Upgrading your SNIP License
Upgrading your copy to the most current release of SNIP is always free for any model. Use the menu item: Help → Check for upgrades…
In order to add more streams and/or to unlock certain features, you must upgrade your copy of SNIP to next next model tier.
For Lite Users
The Lite (free) model of SNIP is limited to only 3 three streams at any time. And many of the advanced features (such as NEAR streams or PFAT operations), are disabled. You can upgrade a Lite copy of SNIP at any time to either Basic or Pro by purchasing a license key for that machine.
Besides the ability to add and operate more Base Station streams at the same time,
paid copies of SNIP also provide these additional features:
- Running NEAR streams
- Running PFAT Message Processing on any RTCM3.x stream
- PUSH-In devices can connect with prior reservations
- Allows IP Management and User Blocking
- Decoding more RTCM 3.x messages including all MSM types
- Supports Raw IP/TCP connections from pre-NTRIP devices
- Supports NTRIP Rev2 Connection types for Bases (as well as Rev1)
- Access to User IP reverse geo services
- Base Station and Systems logs and plots extend to a full 3½ year of prior data
- Access to 24/7 active monitoring services
- Basic supports 8 streams while Pro support 30 streams, both can be increased
- Supports various Web Page status reports
See this page for more details of the different models.
Order the BASIC model, $1,100.00
For Basic and Pro Users
Additional streams (also called slots) can be added to the to either the Basic or Pro models by purchasing stream license keys for that machine.
You can purchase additional streams in quantities of 1, 3, 10, 25, 50 or 100 as your network needs grow.
See this page for details on adding additional slots to your copy of SNIP.
The Pro model allows up to 5 NEAR streams, with every additional 10th stream, one additional NEAR stream is also added/allowed. The Pro model does not limit any of the PFAT functions.
And only the Pro model can run multiple Plug-In features including; sending eMail to your users and support staff, managing advanced user and customer accounting features (including various user restrictions), automatic periodic Back-Ups, running multiple Casters from the same host machine, automated email alerting when warning conditions occur for Users and/or Bases, and using a Web API to integrate SNIP management with your back-office and web systems.
You can upgrade a Basic model to a Pro model prorated on the current difference in the cost basis of your current machine at any time. In other words; the amount you paid for SNIP Basic, as well as any additional slots purchased, is credited (at 100%) towards your Pro purchase. Please contact us [ support at use-snip.com ] and we will provide you with a unique discount code you can then use an checkout.
Plug-Ins
The ability to run Plug-In features is limited to Pro users.
Plug-Ins allow SNIP enhancements for features that not all deployments want or need. Some Plug-Ins have wide appeal (such as the Enhanced User Management Plug-In) while other are of interest only for fairly specialized needs (such as the DSRC Plug-in for intelligent vehicle applications). Unlike SNIP itself (with its one time / lifetime purchase price and lifetime upgrades policy), Plug-In features must be renewed each year at a modest 15% of the purchase price.