use.