FlexloggerLite offline

[Aliaster]

I plan to use Flexlogger Lite for long-term continuous logging. To avoid forced reboots/updates by my IT team I used the Flexlogger offline installer on a PC that will not be networked. The full version trial has expired and there is a pop up message saying "simply log in to use Flexlogger Lite", to log in requires an internet connection. Is there any solution to get the Lite version running offline?

[ChristopheC · Accepted solution]

If you can temporarily connect this machine to the internet and log in using your NI credentials, FlexLogger should not ask you to log in after that.

[Aliaster]

I'll try and get temporary access with this (long un-updated) PC). Thank you for your help.

[Devin_K · Accepted solution]

Yes, the free FlexLogger Lite requires you to be logged in, which may require internet access.  I believe if you leave FlexLogger running for your long-term test you should be fine after logging in, but if you close and re-open FlexLogger again in the future it may require you to re-authenticate again by connecting to the internet.  I don't know the details, but I believe the cached credentials may expire after a certain amount of time.

The full paid version of FlexLogger does not require you to be logged in, so purchasing a license would be the other way to avoid this issue.  I understand that this might not be something you want to do though, especially if you don't need any of the paid FlexLogger features.

[Aliaster]

I bought a WiFi dongle to allow authentication that avoids connecting via the LAN. It ran fine overnight and I plan to leave it running over the next week to check its reliability.  After closing/opening the program and after a reboot it's still not asking for my credentials. If it does ask again the temporary Wifi connection is a straightforward solution. As long as it doesn't stop working while logging, which I doubt it would, FlexloggerLite looks to be an excellent option for basic logging/display with NI hardware. Thanks.