# Installation Kind

When installing FluidFlow for the first time, you are prompted to select the license type: - The Standalone license, when activated, is linked to and stored on your local PC. - The Named User licensing is an online license option, rather than hard-coded to a PC. To access this, you will need a 'Named User' account - please contact sales. - The Network Server option should only be selected when installing on a network server, for access by one or more clients. PSFF.INI Changes Depending on the license type you select during setup, a PSFF.INI configuration settings file is created in the installation folder. This file tells the application where to find the equipment/fluid DATA, the user Preferences, and the license (if standalone/network). The differences in the PSFF.INI, depending on the selected license type, are: - Standalone The paths to the Data, Preferences, and NetworkAccess Folders will be local to the PC, and will use standard format: "[Drive:]\[Public Documents]\Flite\FluidFlow3", for example, "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Flite\FluidFlow3". - Named User The paths are the same as "Standalone", i.e., local to the PC. Additionally, a "UseNamedUserLicense=1" entry will be added to the PSFF.INI. On startup, when the application sees this flag, it will display the Login Named User dialog, prompting you to enter your Username and Password to login to your online account and access your license. - Network Server The paths to the Data, Preferences, and NetworkAccess folder use the UNC naming format: "\\ServerName\[Drive]\[Public Documents]\Flite\FluidFlow3", for example, "\\AcmeServerName\C\Users\Public\Documents\Flite\FluidFlow3". Please see the Network Installation Instructions PDF for how to configure this path correctly as we never recommend using the [Drive] in the UNC path, but to instead create a share. Upgrading an Installation When upgrading from an existing installation, the 'Installation/License Kind' options are not presented by the install program. You need to edit the PSFF.INI in a text editor to update the configuration for different license types, if you decide to change this option after installation. Changing to: - Standalone Typically you change the Data, Preferences, and NetworkAccess folder entries to use a local path. Additionally, you need to ensure the UseNamedUserLicense entry, if specified, is set to 0. - Named User Add the "UseNamedUserLicense=1" entry to the "[Options]" section. The Data and Preferences folder entries are relevant to the Named User installation kind - they can be either local or on a (shared) network path. The NetworkAccessFolder entry is ignored. - Network Server Update the NetworkAccessFolder entry to "point" to the path/share on your network where the license is located. Ensure the UseNamedUserLicense entry, if specified, is set to 0.