Difference between revisions of "How to use your license on two computers at the same time"

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<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note:MultiCharts license can be running in online mode only at one PC at a time. You can use your license on PC#2 in offline mode.
 
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note:MultiCharts license can be running in online mode only at one PC at a time. You can use your license on PC#2 in offline mode.
In order to get real time data and trade you need to be authorized and run MultiCharts in online mode.</div>  
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In order to get real time data and trade MultiCharts needs to be authorized and running in online mode.</div>  
You can run your MultiCharts license in online mode only at one PC at a time. You can write your strategies and do backtesting in offline mode using your locally stored data on PC#2.
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You can run your MultiCharts license in online mode only at one PC at a time. Writing strategies and backtesting is possible on PC#2 in offline mode using locally stored data.
'''Here is how to do that:'''
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#Authorize MultiCharts with your registration name and code on PC#2 first;
#You need to login to MultiCharts with your registration name and code on PC#2 first
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#Switch MultiCharts to offline mode (MultiCharts -> File tab->Preferences->Data server mode-> Offline);
#Switch MultiCharts to offline mode (MultiCharts -> File tab->Preferences->Data server mode-> Offline)
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#Disable Internet connection on this PC;
#Disable Internet connection on this PC
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#Start MultiCharts on PC#1 in Online mode(MultiCharts -> File tab->Preferences->Data server mode-> Onine).
#Now you can start MultiCharts on PC#1 in online mode.
 
 
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note:While authorizing on PC#2 you will receive a message “Do you want to terminate the session on a different machine” if MultiCharts is currently running on PC#1.</div>
 
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note:While authorizing on PC#2 you will receive a message “Do you want to terminate the session on a different machine” if MultiCharts is currently running on PC#1.</div>
 
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Revision as of 19:22, 27 April 2012

Note:MultiCharts license can be running in online mode only at one PC at a time. You can use your license on PC#2 in offline mode. In order to get real time data and trade MultiCharts needs to be authorized and running in online mode.

You can run your MultiCharts license in online mode only at one PC at a time. Writing strategies and backtesting is possible on PC#2 in offline mode using locally stored data.

  1. Authorize MultiCharts with your registration name and code on PC#2 first;
  2. Switch MultiCharts to offline mode (MultiCharts -> File tab->Preferences->Data server mode-> Offline);
  3. Disable Internet connection on this PC;
  4. Start MultiCharts on PC#1 in Online mode(MultiCharts -> File tab->Preferences->Data server mode-> Onine).
Note:While authorizing on PC#2 you will receive a message “Do you want to terminate the session on a different machine” if MultiCharts is currently running on PC#1.