HOW TO LICENSE NOVAPOINT

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1 NOVAPOINT bit HOW TO LICENSE NOVAPOINT Note: Where this guide differs from the description in the guide included in the CD cover, it is the description in this guide that applies. Copyright 2012, Vianova Systems AS. All rights reserved

2 Contents Single user licensing... 3 Install license hardware lock... 3 Network licensing... 4 License server system requirements... 4 Install network license manager... 5 Start the network license manager... 5 Other licensing issues... 7 Uninstall network license manager... 8 General licensing matters... 9 License file content... 9 Adding extra licenses to an existing license file References... 11

3 Single user licensing To license your Novapoint software on a stand-alone computer, you must install a hardware lock and a license file. Install license hardware lock This section includes information for installing the license hardware lock on a stand-alone computer. To install the hardware lock on a stand-alone computer 1. Insert the USB key to a free USB port on the computer. Windows will find and install the required drivers from Windows Update. 2. Copy the license file to a folder on your local hard drive. (eg. C:\Novapoint License) 3. Click the Novapoint start icon and start Novapoint 4. In the FLEXlm license finder dialog select Specify the license file and click Next 5. Browse to the location of your license file, select this file and click Next The license file is delivered separately from your Novapoint distributor. 3

4 Network licensing In order to run your Novapoint application and retrieve a network license, a license server is required. License server system requirements The hardware and software requirements for the license server are: Hardware Requirement Notes Processor RAM As recommended by Microsoft for Windows Server 2008 As recommended by Microsoft for Windows Server 2008 Video 1024 x 768 VGA with True Color Requires a Windows-supported display adapter Hard disk Pointing device DVD-ROM Network interface card Installation 30 MB Mouse, trackball or other device Any speed (for installation only) TCP/IP Software Requirement Notes Operating System Windows Server bit Windows Server 2008 R2 4

5 Install network license manager To install the network license manager, insert the Novapoint DVD into the license server s DVD drive. The Novapoint Launcher starts automatically. If not, run the file setup.exe on the DVD drive. (It is recommended to install and run the Novapoint License Service as a separate service. Merge the Novapoint License into other license services may cause problems) 1. Click the Install Network License Manager link on License Novapoint page in the Launcher to start the InstallShield Wizard for the network license manager. 2. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Network License Manager page, click Next. 3. On the Custom Setup page, select the Novapoint_License feature to be installed on local hard drive. Specify the directory for installation of the network license manager. This directory will henceforth be referred to as [License Directory]. Click Next. 4. On the Ready to Install the Program page, click Install. 5. On the InstallShield Wizard Complete page, click Finish. Start the network license manager To start the network license manager 1. Start the lmtools program by selecting Start->Programs->Novapoint License->lmTools 2. Select the Config Services tab. 3. Create a name for the Service Name, e.g. Novapoint License Service. 4. Set the Path to the lmgrd.exe file to be [License Directory]\lmgrd.exe. 5. Set the Path to the license file to be [License Directory]\License\[License File], where [License File] is defined freely, but must have.lic or.dat extension. This is the file you receive from your Novapoint distributor. (See License file retrieval below). Note: Make sure the filename is no more than 20 characters. Also use only standard characters (A-Z, 0-9) in the filename. 6. Set the file name and path to the debug log file to be [License Directory]\Log\[Log File], where [Log File] is defined freely, but must have.log extension. 7. It is recommended to run the license server (lmgrd.exe) as a Window Service, thus tick the Use Services. 5

6 8. It is recommended to automatically start the network license manager (lmgrd.exe) when restarting the server, thus tick Start Server at Power Up. 9. Click Save Service. 10. Select the Start/Stop/Reread tab. 11. Select the Novapoint License Server and click Start Server. 12. Exit from the lmtools program. License file retrieval Before you configure the license service you need a valid license file. This can be retrieved by ing your Novapoint distributor. In order to generate the license file, the Host Name and Mac address on the network card must be known. Start up lmtools.exe on the license server. Select the System Settings tab where the system settings needed to generate a valid license file can be found: Note: If the license server has more than one network card, make sure any Virtual / Wireless network cards are disabled. Any other physical network card may be selected. 6

