What Is the Difference Between NI Disconnected and Home Licenses?

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Solution

Disconnected License:

Disconnected Licenses are intended for company-owned machines that operate offline. A disconnected license consumes a license seat from the Volume License Server while it is in use.

Separate disconnected license files must be created for computer-based licenses and named-user licenses. If a user is assigned both license types, you must disconnect both the user and the associated computer accordingly.

The following license types are eligible for use as disconnected licenses: Concurrent, Non-concurrent, Non-debug and Non-deployment licenses. Unmanaged Concurrent Licenses cannot be disconnected.

Home Licenses:

A Home License is similar to a Disconnected License but it is exclusively used for personal (home) machines off-site and it does not consume a license on the volume license server.

A home license cannot be created in the case of concurrent or debug licenses. Only non-concurrent, non-debug, and non-deployment licenses are eligible for a Home License. See details here: Understanding NI Software Policies.

Additional Information

Note: In the event of a server outage, client machines will be issued a 14-day backup license file. Backup licenses are a Volume License Manager (VLM) feature designed to mitigate the impact of unexpected server downtime. Backup licenses are only available for Non-concurrent licenses. For more information, refer to: Using Temporary Network Licenses.