Authenticating licenses when installing a ProudNet library
Run the ProudNet Install file on Windows user’s PC. (* We do not provide library install files for Linux.)
When entering the license key, separate the license key for 1.7 and later versions from the license key for 1.6 and earlier versions, as appropriate for your ProudNet installation version.
Example of a ProudNet license key
Authenticating a ProudNet license on Windows and Linux servers (supporting Linux from version 1.7)
On a Windows user’s PC with the ProudNet library installed, locate the "ProudNet\Util" folder. The Util folder contains the PNLicenseAuth.exe (Windows only) and PNLicenseAuth (Linux only) authenticators.
Select the appropriate authenticator for the server’s operating system and copy it to the server’s home directory or an arbitrary path.
Take the license key for version 1.7 and create a licensekey.txt file and copy it to the same home directory or an arbitrary path.
Run the authenticator as an administrator (Administrator or Root) to attempt to authenticate your ProudNet license. Include the license key file path as a runtime argument.
Example of running a Windows-only authenticator
- ※ In version 1.6 and earlier of ProudNet, you must enter the license key, not the path to the authentication file, when running PNLicenseAuth.exe.
Example of running a Windows-only authenticator
Verifying the ProudNet license (supporting Linux from version 1.7)
Run the PNLicenseAuth.exe (Windows only), PNLicenseAuth (Linux only) authenticator without any arguments.
Example of running a Windows-only authenticator
Authenticating a ProudNet license using the Gui on Windows
Run the PNLicenseAuthGui.exe authentication program in the folder where PNLicenseAuth.exe is located. (Both executables must be in the same folder.
When you run it, you can see an image like the one below.
PNLicenseAuthGui.exe execution screen
- If you already have a license installed, you will see its license information. If you do not have a key installed, you will see a blank screen.
- Press the Enter Key button to copy and paste the contents of the issued license key file into the opened window.
Copy the contents of the issued license key file and click the OK button.
-You can see the authentication process screen like below.
Authentication processing screen
- Once the authentication is complete, you will see the output “Validity : OK” at the bottom.
Authentication complete screen
- Press the Close button to exit.