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1. The setup file. Usually Quaestor is distributed as a single installation executable;
2. You should accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) which is presented as part of the installation process;
3. A license string or a properly installed Qnowledge Licence Manager (QLM);

Quaestor license agreements

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In the EULA is mentioned that licenses for Quaestor are defined on the basis of user mode (A) (stand-alone or concurrent use) and User Levels (B) (End-User, Domain Expert, Knowledge Engineer). Please visit the topic on User levels and rights for more detail on user rights or click here to download an Excel sheet presenting a matrix of possibilities and limitations for the different user levels.

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1. Stand-alone: Quaestor is installed on every individual PC with its own license and activation string.
2. Concurrent use: Quaestor is installed as client version on any PC in a Local Area Network. Additional software (the Qnowledge Licence Manager ) manages the concurrent licenses. Concurrent user licenses are more expensive but are required to a smaller amount, depending on the desired availability.

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The most important difference between the stand-alone version and concurrent user version of Quaestor is that Quaestor can be installed freely on an arbitrary number of workstations in the company network. The moment Quaestor is started on a workstation the Licence Manager (running on a central server) will check whether and what type of licence is available for the specific workstation. When no licence is available Quaestor will work as a normal End-user version.

Licensing with the QLM is only allowed for computers on the local area network. The QLM may not be used for Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections or for other type of connections outside the local area network.

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You should have administrator rights to install the program. Quaestor will install files in your Program files directory. Please read the document Directory structure for more details on directories etc.

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When you choose "Register Quaestor using the Qnowledge License Manager" you should provide the computer name or IP address that has the QLM installed and the port you want to contact the QLM on (1001 by default). Note that this port should be equal to the setting of the QLM...

The licence manager can always be cancelled. In that case the type of licence and activation will depend on the information provided the moment the manager is cancelled.

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When Quaestor is used in combination with the Qnowledge Licence Manager, Quaestor will search for the QLM and make contact to receive a license string.

When the licence manager cannot be contacted, Quaestor will provide feedback and will continue as Demo/Reader version. When contact is made Quaestor will always start as End-User unless you are known as user in the QLM and have received a higher user level.

When connection is lost or the QLM is stopped while working with Quaestor, the program will warn the user and provide the opportunity to save files before it turns itself into a Reader version.

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After installing and activating the Quaestor program, it has created default directories and saved settings files (see also Directory structure ). In the Files tab of the options window of Quaestor (Tools>Options) the root path position of these default folders can be changed. Enabling the user or ICT department to make Quaestor start file dialogs on their own starting point (for instance a shared network disk).

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