Is Altium having server problems today? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: BMF
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2012, 08:32:34 pm
content: I can't get to Altium live or the license server. Anyone else having problems?

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2012, 09:41:46 pm
content: Just tried it - same here.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 22, 2012, 09:50:25 pm
content: "SOAP Error"The Altium site and forum never works for more than a day or two in row without all sorts of wierd and wonderful problems.It's the stupid Morfik stuff it's all built on. And they are betting the company that that Morfik technology they bought is the answer to all their and their customers web and cloud related dreams. Oops.Dave.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 22, 2012, 11:34:11 pm
content: QuoteQuoteGo cloud!Dave.

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2012, 02:49:40 am
content: I'd convert mine to a standalone licence if it weren't for the fact I use AD on 4 different machines at times. (home and office)

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2012, 06:11:38 pm
content: Quote from: David_AVD on October 23, 2012, 02:49:40 amso ? no problem. you are allowed to use standalone licences for that. the Altium EULA EXPLICITLY ALLOWS you to install it on a work machine and on a home machine . since you can only be physically present either at work or at home there is no issue. ( and don't smartass me with my company is at home.. then this issue is irrelevant )The standalone licence is also EXPLICITLY ALLOWED to be installed on more than one machine AT THE SAME SITE provided they are not run concurrently. ( if you attempt to launch concurrently you will immeditalyy get a popup that the licence is in use on another station. altium broadcasts a network packet every 5 minutes that it is in use and all other stations running the same licence will lock up.We do this all the time. i have altium standalone installed in my office , in the lab on two or 3 machines. if i am in the lab i shut down altium in my office and go work in the lab and vice versa. not a problem , not in violation of the EULA as it is always me ( the licence user. even though the licence is owned by my employer it is tied to me as the user. if i leave the company the licence will transfer to my succesor at the company ) using it. and i can only use it on one computer at a time. if i need to travel i have my licence on the corporate laptop as well.and i could install it at home as well. All perfectly legal. ( i have my own licence for home use so i don't need to )the only thing that is EXPLICITLY FORBIDDEN is to install the same licence in two geographical locations that are BOTH work. Let's say you have a headquarters in new york and one in san diego. they cannot have the same standalone licence file. Licences are geographically tied. there is an exception : i am in san jose and have a standalone licence being the primary user. i need to go to a customer site for a few days or weeks to do some work there. i can take my licence on a laptop and work from there since i am the primary user. if i return yto my place of work the installation travels with me.if i PERMANENTLY move to a new location outside a 40 mile radius of my current place i need to contact altium and transfer the license geographically.They have actually licences per region , country , continent and a global one. each has its own price tag.WARNING : above is how the licensing was explained to me. I have asked altium several times if it was ok to hae work and home install and the answer was always yes, that's in our eula. Do your own legal homework ! i am not liable for butt-covering.

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2012, 09:40:02 pm
content: Hmmmm.... that's exactly what I did for DXP 2004, but when I asked Altium about this when I upgraded to AD10, they didn't seem to know anything about it!I might get the licence converted to stand alone and see how I go. Having to have internet access just to use a installed program is just wrong.