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Upgrade your old version of ABViewer to the latest and improved version 15. The license type (user or floating) and ABViewer edition (Professional or Enterprise) must be the same as your previous order. If you need a special upgrade (e.g., from Professional to Enterprise), please contact us at info@cadsofttools.com.
To know what we have changed and improved in ABViewer, please visit our What's new page.
No. You can activate your license without the internet connection.
Floating licenses allow using ABViewer on several PCs that are connected to a TCP/IP network. The licenses are managed by the software CST Floating License Server that is free and is installed in case floating licenses are purchased.
The number of computers using ABViewer at the same time is restricted by the number of purchased floating licenses. When the software is started, it connects to CST Floating License Server and gets a license. The number of the available licenses at the server is decreased. After the program is closed, the license is returned to CST Floating License Server, and it becomes available for other computers.
CST Floating License Server supports the following Microsoft Windows OSs:
If computers in your company are connected to a single TCP/IP net and ABViewer will be used on several computers at different time, ordering a floating license will allow you saving money.
ABViewer Licenses Types Comparison | |
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User License | Floating License |
Licenses can be installed on separate computers as well as on PCs connected into one network. | Computers must be connected into a TCP/IP net. Floating licenses are especially convenient for terminal systems. |
The license can be installed on a restricted number of computers. | The license can be installed on any number of computers within one TCP/IP net, the number of ABViewer copies running at the same time is restricted. |
Each license can be used by a single person - the license owner. | The license can be used by all the users who have access to the TCP/IP net and floating licenses. |