Hi Mike,
Borrowable and Concurrent are 2 different types of licenses. The option to borrow a license for a specified number of days is available only for the borrowable option.
Also to note, if the license is already borrowed in MapInfo Pro the option will be grayed out and option 'Return borrowed license' should be enabled.
Concurrent is the ''Floating Non-Borrowable" license model. Here the moment you close the MapInfo Pro session, the license will be returned to the LSU. It will then be available for someone else to use. You will again have to borrow this license when you start your MapInfo Pro session.
As John suggests, please talk to your supplier to see which license model suits you better.
Regards,
Shweta
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Shweta Shukla
Pitney Bowes Software India
Noida
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-01-2020 06:18
From: Mike Hemming
Subject: Using Mapinfo remotely without VPN
Hi there, we do have three concurrent licences but there's no borrow option available either on my local machine or the licence server, if I need to use this option how do I go about enabling it? Had a situation this morning where our vpn was unavailable so the second option would be helpful.
Mike
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Mike Hemming
NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS
Pontypool
Original Message:
Sent: 03-23-2020 11:19
From: Peter Horsbøll Møller
Subject: Using Mapinfo remotely without VPN
Hi Mike
A few things to try out:
- Can you connect using VPN and launch MapInfo Pro and then close your VPN connection again? Make sure that MapInfo Pro keeps working which I think it will.
- If you have a Concurrent license with Borrow, you can connect using VPN, launch MapInfo Pro and now via the License tab on the Pro tab/Backstage borrow the MapInfo Pro license for a few days/weeks.
Hopefully one of these methods will work for you
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Peter Horsbøll Møller
Distinguished Engineer
Pitney Bowes Software & Data
Original Message:
Sent: 03-23-2020 10:29
From: Mike Hemming
Subject: Using Mapinfo remotely without VPN
Hi, I work for the Health Service in the UK and obviously in the current crisis we are being asked to work from home where possible and also to limit the number and bandwidth of VPN connections as we need to reserve these for critical functions. My problem is that I can access all my software and files via Office365 and One drive, but my mapinfo will not work unless it can talk to the licence server which requires a VPN connection. It's the only thing that's left between me and freeing up another VPN connection. Is there any way around this for the time being?
Thanks
Mike
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Mike Hemming
NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS
Pontypool
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