7 Your Novapoint distributor will need the following information to generate a valid license: The product name, and quantity. Server name (host name). Host ID number (also called Ethernet Address, Mac Address or Physical Address ). An address where you want to receive the license file. Redirecting the Novapoint client Every Novapoint client needs to know about the license server. On the Novapoint client: 13. Click the Novapoint start icon to launch Novapoint The FLEXlm License finder will ask where to find the license file / license server 1. Select Specify License Server and click Next 2. Enter the name of the license server and click Next. By doing this, FLEXlm will place the Server Name in the Registry, e.g. as this: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager Note: There are many different options on how to assign the servername etc. For details, see the FLEXlm End User Guide. Other licensing issues As default the client machine will search for the license server using port trough If you want to specify a specific port number you will have to edit the license file on the License Server and make sure the client uses the same port number: Edit license file on the License Server: 1. Open the License file in Notepad 2. Add the desired port number (eg ) at the end of the first line: SERVER testpc F On the Client computer: 1. Open the registry editor to modify the FLEXlm License Manager registry setting: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager] 2. Modify the Novapoint License File key value: NOVAPT_LICENSE_FILE="27001@testpc4" An alternative to edit the registry is using the License server search path tool found in the start menu: Programs Novapoint - Tools Make sure your firewall is configured to allow traffic on your desired port. This has to be configured on both server and client It is not recommended to have more than one license file in the same folder. 7

8 Uninstall network license manager To uninstall the network license manager 1. Start the lmtools program by selecting Start->Programs->Novapoint License->lmTools. 2. Select the Start/Stop/Reread tab. 3. Click Stop Server. 4. In the Control Panel, double-click Programs and features. 5. In the Programs and features window, select Network License Manager in the list, and then click Remove. 6. (Delete the folder [License Directory] with all subfolders and files.) 7. Update registry. FLEXlm stores on all locations where a valid license has been checked out in registry. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager\ Key: NOVAPT_LICENSE_FILE. 8. Delete the content of this key to reset license storage path. 8

9 General licensing matters License file content You should have received the license file with its valid content by . Open the file in a text editor. The start of the file should look like the following: SERVER TestPC 0008a1180ee4 VENDOR NOVAPT USE_SERVER INCREMENT NP_BASE NOVAPT permanent 5 DUP_GROUP=UH \ Vianova Systems AS" SIGN="079B 473E 0154 D4C3 61E8 388D E48E A39E \ B79E EA 680F 65CB 782C 81BC E38 FD47 B1A3 B2DA \ D8 08B D4 597D EDD1 28B8 547D" INCREMENT NP_ROAD NOVAPT permanent 5 \ VENDOR_STRING=DEPENDS:NP_ROAD>NP_BASE; DUP_GROUP=UH \ Vianova Systems AS" SIGN=" BBC9 EA10 8FA6 EAA2 70C0 D6B9 \ 551D D0E B75E C143 93E A9C6 EE93 C623 E5B9 \ 295B AE2D 6ABB 9AD2 5CDC D B671 DCA1 1963" The name of the license file is not important, but it must have.lic or.dat as extension. The following table shows a short description of the various fields. For more detailed information, see the FLEXlm End User Guide. ServerName and Host ID VendorDaemon IncrementName VendorName Version ExpirationDate NumberOfLicense VENDOR_STRING= DUP_GROUP= ISSUED= NOTICE= SIGN= Binds the license to a particular server. The name of the server-side Novapoint license daemon. Name of the Novapoint module Name of the Novapoint vendor daemon (NOVAPT) The product license version The license is valid until this date. Specifies the number of maximum allowed users of a given license, hosted on this particular server. Defines a vendor specific configuration setting. Defines how the server does or does not handle the sharing of multiple license requests. Default for Novapoint applications is Host and User, meaning that the same user on a given host can use multiple copies of the same license. The date when the license file was generated by your Novapoint distributor. An optional field used for company information. The encrypted signature used to authenticate the attributes of the license file. Note: Make sure the formatting of the license file is as displayed above. In some configurations, line shift is not treated correctly, making the license file unreadable to the license server. 9

