CAL: Activating by [Machine Name]

[mokitsu61]

Hi,

I have questions about client activating by [Machine Name].

What is it for?

Does it allow to activate common pc which has used by several user? How many are CALs consumed?

e.g. 10 people on 10 virtual OS in 1 machine.

-> Consumes 10 CALs?

e.g. 10 people on 1 Windows Server.

Just 1 OS. Consumes 1 CAL?

Thank you.

[marcus_sommer]

10 people = 10 users means that you need 10 CAL's and the machine isn't important from this point of view.

- Marcus

[Peter_Cammaert · Accepted solution]

"By Machine Name" is a method to identify CAL Assignees and Document visitors by way of a binary code composed of a device name and a MAC address (see the Lease History tab in QMC for examples). This could be useful when many users need access to QlikView documents from Shared PCs, instead of all needing a CAL which they won't use at the same time.

There are some specific limitations to this identification method:

• Machine name identification is contrary to mobility. Users are tied to one or more machines, and cannot use their CAL on a laptop and on a mobile phone, for example.
• It's or-or: you cannot mix User ID and Machine Id identificaiton on the same QlikView Server
• Machine name will only work with IE Plug-in and QV Desktop clients. You can't use Device IDs with the AJAX client.

Best,

Peter

[mokitsu61]

Thank you for your reply.

> Machine name identification is contrary to mobility. Users are tied to one or more machines, and cannot use their CAL on a laptop and on a mobile phone, for example.

If QV Server leased a CAL to QV Desktop which works on Windows Server by activating Machine-name, I think it's possible to do in technically that several users access to Windows Server by [Remote-Desktop] and access QV Server by multiple devices. Is it OK?

[Peter_Cammaert]

I don't think so. Switching from User name identifcation to Device name identification for Named or Document CALs doesn't suddenly get you unlimited concurrent usage licenses.

To get an official explanation, please contact your Qlik Account Manager. They will be glad to help you with figuring out the best way to use Qlik products in your environment.