Installing the license server

CADMATIC License Server can be installed as part of a complete CADMATIC Marine installation, or by using a stand-alone license server installer.

In a single-seat installation of CADMATIC Marine (on a laptop, for example), the license server and the licensed software products are installed on the same computer.

In a multi-user environment, the license server is installed on a computer that is accessible to every computer that will be requesting licenses from the license server. This should be a computer that is dedicated to server use, so that the computer is always up and running.

Prerequisites

  • Computer to be used as the license server computer. This can also be a virtual computer. You can find the system requirements in docs.cadmatic.com/systemrequirements.

  • Internet connection using HTTPS protocol for connecting to Cadmatic's Product Services.

  • Free, unblocked TCP/IP ports for serving license requests (default is 2999) and using the web interface (default is 2998).

  • You have received an activation key from Cadmatic.

  • You have a user account for Cadmatic Customer Support Portal to download software or other materials.

Do the following:

  1. If you do not have the installer yet, do the following:

    1. Open https://support.cadmatic.com/ in a web browser and log in with your CADMATIC user account.

    2. Locate and download the CADMATIC Marine full installer (zip file, extract to disk after downloading).

      Note: You can download any installer to manage licenses for eBrowser or eShare.

  2. Launch the installer. To avoid permission issues that might be difficult to troubleshoot, we recommend that you run the setup file as an administrator.

  3. If you are using the complete CADMATIC Marine installer, select Outfitting installation or Hull installation, and then select License server from the list of applications.

    Then click Next.

  4. Accept the license agreement and click Next.

  5. Select the installation folder and click Next.

  6. In the license server installation option, select the activation key option, and then click OK.

    Note: Select License file (.cry) option ONLY if you have not been provided with an activation key (format xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx) and you have a valid .cry license file. See Installing the license server.

  7. On the TCP/IP Ports page, specify the ports to use, and then click Next.

    • License TCP/IP port – Specify the port to use for serving license requests. The default port is 2999.

      Important: CADMATIC Hull always uses the default port. Do not change the default port.

    • HTTP TCP/IP port – Specify the port to use for the web interface of the license server. The default port is 2998.

  8. Server License Manager dialog opens. Select the user interface language for Server License Manager application for this session, and then click Select.

  9. In the Server License Manager dialog, enter the activation key.

  10. Select Get or renew license from the Action drop-down menu, and then click Execute.

  11. Select the server license pool, if there are multiple, and then click Continue.

  12. Server License Manager prompts that the license file was obtained from the server, all services have restarted and CADMATIC License Server is ready to be used.

  13. Click Finish to exit the installer.

Results

The license server runs as a Windows service with the display name CADMATIC License Server 2.0 and service name dm_nlc_service2. The service starts automatically when the computer is restarted.

You can manage the license server as described in Managing licenses.

In case of problems, see Troubleshooting.