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As of 2010, two brands of dongles are available from BMT, and several third-party dongles are supported that are licensed and maintained by on-sellers of TUFLOW. For the latter, please refer to the vendor’s documentation for setting up the dongle. <br>
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* [[Wibu_Dongles | WIBU (metal)
* [[Softlok_Dongles | Softlok (blue)
==WIBU Dongles / Software Licences==
WIBU Codemeter dongles were introduced in 2010 and support 64-bit platforms. Two licence types are available, local and network:
* With local licence dongle TUFLOW simulations can only be run on the computer hosting the dongle.
* With network licence dongle the computer or server that the dongle is plugged into becomes the licence host and any computer within the organisation can pull licences from the licence host over the network.
Software licence is recognised by the 2017 Release onwards and provided in a form of a digital file. The computer or server where the software licence is installed on becomes the licence host from which any computer within the organisation can pull licences from. The software licence is more restrictive compared to the dongle licence in that it is locked to a single computer.<br>▼
Wibu dongles have several advantages over the Softlok dongles: <br>
* Support for 64-bit platforms and future options for non-Windows platforms;
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Softlok dongles are no longer issued as of August 2010 as they are unable to provide 64-bit support, however the dongles continue to be supported for 32-bit versions of TUFLOW. Softlok dongles may be exchanged for a WIBU dongle for a nominal fee. Please contact [mailto:sales@tuflow.com sales@tuflow.com]. For further information and installation instructions, refer to the dedicated Wiki page [[Softlok_Dongles | here]].
▲Software licence is recognised by the 2017 Release onwards and provided in a form of a digital file. The computer or server where the software licence is installed on becomes the licence host from which any computer within the organisation can pull licences from. The software licence is more restrictive compared to the dongle licence in that it is locked to a single computer.
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