Licence Types - Estate Master
User/PC Licence
A 'User/PC License' allows a single person to install, register and operate Estate Master on a single computer (desktop or laptop) only. Data files may be stored on the computer or on a server.
If more than one computer requires Estate Master to be installed and registered on it, whether for the same person (who holds a user licence on another computer) or for a different person, this constitutes an 'Additional User/PC Licence' and an additional fee is payable. For example, if a single person requires Estate Master on their PC, and also on their portable laptop, this constitutes two (2) User/PC Licenses.
This licence type is suitable for:
- Single users
- Small-medium organisations where all the users need access to the software very frequently.
- Small-medium organisations where there is no dedicated IT department or no server infrastructure to support the CAS Licences.
Important Note: User/PC Licences are only available for PCs/Notebooks and cannot be used on Servers.
CAS (Concurrent Access Session) Licences
A 'CAS License' (Concurrent Access Session) allows for the use of the Estate Master software by multiple users simultaneously on the same network.
The number of CAS Licences determines the number of users that may operate Estate Master simultaneously via one of the methods below. For example, if a company has 3 CAS Licences and 3 users are currently operating the software, the 4th user will have to wait for another to close the software before they can open it. Additional CAS Licences can be acquired at any time to allow more concurrent users of the software.
There are 2 types of CAS Licences:
Terminal Server CAS Licence
The software is installed on a Terminal Server (e.g Microsoft Terminal Server, Citrix Server, etc) and the users access the software via a remote desktop connection. The server limits access to the software based on the number of CAS licenses.
This licence type is suitable for:
- Organisations where the users need access to the software infrequently and the licences can be shared between multiple users.
- Organisations that already operate other software applications via a Terminal Server to streamline application deployment and maintenance.
- Organisations that need their users to operate the software remotely from an offsite location such as home, construction site, etc.
Important Note for Terminal Server Farms users:Organisations that have a Terminal Server Farm must use the Client-Server (Floating) CAS Licence option, instead of the Terminal Server CAS Licence.
What is a Terminal Server?
A Terminal Server is a computer running certain programs (such as Windows Remote Desktop or Citrix Metaframe) that allow other PCs to directly connect and use its resources and applications.
With CAS licencing, any computer connected to the Terminal Server can operate Estate Master. Once the CAS limit is reached, the next user must wait for another user to exit Estate Master before they can operate the software.
Important Information on Terminal Server CAS Licences
Client-Server (Floating) CAS Licence
This is also known as a 'Floating Network' licence. The software is installed on individual computers. A Licence Server application is installed on another machine on the same network to control access to the software on the individual computers based on the number of CAS licenses.
This licence type is suitable for:
- Organisations where the users need access to the software infrequently and the licences can be shared between multiple users on the same LAN.
- Organisations that wish to wish have concurrent licensing options but do not have a Terminal Server.
- Organisations that have a Terminal Server Farm.
Important Note for using a Floating Licence over a WAN:The Client-Server (Floating) CAS Licence uses UDP Broadcasting to establish a communication with the Network Licence Server and the client machines running Estate Master. Over a WAN/VPN, these broadcast messages typically are not received by the server due to network configurations blocking this type of communication (e.g. firewalls, routers, etc). A Licence Server Finder utility is available to manually specify the IP address of your server in this scenario, which may resolve this issue in most cases.
