BuilderEditor ASP.NET component licensing FAQs

• General FAQs
• Server license FAQs
• Web site license FAQs
• Enterprise license FAQs 
• License registration FAQs
• License activation FAQs 

General FAQs

• I would like to use BuilderEditor for a single web site but the application is being developed on another site/server/workstation. Will I need to purchase additional licenses?
  No, you need only purchase a license for each production website/webserver where BuilderEditor will be used. For development you can use the trial license (branded not for production use) on any number of development systems.
• I wish to use BuilderEditor in an intranet environment, which license is appropriate?
  If you have a valid domain (e.g. intranet.domain.com) for your intranet a single web site license would be appropriate. If your users access your intranet through a server name, IP or other means or if you have multiple sites, a server license would be required.
• Do I need to buy a license for each developer using the product?
  No. You only need to buy a license for the website/webserver where the product will be used. For development and testing purpose you can use trial version which includes all the features of the purchased version. The trial version is branded "not for production use". When you buy a license the product will be rendered without branding.

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Server license FAQs

• When is recommended a server license?
  A server license is adequate if you have your own dedicated server. It allows you to use the product in any number of web applications in one physical server.
• What are the server license requirements?
  Install it into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC).

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Web site license FAQs

• When is recommended a web site license?
  A web site license is adecuate if you don't have your own dedicated server or if you wish to use the product in only one web application.
• What are the web site license requirements?
  A valid domain format abc.domain.ext (e.g domain.com, www.domain.com, subdomain.domain.com, sub1.sub2.domain.com, www.sub.domain.com). Any licensed domain will work with and without the www subdomain at no additional charge.
• Can a web site license work with SSL?
  Yes. Your web site license will work with or without SSL for your licensed domain. A license for http://www.yourdomain.com will also work for https://www.yourdomain.com.
• Can I purchase a web site license without specify a domain name?
  Yes. The domain name must be specified when you register your product not when you buy it. Once you have a domain name you can register your product. The registration process can be done at any time after you purchase the product.
• Can I change the URL in my web site license?
  No. The URL is assigned to your license when you register your product and it cannot be changed. If you are not sure about your web site URL we suggest you to register your product until you be sure about the URL to be licensed. The registration process can be done at any time after you purchase the product. Another solution would be to consider the server license which allows you to use the product in any number of web applications in one physical server.
• If I purchase a single web site license will the license work on sub domains of my current domain? i.e SubDomain.Domain.Com?
  No, the license is domain specific and will work for yourdomain.com and www.yourdomain.com.  A separate sub domain would require another web site license. Another option would be to consider a server license which allows you to use the product on any number of sites/url's for one physical server.
  

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Enterprise license FAQs

• When is recommended an enterprise license?
  An enterprise license is adecuate if have your own dedicated server(s). It allows you to use the product in any number of servers within the same company, organization or enterprise.
• What are the server license requirements?
  Install it into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC).

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License registration FAQs

• What is license registration?
  The license registration is a process where you provide personal/company information, serial number, website/webserver information. After you provide all required information a new license file is given to you. The new license file allows you to activate the product.
• How do I register the product?
  From the Start menu, select Programs, select Mixba, select BuilderEditor 1.0, select License, select Registration Manager. The 'Registration Manager' program will ask your for user/company information, after it a new license file, waiting for being activated, will be installed in your machine. For more details about the registration process see the topic 'Licensing/License registration' in the BuilderEditor help file.
• How many times can I register my product?
  Only one time. It is important that you specify all the information correctly, specially website/webserver information, because the information cannot be modified after registration. The website/webserver information is requested only for web site/server license.

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License activation FAQs

• What is license activation?
  The license activation ties the license to the machine where the activation process is executed. The activation process is executed after you have registered your license. After you have activated your license the "not for production use" brand will disappear.
• Does hardware changes affect license activation?
  Minor changes doesn't affect your licence activation. If you require to make major changes as changing your server machine or changing your hosting service provider then you would have to activate your license again. You can contact us to let you activate your license again.
• Do I need to activate my license in my production server/website?
  Yes. As the license activation ties your license to the machine where the activation process is executed it is important that you activate your license in your production server/website.
• How do I activate my website license?
  Open any webform using the BuilderEditor, an activation form is displayed. Click on "Click here to activate online". A new license is installed in the server hosting your web application.
• I have activated my website license but the activation form stills being displayed?
  When you click on "Click here to activate online" a new license is installed in the server hosting your web application, however if you don't have enough rights to install the license file then the activation form will still being displayed.
  To fix this issue your will have to download the license and then copy it to the \bin directory in your web application. Request your webform with the following format:
     webformname.aspx?serialNumber=[SERIALNUMBER]&download=true
  For a MBESSL-AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD-EEEEE serial number the web form request would be:
     webform1.aspx?serialNumber=MBESSL-AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD-EEEEE&download=true
  A "Save As" dialog must be displayed to save the activated license. If it doesn't fix your issue please contact us.
• How do I activate my server license?
  From the Start menu, select Programs, select Mixba, select BuilderEditor 1.0, select License, select Activation Manager. The activation form will displayed to activate your server license. For more details about the activation process see the topic 'Licensing/License activation' in the BuilderEditor help file.
• My website/server doesn't have internet access, can I activate my license?
  Yes. You can activate your license by e-mail. Just send us your serial number, machine key and order number, we will return you a new activated license. 
• Do I need to activate my enterprise license?
  No. You only need to register your enterprise license. The new registered license must be installed in all the servers where you wish to use the BuilderEditor. Use the "Enterprise license installation" program to install the registered license in new servers. To run the "Enterprise license installation" from the Start menu, select Programs, select Mixba, select BuilderEditor 1.0, select License, select Enterprise license installation.

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