About Standalone Devices, Servers, and Served Devices

A device is a hardware component that has its features licensed using FlexNet Embedded (FNE). Examples of devices include high-end medical equipment, routers, and microchip ID scanners.

A device is identified by a device ID and its type. Device types are:

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Standalone—FlexNet Embedded device that connects to FlexNet Operations, which manages device ownership, state, features, and more. See Creating Devices for more information.

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Anonymous—A type of standalone device that connects to FlexNet Operations but that is not assigned to an account. Anonymous devices are typically devices that are sold to a single end user, or those running software that is not licensed.

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Server—FlexNet Embedded server that communicates with FlexNet Operations to manage device ownership, state, and features for a collection of served devices. (When a FlexNet Embedded server is used, its served devices connect with the FlexNet Embedded server rather than connecting directly to FlexNet Operations.)

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Served—FlexNet Embedded device that is managed via a FlexNet Embedded server. In FlexNet Operations, served devices are essentially read-only entities.

For more information about FlexNet Embedded licensing, see your FlexNet Embedded documentation.