The following tutorials are designed to demonstrate the features of Instant Protection PLUS 3 using the distributed Demo Application. The Demo Application is provided by SoftwareKey in order to quickly evaluate the functionality of our licensing system without needing Instant Protection PLUS 3 (either the trial or activated version) or even your own application to protect. If you have Instant Protection PLUS 3 installed, this allows you to use the Instant Protection PLUS 3wizard and protect your own application and add licensing functionality similar to what is demonstrated with the Demo Application.
In addition to the written tutorials linked below, you can also view this video tutorial that demonstrates some of the main licensing features.
You can download the Demo Application here. It is a .zip file that contains an EXE and two image files.
For those who have Instant Protection PLUS 3 installed, the protected Demo Application can be found in the Instant Protection PLUS 3 installation folder. By default this is:
At install, a shortcut to the Demo Application is added to the SoftwareKey Licensing System folder in the Windows Start Menu. The Demo Application is a standard 32-bit native Windows application created with Microsoft Visual Studio.
These blue boxes will appear in the tutorials and contain additional features, options, definitions, or tips pertaining to the current tutorial step.
If you are evaluating Instant Protection PLUS 3 or if this is your first time using the product, we recommend starting with the Activating a Perpetual License tutorial. All "Activating" tutorials also demonstrate creating a test license in SOLO Server using the test author account. For a high-level overview of how the activation process works, view this short video.
| Tutorial | Requires installation of Instant Protection PLUS 3? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Activating a Perpetual License | No | Demonstrates how to activate an application with a non-expiring license. |
| Deactivating a License Remotely | No | Demonstrates deactivating an installation as well as revoking an entire license. |
| Activating a Subscription License | No | Demonstrates how to activate an application with a time-limited/subscription license. |
| Activating Application Features | No | Demonstrates how to activate an application with a non-expiring license and enable certain application features. Activating features-based licenses requires the use of the Instant Protection PLUS 3 API. |
| Resetting Licenses while Testing | No | Demonstrates how to clean/reset a computer's license to help with testing. |
| Wrapping and Activating an Application Part 1 | Yes | The first part of a tutorial demonstrating using the Instant Protection PLUS 3 wizard to protect an application using common features. |
| Wrapping and Activating an Application Part 2 | Yes | Continuing from the first part, this tutorial demonstrates creating a test license in SOLO Server, activating the application, and deactivating the application. |
| Configuring Subscription Licensing | Yes | Demonstrates configuring your application to allow subscription licensing in the Instant Protection PLUS 3. |
| Configuring Update Notifications | Yes | Demonstrates the process to create an update notification using Instant Protection PLUS 3 and SOLO Server. |