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Network License Server Licenses

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This topic refers to the network licensing of the following products only:
  • DriveWorks Administrator
  • DriveWorks User

For information regarding the licensing of DriveWorks Live, please refer to License Manager DriveWorks Live.

Network License Server Licenses

When using DriveWorks License Management as the network license server follow the steps in the section To Add Licenses to the Server below.

If the location of the License Server is being changed please follow the steps in To Return a Floating License below.

To Add Licenses to the Server

  1. Launch DriveWorks License Management from Windows Start button>All Programs> DriveWorks [version number]>License Management Tool.

    Select the Network License Server tab and click Stop Service from the Server Control section (If the service is already stopped leave it in this state).

  2. Select the Network License Server Licenses tab.

    Click Add License.

    Shows Network License Server Lincenses tab where you add the license.

  3. Enter the license code or copy and paste it if you have it electronically.

    Click Next.

    Shows the add License window where you add the floating license.

  4. If this is your first time activating a license on the machine you will have to fill out the required registration information.

    Filling out information for that machine that you are registaring.

    To activate automatically (with Internet connection) see Automatic Activation.

    To activate manually (no Internet connection) see Manual Activation.

    Click Next.

  5. The license will then be activated.

    Activation progressw bar.

  6. When the license has been successful activated you will get this activation successful message.

  7. Select the Network License Server tab.

    Click Start Service to restart the license server.

    Restarting the license server in Network License Server tab.

To Return a Network License

  1. Launch DriveWorks License Management from Windows Start button>All Programs> DriveWorks [version number]>License Management Tool.

    Select the Network License Server tab and click Stop Service from the Server Control section. (If the service is already stopped leave it in this state).

    License Manager Tool on the Network License Server tab.

  2. Select the Network License Server Licenses tab and select the license you wish to return and click Return Selected.

    Shows Network License Server Lincenses tab where you select your license to return.

  3. The License will then be returned.

    Return License progress bar.

  4. When the license has successfully be returned you will get this return successful message.

    License successfully returned message.

  5. Click the Start Service button to restart the network license server.

    Start License server.