Installation, launch, authorization

General information

The Guardant Protection Studio utility is the part of the Guardant SLK software licensing and protection developer tools

The utility is installed automatically as part of the Guardant SLK installation and depends on the type of operating system used: MS Windows or Linux.

Installation

OS MS Windows

1. Download the required version of Guardant SLK for OS MS Windows from https://www.guardant.com/support/developers/slk/.
      
   
   

   Note

   To download the latest version of Guardant SLK, after clicking the Download version [version] button, you should fill out and send the Download request form by specifying the required data and clicking the Send button.

   To download an earlier version of Guardant SLK, after clicking the icon you need to accept the License Agreement by ticking the appropriate checkbox and clicking the Terms accepted button.

2. Launch the file GuardantSLK-[utility version].msi.
3. In the Guardant Software Licensing Kit Setup:
   1. click Next;
   2. accept the License Agreement by selecting the appropriate field and click Next;
       
      
      
   3. specify the utility installation directory and the need for a shortcut in the Start menu and click Next;
      
      
      
   4. click Install to start the installation process; 
      
      
      
   5. Click Finish to complete the installation program. 
      

As a result, a Guardant Protection Studio shortcut will appear on the PC desktop and in the Start menu, if this was specified during installation.

The installation of Guardant Protection Studio is complete.

OS Linux

1. Download the required version of Guardant SLK for OS Linux from https://www.guardant.com/support/developers/slk/.
   
   
   

   Примечание

   To download the latest version of Guardant SLK, after clicking the Download version [version] button, you should fill out and send the Download request form by specifying the required data and clicking the Send button.

   To download an earlier version of Guardant SLK, after clicking the icon you need to accept the License Agreement by ticking the appropriate checkbox and clicking the Terms accepted button.

2. Unpack the GuardantSLK-[utility version].tar.gz archive using the Extract Here or Extract to commands from the context menu or by entering the following command in the terminal: 
   

   tar -xvf GuardantSLK-[версия утилиты].tar.gz

The installation of Guardant Protection Studio is complete.

Launch

Graphic mode

OS MS Windows

There are three ways to launch the utility.

Method 1.

Use a shortcut on the PC desktop (it is created automatically during Guardant SLK installation).

Method 2.

1. Enter Guardant Protection Studio in the Start menu search bar.
2. Launch the found application.

Method 3.

1. Go to the directory where the Guardant SLK is installed (by default, this is C:\Program Files (x86)\Guardant\Software Licensing Kit).
2. Go to the bin directory.
3. Launch the protection_studio.exe file.

OS Linux

There are two ways to launch the utility.

Method 1.

1. Open file manager.
2. Go to the directory where Guardant SLK is installed.
3. Go to the Software Licensing Kit/bin/x64 directory.
4. Launch the protection_studio file.

Method 2.

1. Open Terminal.
2. Enter the following commands sequentially:

cd [directory location Software Licensing Kit]/Software Licensing Kit/bin/x64
./protection_studio

Console mode

Utility console interface launch and use is described in Console mode. Integration with the build server. 

Authorization

Graphic mode

Guardant Protection Studio [utility version] authorization window opens automatically after the utility launch. 

For successful authorization follow the steps:

1. Click Settings and check that the Guardant Station address field contains the correct Guardant Station server address.
   

   If the registration is in the cloud version of the Guardant Station system, the Guardant Station address field should contain the address https://station.guardant.com/.

2. Click Back.
3. Enter the email address and password you used during the Guardant Station system registration.
4. Click Login.

Authorization completed.

By default, after authorization, the utility operates in standard mode.

To enable demo mode, it is necessary to move the Demo mode switch to the active position .

Console mode

The utility console mode does not require authorization.