Welcome to HELIOS Base
HELIOS Base builds the platform in the modular HELIOS products line. It is comprised of the LPR printing system, printer drivers, the HELIOS Installer, Unicode support, ICC profiles, utilities, libraries, the “license” program, which lets you enter software licenses for all HELIOS products, the HELIOS Service Controller, the HELIOS Update Installer, and tools (“start-helios”, “stop-helios”, etc.).
Your HELIOS software package includes the distribution media, software manuals (depending on the products you purchased), and an “Activation Key Request” form which serves to request the individual key (kind of password) you need to license and run the software.
Your individual software activation key has to be entered during the server installation process. Without the activation key, you can run the software in a 3-hour demo mode only. The generation of your key is based on the machine ID of your server, your HELIOS product serial number, and the number of users you have licensed the software for. The “license.txt” file on the installation media contains the full license terms.
Keep in mind that – in case you buy several HELIOS user expansion licenses – you should make a long-term decision about which license you want to use on which server machine and about which license you want to use as the base product for expansions. These expansions always remain bound to the original EtherShare, PCShare or WebShare product.
We have enclosed with our software package an “Activation Key Request” form which must be used for obtaining the key.
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The form already contains your 8-digit HELIOS product serial number. You have to add your (“End-user”) name and address, and the machine ID of your server.
The machine ID consists of “8-2” digits. The last two characters serve to identify the make of the machine. We have implemented in our product installer a program that displays the machine ID automatically. So, to find out your server’s machine ID, proceed as follows:
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For Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux machines, the machine ID is provided by a HELIOS USB-dongle, which you receive from your dealer, and which you have to plug in first.
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Mount our distribution media and follow the instructions given in the accompanying booklet to open the “HELIOS Installer” main menu (Fig. .1). Note that the commands that are required to mount the CD are different on different platforms. That is why we have listed all of them in the CD booklet. After writing down the machine ID, which is marked in Fig. .1, quit the menu.
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Fax or mail the “Activation Key Request” form to HELIOS Software GmbH, Steinriede 3, 30827 Garbsen, Germany, Fax: +49-5131-70 93 25.
Please note that …
| … | we only accept requests by fax or regular mail |
| … | in some countries, the keys are issued by our distributors. You should |
| ask your dealer for details |
On receipt of your request form we will generate your individual activation key and then send you an “Activation Key Reply” (Fig. .2) summarizing the data you need for software activation, namely:
Your HELIOS product serial number (digits given in line
Serial:)The machine ID of your server (hexadecimals given in line
MachID:)The number of clients you can connect (digits given in line
Units:)The HELIOS product version (digits given in line
Version:)Your HELIOS product activation key (characters given in line
Checksum:)
