Getting Started with Origin 8.6

   

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Getting Started with Origin 8.6

General Installation Information for All Packages

If you have the 8.6 evaluation already installed:

Click the Windows Start button. Click Programs -> OriginLab -> Origin 8.6 -> Origin 8.6 Add or Remove Files. Then select the Modify option to convert your evaluation to your product.

Instructions by License Type


One-seat Node Locked (Individual User) Packages

Your serial number has one of the following formats:

  • xFxxx-60xx-70xxxxx
  • xFxxx-60xx-71xxxxx
  • xFxxx-60xx-72xxxxx
  • xFxxx-60xx-78xxxxx

Getting Started

Your package allows you to run Origin on one computer (such as your office computer). You can also run Origin on a second computer (such as your home computer), as long as your maintenance is active. Only one install may be in use at any one time.

When you start Origin, a licensing wizard allows you to obtain a computer-specific license from the OriginLab website. Internet access is required only for licensing. If the computer does not have internet access, you can obtain the license from a different computer with access.

Read more about how to license your Origin...

If you renew your Maintenance...


Multi-seat Node Locked (Group)

Your serial number has the following format:

  • xFxxx-60xx-76xxxxx

Origin Administrator, Getting Started

Before providing your Origin package to those who plan to run Origin, the person responsible for administration of your package must register your serial number and establish license access restrictions.

Read about how to set up license access restrictions...

When you distribute Version 8.6 to your users, in addition to providing them with the installer and the serial number, you must also provide the Access Code as it must be entered during license retrieval. Also, please let users know that when they log on to the OriginLab website during license retrieval, their account must contain information associated with your organization (due to the license access restrictions you establish).

Instructions to provide your Origin users...

Origin deployment strategies...

Read more about how to license Origin...

If you renew your Maintenance...


Concurrent Network Packages

Your serial number has the following format:

  • xFxxx-30xx-79xxxxx

Origin Administrator, Getting Started

The Concurrent Network package entitles you to install or deploy Origin on any number of computers in your organization. Each of these computers must have a connection to a server machine on which you must install a FLEXnet server (provided by OriginLab) and set up a FLEXnet service for license management. If you are already using FLEXnet license management for another software vendor, then you can use your existing FLEXnet server to set up a service for managing your Origin, as long as the operating system and FLEXnet version is supported by OriginLab.

Upgrade package ? read how to update your existing FLEXnet service...

New package ? read how to set up a FLEXnet service...

Origin deployment strategies...

If you renew your Maintenance...

How to update your FLEXnet service if you purchase additional users...


Home Use (Maintenance benefit)

In some territories, Multi-seat Node Locked and Concurrent Network packages with Maintenance are provided with a second Home Use serial number to allow members of your organization to run Origin on their home computer. (One-seat Node Locked packages with Maintenance are not provided with a separate Home Use serial number.)

Home Use serial numbers will be identified as Home Use on your license certificate. The serial number has the following format:

  • xFxxx-60xx-76xxxxx

Origin Administrator, Getting Started

Before providing the Home Use serial number to members of your organization that need to run Origin on their home computer, the person responsible for administration of your package must register your Home Use serial number and establish license access restrictions.

Read about how to set up license access restrictions...

When you distribute Version 8.6 to your "home users", in addition to providing them with the installer and the Home Use serial number, you must also provide the Access Code as it must be entered during license retrieval. Also, please let users know that when they log on to the OriginLab website during license retrieval, their account must contain information associated with your organization (due to the license access restrictions you establish).

Instructions to provide your Origin "home users"...

Read more about how to license Origin...

If you renew your Maintenance...


Dongle Packages

Your serial number has the following format:

  • xMxxx-30xx-7xxxxxx

Please review the instructions provided in your dongle packet.


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