The hardware option involves the use of a dongle server. The dongle server makes your USB dongle available across your network. When using a dongle server, it is not necessary to have the license dongle connected to the client; the connected client can access the protected data directly.
The use of a dongle server is quite limiting in that only one user can access the dongle at a time in a typical point-to-point network connection. There is a more versatile and user-friendly option in the form of Donglify – a software alternative that allows you to redirect USB security keys over the Internet.
