Installation Guide. Flowbox version Installation Guide version 4. Requirements 2. Single / client installation 2 Windows 2 Linux 8 MacOS 11

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1 Installation Guide Flowbox version Installation Guide version 4 Requirements 2 Single / client installation 2 Windows 2 Linux 8 MacOS 11 Floating License Server Installation 15 Windows 15 Linux 16 MacOS 17

2 Requirements CPU: x86-64 processor (like Intel Core 2 Duo or later) Video Card: Minimum 1024 MB RAM, supporting OpenGL 4.0 and above Hard Drive: 500 MB free disk space RAM: Recommended at least 4 GB RAM Operating System: Windows (64 bit, 7 and above) macos (10.11 and above), Linux (compatible CentOS/RHEL 6 and above, other Linux distribution e.g. Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Gentoo should work although Flowbox has not been tested on it) Single / client installation Windows 1. Download the Flowbox package for Windows (.exe or.zip format) the name of the package will be in the form: Flowbox-windows-X.Y.Z.ABCD-YYYY.MM.DD.exe zip Where: X.Y.Z is the Flowbox version ABCD is the build number YYYY.MM.DD is the date when package was created 2. Download the license file in.lic format, the license file will be present on the FTP together with the packages to which you will get access by , either after purchase or after signing up for a trial. 3. Install Flowbox a. If you downloaded the.exe package: i. Double click on it. The interactive installer will start. Proceed with the Next button. Flowbox Installation Guide 2

3 ii. Change the installation path if needed. Proceed with the Next button. Flowbox Installation Guide 3

4 iii. Choose if you wish to create desktop and start menu icons. Proceed with the Next button. iv. The install process will start. Please wait. Flowbox Installation Guide 4

5 v. After completing the installation you can run Flowbox right away by checking the Launch Flowbox option and then clicking on Finish button. b. If you downloaded the.zip package: i. Extract it (use built-in Windows archive tool, 7-zip or similar) to the directory of your choice e.g. C:\Flowbox ii. Open the directory C:\Flowbox\Flowbox-X.Y.Z.ABCD-YYYY.MM.DD and double click the Flowbox.bat file to run Flowbox. No other installation steps are needed. 4. If the Smart Screen window appears please click first the More info button and then the Run anyway button. Flowbox Installation Guide 5

6 5. When Flowbox runs for the first time the license window will appear point to the license file (.lic file, you have downloaded in step 2) or fill out the Flowbox Floating License Server 1 information if you have the Flowbox Floating License Server installed on your network. 6. If you have pointed to a valid license or the Flowbox client reached the Floating Server with the address you have provided you will get the information that the license file is valid. Click the Ok button to proceed. Flowbox Installation Guide 6

7 7. Please read and accept the EULA. Then click Accept to run Flowbox. 8. Please refer to the User Guide, Cheat Sheet and Video Tutorials to learn how to work efficiently with Flowbox Flowbox Installation Guide 7

8 Linux 1. Download the Flowbox package for Linux (.tar.gz format) the name of the package will be in form: Flowbox-linux-X.Y.Z.ABCD-YYYY.MM.DD.tar.gz Where: X.Y.Z is the Flowbox version ABCD is the build number YYYY.MM.DD is the date when package was created 2. Download the license file in.lic format the license file will be present on the FTP together with the packages to which you will get access by , either after purchase or after signing up for a trial. 3. Extract the package (use tar tool or similar) to the directory of your choice e.g. with the command: tar xzf Flowbox-linux-X.Y.Z.ABCD-YYYY.MM.DD.tar.gz 4. Start Flowbox with Flowbox.sh script or install (create desktop entries and optional desktop icons) with Install.sh script 5. When Flowbox runs for the first time the license window will appear point to the license file (.lic file, you have downloaded in the step 2) or fill out the Flowbox Floating License Server 1 information if you have the Flowbox Floating License Server installed in your network. Flowbox Installation Guide 8

9 6. If you have pointed to a valid license or reached the Floating Server you will get information that the license file is valid. Click the Ok button to proceed. 7. Please read and accept the EULA. Then click Accept to run Flowbox. Flowbox Installation Guide 9

10 8. Please refer to the User Guide, Cheat Sheet and Video Tutorials to learn how to work efficiently with Flowbox Flowbox Installation Guide 10

11 MacOS 1. Download the Flowbox package for MacOS (.dmg format) the name of the package will be in form: Flowbox-mac-X.Y.Z.ABCD-YYYY.MM.DD.dmg Where: X.Y.Z is the Flowbox version ABCD is the build number YYYY.MM.DD is the date when package was created 2. Download the license file in.lic format, the license file will be present on the FTP together with the packages to which you will get access by , either after purchase or after signing up for a trial. 3. Double click on the package, the following screen will appear: Flowbox Installation Guide 11

