Purchase and Registration

Thursday, February 4, 2016 9:21:42 PM

If you are using old NetLimiter version 4

Purchase

To purchase NetLimiter license, you have to visit our secure online shop and select a product you would like to buy. After successful payment you will receive an email with your registration key/code.

Licenses

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Subscription model

NetLimiter license is based on a time-limited subscription model.

Duration

User can choose between one or two year long subscription period.

Renewal method

There two renewal methods available:

  • Manual: The license has to be manually renewed after the subscription period expires. Until then, NetLimiter will work in the restricted mode.
  • Automatic: The subscription will be automatically renewed (using same payment method) on the day of the expiration.

Users can change this option anytime (after the purchase) using the license management page.

NetLimiter 4 license (code) in NetLimiter 5

All NetLimiter 4 licenses can be used in NetLimiter 5 for two years from the purchase date. For example: If your NetLimiter 4 license was purchased exactly 6 months ago, you can use your ver 4 code to unlock ver 5 and use it for 18 months. After this period expires, you can revert back to using NetLimiter 4 version or renew/purchase version 5 subscription period.

License type

There two types of licenses:

  • Standard: A single standard license can be registered only on one machine at the time (including virtual machines), but can be freely moved to other machines.
  • Unlimited: This license allows customers to install NetLimiter on unlimited number of machines which are in their possesion. This license is not availaible in our shop, please, contact us to get a custom price.

Registering your copy

There is no full version installer to download. To unlock a full and registered version of NetLimiter you have to enter your registration data into the installed trial version.

In main application's menu select HELP->About and registration, click on Enter code and enter your code, which you received in registration email.

The validity of registration code is checked online - users need a working internet connection in order to succesfully register their copy. NOTE: No personal user information is sent out during this process.

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Register NetLimiter automatically

To register your copy automatically, you have to run following PowerShell commands.

  • Reference the NetLimiter API library (located in your installation folder):

Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Locktime Software\NetLimiter\NetLimiter.dll"

  • Instantiate the NetLimiter service object:

$svc = New-Object "NetLimiter.Service.NLClient"

  • Connect to NetLimiter service on local machine:

$svc.Connect()

  • Enter your registration data:

$svc.SetRegistrationCodeAsync("AAAAA-BBBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD-EEEEE").GetAwaiter().GetResult();

PowerShell script file

You can also download this PS file with all the commands above.

To execute it successfully you need to...

  • Open the PS1 file (from a zip archive) and enter your registration key into command $svc.SetRegistrationCodeAsync("yourKey").GetAwaiter().GetResult();. Save it.
  • Open PowerShell console with Administrator privilages.
  • Execute the script file with command PS C:\CurrentFolder> & "C:\LocationOfPSFile\reg-nl-ver5.ps1"