Generating and activating a soft licence

In many cases, EIVA allows for software to be activated via a soft licence key instead of a
physical dongle

A soft licence can be given for test, short- and long-term lease, training and temporary
replacement licences.

The licence can be generated and supplied in two different forms:

 By email or other digital delivery

A licence file (softdongle.TXT), that must be saved in the C:\EIVA folder
(recommended) or next to the application .EXE file (if the user does not have
adequate privileges on the C:\EIVA folder).
 By phone
Two codes and a licence, that the user can use to activate the software key. If you
need to obtain the licence by phone, contact the EIVA help desk directly for
assistance.

Activation via Help > About menu option

For most programs, the licence activation process is initiated from the Help > About menu

Figure 1 EIVA NaviSuite About dialogue box

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 Click the Licence Info button, and the following dialogue box will appear.

Figure 2 Requesting NaviSuite soft licence

The PC code must be supplied to EIVA – preferably by email.

After the code is received, EIVA will return with a licence file that must be saved on the
C:\EIVA folder.
Remove any physical EIVA dongles from the computer.

NaviEdit
In the NaviEdit JobPlanner, press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D simultaneously to activate the
Create temporary SW dongle dialogue box.

Figure 3 NaviEdit soft licence activation

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 The PC code must be supplied to EIVA – preferably by email.

After the code is received, EIVA will return with a licence file that must be saved on the
C:\EIVA folder.

NaviPac version 3
In the NaviPac configuration tool NaviPac Configuration, expand the File Header, right-click
on DB Version and choose the menu item Dongle Exception. The following dialogue box
will appear:

Figure 4 NaviPac v3 soft licence activation

The PC code must be supplied to EIVA – preferably by email.

After the code is received, EIVA will return with a licence file that must be saved on the
C:\EIVA folder.

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