HELIOS Base UB+ User manual

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HELIOS Software GmbH
Steinriede 3
30827 Garbsen
GERMANY

Internet: www.helios.de

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HELIOS and EtherShare are trademarks of HELIOS Software GmbH.

All other trademarks used in this documentation belong to their respective owners.

Welcome to HELIOS Base

The idea behind it

HELIOS Base builds the platform in the modular HELIOS products line. It comprises the lpr printing system, printer drivers, the HELIOS Installer, Unicode support, ICC profiles, utilities, libraries, the "license" program, which lets you enter software licenses for all HELIOS products, the HELIOS Service Controller, the HELIOS Update Installer, and tools ("start-helios", "stop-helios", etc.).

Contents of the software package

Your HELIOS software package includes an ISO 9660
CD-ROM, software manuals (depending on the products you purchased), and an "Activation Key Request" form that serves to request the individual key (kind of password) you need to license and run the software.

License information

Your individual software activation key has to be entered during the server installation process. Without the activation key, you can run the software in a 3-hour demo mode only. The generation of your key is based on the machine ID of your server, your HELIOS product serial number, and the number of users you have licensed the software for.

HELIOS user expansion licenses

Keep in mind that - in case you buy several HELIOS user expansion licenses - you should make a long-term decision about which license you want to use on which server machine and about which license you want to use as the base product for expansions. These expansions always remain bound to the original EtherShare, PCShare or WebShare product.

What you have to do

We have enclosed with our software package an "Activation Key Request" form that has to be used for obtaining the key.

The form already contains your 8-digit HELIOS product serial number. You have to add your ("Enduser") name and address, and the machine ID of your server.

The machine ID consists of "8-2" digits. The last two characters serve to identify the make of the machine. We have implemented in our product installer a program that displays the machine ID automatically. So, to find out your server's machine ID, you have to proceed as follows:

Note: For Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux machines, the machine ID is provided by a HELIOS USB-dongle, which you receive from your dealer, and which you have to plug in first.

Mount our distribution CD-ROM and follow the instructions given in the accompanying booklet to open the "HELIOS Installer main menu" that is shown in Fig. 0-1. Note that the commands that are required to mount the
CD-ROM are different on different platforms. That is why we have listed all of them in the CD's booklet. After writing down the machine ID, which is marked in Fig. 0-1, quit the menu.

Fig. 0-1: Finding out the server's machine ID

Fax or mail the "Activation Key Request" form to:

HELIOS Software GmbH
Steinriede 3
30827 Garbsen
GERMANY

Fax: +(49) 5131-70 93 25

Please note that

• we only accept requests by fax or regular mail.
• in some countries, the keys are issued by our distributors. You should ask your dealer for details.

What you will get in return

On receipt of your request form we will generate your individual activation key and then send you an "Activation Key Reply" summarizing the data you need for software activation, namely:

• Your HELIOS product serial number (digits given in line "Serial:")
• The machine ID of your server (hexadecimals given in line "MachID:")
• The number of clients you can connect (digits given in line "Units:")
• Your HELIOS product Activation key (characters given in line "Checksum:")

Fig. 0-2 shows an example of an "Activation Key Reply" for PCShare (20 user license).

Fig. 0-2: Example of an "Activation Key Reply"

Activation Key Reply								Date: 28.08.2007
Distributor:			Dealer:			Enduser:
Promo Datentechnik und Systemberatung GmbH Eduardstr. 46-48 20257 Hamburg Deutschland T: 040-851744-0			Hello MacUsers GmbH Schiffgraben 226 30175 Hannover Deutschland T:			Paul Smiley Lavesstr. 153 30159 Hannover Deutschland T:
			System Information
	Product:		PCShare
	Serial:		54080022
	MachID:		ee0003da-c2
	Units:		20
	Checksum:		qwer-asdf-yxcv-abcd