Aura uses a concurrent user licensing model, allowing organizations to share a pool of processing seats across multiple users, devices, and work locations. This model ensures licenses are used efficiently, providing access when and where it is needed without tying seats to specific machines.
User access and permissions are managed through Emesent User Management. Administrators can invite new users, update roles, adjust permissions, or remove access at any time. This centralized approach ensures your organization maintains full oversight of who can sign in and use Aura’s processing capabilities.
To process data in Aura, you must sign in with your Emesent account. After logging in, Aura checks your organization’s license pool and assigns a seat automatically if one is available. If no seat is free, Aura will still open normally, but processing features will remain disabled until a license becomes available.
You can view your current license status at any time by selecting License in the top-right corner of Aura. This panel displays whether you have an active seat, its expiry details, and whether it is currently checked out for offline use. Aura also provides notifications when your license is nearing expiry or if your offline period is reaching its limit.
License Usage Reminder
Aura monitors license usage throughout your session. If you check out a license for offline work, make sure you return it when you no longer need it. This helps keep seats available for other users within your organization.
Legacy Licensing (Aura 1.10.2 and earlier)
In Aura versions 1.10.2 and earlier, licenses were managed via a physical USB dongle. The dongle had to remain connected while using Aura to maintain access to processing features. While dongle-based licensing is still supported for older versions, it is no longer used in Aura 2.0 and above.