10 Adding extra licenses to an existing license file Adding new licenses to an existing license file is done manually by copying the content of the new file to the existing file at the server. Copy the block from the new file starting with INCREMENT into the existing license file. Users can only add extra licenses to an existing license file in case the HOSTID is the same. Note: You must stop and restart the license service to make the changes take effect, using lmtools.exe. It is not necessary to reboot the server. Existing file: SERVER TestPC 0008a1180ee4 VENDOR NOVAPT USE_SERVER INCREMENT NP_BASE NOVAPT permanent 5 DUP_GROUP=UH \ Vianova Systems AS" SIGN="079B 473E 0154 D4C3 61E8 388D E48E A39E \ B79E EA 680F 65CB 782C 81BC E38 FD47 B1A3 B2DA \ D8 08B D4 597D EDD1 28B8 547D" INCREMENT NP_ROAD NOVAPT permanent 5 \ VENDOR_STRING=DEPENDS:NP_ROAD>NP_BASE; DUP_GROUP=UH \ Vianova Systems AS" SIGN=" BBC9 EA10 8FA6 EAA2 70C0 D6B9 \ 551D D0E B75E C143 93E A9C6 EE93 C623 E5B9 \ 295B AE2D 6ABB 9AD2 5CDC D B671 DCA1 1963" New license file received from your Novapoint distributor: SERVER TestPC 0008a1180ee4 VENDOR NOVAPT USE_SERVER INCREMENT NP_ROAD_PROFESSIONAL NOVAPT permanent 1 \ VENDOR_STRING=DEPENDS:NP_ROAD_PROFESSIONAL>NP_BASE; \ DUP_GROUP=UH ISSUED=20-Feb-2012 NOTICE="This license is usable \ only by Vianova Systems AS" SIGN=" C D8DA 19A0 \ A9F CB B00 64FC C430 AB D28 BFE \ F A451 25BC 5FC5 C836 B0F A5A 2DCC 4058 B720" Combined license file: SERVER TestPC 0008a1180ee4 VENDOR NOVAPT USE_SERVER INCREMENT NP_BASE NOVAPT permanent 5 DUP_GROUP=UH \ Vianova Systems AS" SIGN="079B 473E 0154 D4C3 61E8 388D E48E A39E \ B79E EA 680F 65CB 782C 81BC E38 FD47 B1A3 B2DA \ D8 08B D4 597D EDD1 28B8 547D" INCREMENT NP_ROAD NOVAPT permanent 5 \ VENDOR_STRING=DEPENDS:NP_ROAD>NP_BASE; DUP_GROUP=UH \ Vianova Systems AS" SIGN=" BBC9 EA10 8FA6 EAA2 70C0 D6B9 \ 551D D0E B75E C143 93E A9C6 EE93 C623 E5B9 \ 295B AE2D 6ABB 9AD2 5CDC D B671 DCA1 1963" INCREMENT NP_ROAD_PROFESSIONAL NOVAPT permanent 1 \ VENDOR_STRING=DEPENDS:NP_ROAD_PROFESSIONAL>NP_BASE; \ DUP_GROUP=UH ISSUED=20-Feb-2012 NOTICE="This license is usable \ only by Vianova Systems AS" SIGN=" C D8DA 19A0 \ A9F CB B00 64FC C430 AB D28 BFE \ F A451 25BC 5FC5 C836 B0F A5A 2DCC 4058 B720" 10

11 References Release Notes Linked to from the About Novapoint page in the Launcher. Novapoint Installation Guide this document, stored on the DVD in the Bin\Doc folder, and linked to from the Install Novapoint page in the Launcher. How to License Novapoint stored on the DVD in the Bin\Doc folder, and linked to from the Licensing Novapoint page in the Launcher. FLEXlm End User Guide stored on the DVD in the Bin\Doc folder, and linked to from the Licensing Novapoint page in the Launcher. Contact Info stored on the DVD in the Bin\Doc folder, and linked to from the About Novapoint page in the Launcher. 11