Getting Started with FlexNet Embedded Licensing

This section Getting Started with FlexNet Embedded Licensing presents fundamental FlexNet Operations concepts and uses exercises to guide you through basic FlexNet Embedded licensing setup, and creation of FlexNet Embedded devices. The intended audience for this getting started section is the first-time Producer Portal user, or one without FlexNet Operations training or experience. This getting started section is organized into the following topics.

Topic	Content
Introduction	Overview of this getting started section, exercise prerequisites, summary of the FlexNet Operations license lifecycle, and FlexNet Operations embedded licensing concepts.
Setup	FlexNet Operations publisher and product concepts and exercises that demonstrate how to set up a publisher account and products, then entitle a customer to those products. Brief descriptions of advanced topics with references for more information.
Devices	FlexNet Operations embedded device concepts and exercises that demonstrate how to create FlexNet Embedded standalone devices and generate pre-installed product licenses for them. End-User Portal exercises that demonstrate how to map an entitlement to a device; claim a device and map an entitlement to it; then automatically create a device, claim it for a customer account, and activate its licenses. Brief descriptions of advanced topics with references for more information.
License Servers	FlexNet Operations embedded license server concepts, and exercises that demonstrate how to create a FlexNet Embedded license server and map an entitlement to it. Brief descriptions of advanced topics with references for more information.

To view a brief, informative video that walks you through the exercises in the Getting Started with FlexNet Embedded Licensing, click here. We recommend that you read this getting started section in full, to gain an understanding of the concepts it covers, before you view the video.