1. Select the password type that you want to install (see below).

2. Pick Next > to continue or one of the other option as desired.  See Installing a Hardware Key Password or Installing a Network Card Password below to continue.

 

 

 

Hardware Key

Select this option to install a hardware key password. Windows hardware key (dongle) attaches to the local printer port (USB [New] or Parallel) and allows VX to run on two or more stand-alone machines using a single VX license. A VX floating license is not required.

 

For example, you can install VX with the same license on a workstation and a notebook PC. VX will operate on either machine that has the hardware key attached. The hardware key driver must be installed before VX will recognize the hardware key (a reboot may be necessary). Go to Installing a Hardware Key Password below and continue with step 3.

 

Network Card

Select this option to install a network card password. The network card currently installed in your PC will be used to obtain your system id. Go to Installing a Network Card Password below and continue with step 3.

 

 

Other Options

• Help - Loads the VX online help.

• < Prev - Returns to the previous menu.

• Next > - Accepts the selections and displays either the Install Hardware Key Form or the VX Network Card Password Form depending on the password type selected above. See below for additional instruction on each password type.

• Cancel - Cancels the VX installation.

 

 

 

This form is displayed when you choose to install a hardware key password. The op sequence is continued from above.

 

  Install Hardware Key Form         

                  

3. Pick Yes to install the hardware key driver and then Next >.

4. When the hardware key driver is installed, pick Continue.

 

               VX Hardware Key Password Form

                  

5. Obtain the VX password from your dealer and enter it exactly as provided without spaces. The password is case sensitive and may contain alphanumeric or other keyboard characters.

 

If you do not have a password, STOP now. Make a note of the system ID and software version displayed on the VX Hardware Key Password Form shown above, pick Cancel and then contact your VX dealer.

 

6. Choose from the following password options and then pick Next> to continue.

 

 

Enter a new local password for this computer

Obtain the 40 digit VX password from your dealer and enter it exactly as provided without spaces. If you enter a password with a system id that matches the local computer then it installs the password locally. If you enter a password with a system id that is different then you are asked if this is for a floating license.

 

If you pick No, the install terminates. If you pick Yes, you are asked if you want to install this floating license password to the local computer or to the license server. If you pick Local then it adds the password locally, otherwise it sends the password to the license server to be installed there, and it adds a local entry pointing to this server.

 

 

Enter the name of your license server (floating license)

Enter the name of your local license server. This assumes that a password has been installed on the server (See above). If it can get validation from the server, it will add a local entry to point to this server. This assumes that you have the VX license server running on a machine that is accessible on your local network.

 

 

Get a new local password from the VX Corp. Internet password server

If your system id and password data has been added to the VX server then you can use this option to get the password directly from "support.vx.com" and have it installed automatically. Important Note: If your system id is NOT in the VX database then this method and the email method below will return a 3 day temporary password (for VX Designer and Mold Edition).

 

If there is no valid password for your system id, you can choose to run VX in either a "Viewer Mode" or a "Demo Mode". See VX Viewer for more information about Viewer Mode. Demo Mode will run VX with a special license that has a built in memory limit. Once you exceed this limit, all file output is disabled. If you plan to work with large test files, then use the 3 day temporary password. Once the 3 day password expires, VX will revert back to Demo Mode.

 

 

Enter your email address to get a new local password via email

This option is basically the same as above except that it's done via email. Once you enter your email address, a menu will appear with your mail server filled in. If its not, you need to specify a valid email server through which you can send mail. Once VX receives your email it will be automatically forwarded to the password server. A response will be emailed back to the email address that you entered. This usually takes around 5-6 minutes.

 

 

7. See When Installing the VX License Server below to continue.
   
    

 

This form is displayed when you choose to install a network card password. The op sequence below is continued from above.

 

 

VX Network Card Password Form

 

3. Obtain the VX password from your dealer and enter it exactly as provided without spaces. The password is case sensitive and may contain alphanumeric or other keyboard characters.

 

If you do not have a password, STOP now. Make a note of the system ID and software version displayed on the VX Network Card Password Form shown above, pick Cancel and then contact your VX dealer.

 

4. Choose a password option and then pick Next > to continue. See Installing a Hardware Key Password above for a description of each option.
    

5. See When Installing the VX License Server below to continue.
    

 

 

Perform the following additional steps if you have installed the VX License Server or if you selected to install it on the Install VX Components Form.  See Install VX Components for more information.

 

1. Enter a description for this license. The description can be any text that you want to associate with the license or you can leave it blank.
    

2. Enter a server port number to be assigned to this license (e.g., 2200). See Install License Server and VX Server for more information.