12 4. Drag and drop the Flowbox icon the the Application folder. The installation is finished. 5. When Flowbox runs for the first time the license window will appear point to the license file (.lic file, you have downloaded in the step 2) or fill out the Flowbox Floating License Server 1 information if you have the Flowbox Floating License Server installed in your network. 6. If you have pointed to the valid license or reached the Floating Server you will get the information that the license file is valid. Click the Ok button to proceed. Flowbox Installation Guide 12

13 7. Please read and accept the EULA. Then click Accept to run Flowbox. Flowbox Installation Guide 13

14 8. Please refer to the User Guide, Cheat Sheet and Video Tutorials to learn how to work efficiently with Flowbox 1 To install the Flowbox Floating License Server refer to the Floating License Server Installation section ; to run the Floating Server you have to first buy the floating license. The node-locked will not work. The Floating license address should be entered as a bare IPv4 address (not the Host Name or URL) Flowbox Installation Guide 14

15 Floating License Server Installation Please install the Floating Server first and provide the IP address (of the floating server) while running Flowbox for the first time. If you provide the license to Flowbox itself it will run in node-locked mode and a license reset from our side will be necessary. Windows The following instruction will guide you how to install the Flowbox Floating License Server as the Windows service (the most preferable option on Windows). If you want to use the Flowbox Floating Licence Server in another way (without using the Windows services) there is also the.bat file located at Flowbox directory at: LicenseServer\FlowboxLicenseServer.bat TIP: 1. Download either the.exe or.zip package and install it. Download also the license file (refer to the Single Installation Windows section for more information). 2. Place the license file in the LicenseServer directory located in your Flowbox installation directory. 3. Press Windows Start (or Windows key ), type cmd and click with right mouse button on it, choose Run as administrator. 4. Navigate to the Flowbox package location with the cd command, e.g.: cd C:\Flowbox\Flowbox-X.Y.Z.ABCD-YYYY.MM.DD and run the command: FlowboxLSInstall.bat install 5. Finished. After this, Windows Service should be created and running. A. If the server is not connected to the Internet, offline activate the licence using the instructions and tool from and then run the License Server with the --offlineactivationkey option. B. If you have an additional firewall between the server and clients please make sure the 5564 port is unlocked. C. Please refer to the README located at LicenseServer directory in the Flowbox installation directory to get the instruction and information on how to remove the Licence Server) Flowbox Installation Guide 15

16 Linux The following instruction will guide you how to install the Flowbox Floating License Server as the service. If you want to use the Flowbox Floating Licence Server in another way (without using the service) there is also the.sh script located in the Flowbox directory at: LicenseServer\FlowboxLicenseServer.sh TIP: 1. Download the.tar.gz package and install it. Download also the license file (refer to the Single Installation Linux section for more information). 2. Place the license file in the LicenseServer directory located in your Flowbox installation directory or change path to the directory containing the licence in script LicenseServer/resources/ServiceTemplate.sh (LICPATH variable in 18 line) 3. Install the service by executing sudo./flowboxlsinstall.sh from the LicenseServer directory 4. Unlock 5564 port in iptables/firewall/etc. or add --port option when running the lasc-floating executable if necessary. A. If the server is not connected to the Internet, offline activate the licence at and then run the License Server with the --offlineactivationkey option. B. Please refer to README located at LicenseServer directory in Flowbox installation directory to get the instruction and information how to remove the Licence Server) Flowbox Installation Guide 16

17 MacOS The following instruction will guide you how to install the Flowbox Floating License Server as the service. If you want to use the Flowbox Floating Licence Server in other way (without using the service) there is also the.sh script located at Flowbox directory, typically at: /Applications/Flowbox.app/Contents/Resources/LicenseServer/Flowbox_Licen seserver.sh To install the Floating License Server service follow the below steps (in terminal): 1. Go to your Flowbox installation directory if you didn't customize it it will be: cd /Applications/Flowbox.app/Contents/Resources/LicenseServer 2. Execute the command:./install_ls.sh -f <flowbox_dir_path> -l <licence_dir_path> [-g <log_dir>] Where: <flowbox_dir_path> by default is /Applications/Flowbox.app if your Flowbox installation is in other directory please specify that directory <licence_dir_path> is the directory that contains flowbox licence file (.lic ) [optional] <log_dir> is the directory for logs, it defaults to /var/log; logs are always separated into two files: flowbox_server_err.log and flowbox_server_out.log TIP: A. Install command for example could look like:./install_ls.sh -f /Applications/Flowbox.app -l /Users/flowbox/OSX_floating_license_server/ B. If the server is not connected to the Internet, offline activate the licence at using the instructions and tool from and then run the License Server with the --offlineactivationkey option. C. If you have an additional firewall between the server and clients please make sure the 5564 port is unlocked. D. Please refer to README located at LicenseServer directory in Flowbox installation directory to get the instruction and information how to remove the Licence Server) Flowbox Installation Guide 17