Getting Started with MCL-Designer V4 > How to Start MCL-Designer V4 > MCL-Designer Activation (Perpetual License)

Overview

MCL perpetual licenses include services/products that can be expanded via Add-ons. In this case, MCL-Designer licenses include an "MCL Support" service (a predefined time period where MCL Support is available).

It is possible to expand this service in the form of an add-on. In other words, you can acquire an add-on to extend MCL Support availability.

The add-on is associated to a license in your MCL-License Manager account. The license can also be referred to as master license.

The master license that will include an add-on must be registered and enabled in your MCL-License Manager account but it does NOT have to be activated, meaning, you can link your add-on to a registered/enabled license that is not presently in use.

After the purchase of an add-on, you receive an email with information regarding that product.

Some of the details will be used in the add-on addition (the add-on number, the activation code).

It is possible to associate the add-on to a license via the "Registration Link" (a link provided by the "Add-on Delivery Notification" email) OR to perform the addition in the target license's "License Activations" page.

See Add-on Addition via Registration Link below.

See Add-on Addition Inside your MCL-License Manager Account.

To open your MCL-License Manager account, you can use the links provided by received MCL emails OR you can enter https://license.mcl4e.com/mclls/licensing/login.html in your internet browser.

Add-on Addition via Registration Link

Step-by-step

1. Click the link ("Registration Link") provided by the email you receive when purchasing an MCL-Designer add-on ("subject: Add-on Delivery Notification").

If your MCL-License Manager account is already open, you will be redirected to the page below. If not, you are required to login to your account first.

If you only have one registered/enabled license that is compatible with the add-on (ex: an "MCL-Designer Std" add-on can only be linked to an "MCL-Designer Std" license), the add-on will be associated to that available/registered license, meaning, the addition will proceed automatically. The following is displayed:

The resulting page provides information about the add-on and the master license's account.

a. Click or wait for the countdown to end. This opens your MCL-License Manager account, in the "Licenses" page.

2. Select the license that will include the new add-on from the drop-down list. The drop-down only displays licenses that are compatible with the new add-on (ex: an "MCL-Designer Std" type add-on can only be added to an "MCL-Designer Std" type license.).

3. Read the "EULA" document regarding the new MCL-Designer add-on (scroll down to access the text and activate the button).

4. If required, click to print the "EULA" document.

5. Click . (This button only activates after you have scrolled down the "EULA" document).

At this point, you receive an email ("subject: Add-on Activation") with the product name, product reference, add-on number and the master license number as well as a link ("License administration") to access your MCL-License Manager account.

6. The page displays add-on and company/licensee details. Click to open the "Licenses" page or wait for the countdown to end (in the "OK" button).

Ex: The add-on consisted of 1 year MCL Support. This time extension was added to the initial 90 days of MCL Support availability contained in the master license.

7. Click the previously selected license (in step 2), displayed in light blue, to open the corresponding "License Activations" page.

The add-on details are displayed in the left panel, in the "add-on" section.

You can link an Add-on to a license that is registered in your MCL-License Manager account but has not been activated in a PC yet. The view of the inactive license's "License Activations" page is different. It only displays license/add-on related information in the left panel and the table, which is supposed to display information on the PC that has MCL-Designer installed, is empty. If you have associated your add-on to an inactive license, skip step 8 and proceed to step 9.

8. Check the MCL-Designer V4 license's .

9. Click to download the resulting license file.

10. Click to initiate the download of an updated .lic file.

11. Place the downloaded .lic file in the license folder "MCL4" (C:\ProgramData\MCL-Technologies\MCL4).

The "MCL4" folder may be hidden, so make sure your folder viewing properties are set to view hidden files and folders.

Ex: In a PC with Windows 7, open the "Folder Options" window (Control Panel > Folder Options) and check the corresponding option:

The addition (extended support time) is now available within the MCL-Designer license.

See Possible Error Messages

Add-on Addition Inside your MCL-License Manager Account

Step-by-step

1. Open/log in to your MCL-License Manager account:

To access your MCL-License Manager account, you can use the links provided by received MCL emails OR you can enter https://license.mcl4e.com/mclls/licensing/login.html in your internet browser.

2. Click the MCL-Designer V4 license (displayed in light blue) you want to associate the add-on to.

3. Click .

4. Enter the add-on number and activation code (information provided by the "Add-on Delivery Notification" email).

5. Read the "EULA" terms regarding the new add-on (scroll down to access the text and activate the button).

6. If required, click to print the "EULA" document.

7. Click to conclude the operation. (This button only activates after you have scrolled down the "EULA" document).

The add-on details are displayed in the left panel, in the "Add-ons" section.

Ex: The Add-on consisted of 1 year MCL Support. This time extension was added to the initial 90 days of MCL Support availability contained in the master license.

You can link an Add-on to a license that is registered in your MCL-License Manager account but has not been linked to a PC yet. The view of the inactive license's "License Activations" page is different. It only displays license/add-on related information in the left panel and the table, which is supposed to display information on the PC that has MCL-Designer installed, is empty. If you have associated your add-on to an inactive license, skip step 8 and proceed to step 9.

8. Check the MCL-Designer V4 license's .

9. Click to download the resulting license file.

10. Click to initiate the download of an updated .lic file.

11. Place the downloaded .lic file in the license folder "MCL4" (C:\ProgramData\MCL-Technologies\MCL4).

The "MCL4" folder may be hidden, so make sure your folder viewing properties are set to view hidden files and folders.

Ex: In a PC with Windows 7, open the "Folder Options" window (Control Panel > Folder Options) and check the corresponding option:

The addition (extended support time) is now available within the MCL-Designer license.

See Possible Error Messages.

Possible Error Message(s)

Occurrence: When clicking .

Cause: There are no compatible licenses for the new add-on. The master license and add-on must be of the same type (both "Standard" or both "Pro").

Action: You must acquire an add-on that is compatible with the registered/enabled license(s) you already have. Then, repeat the addition procedure.