Description

CS Floating License Server is intended for using some CADSoftTools products in Floating Licenses mode. This mode allows using a restristed amount of user licenses on an unlimited number of working places. In other words, when a customer buys one or more user Floating Licenses he/she can use them wherever the respective software has been installed. If he/she has several computers which will not use a CADSoftTools product at the same time he/she doesn’t need to purchase licenses for all these computers. It is just enough to purchase Floating Licenses for the estimated maximal number of simultaneously run copies of the CADSoftTools product. Floating Licenses make your life more convenient and save your money.

CS Floating License Server supports ABViewer.

Technical features

Floating Licenses are intended for usage in TCP/IP net. The package consists of the program CS Floating License Server and CADSoftTools product installed on computers in the TCP/IP net.

A multi-user floating license uses a server to issue licenses to remote applications. CS Floating License Server must be run under Windows NT platform (NT 4, 2000, XP, 2003) Server or Workstation for storing and managing registration data.

Every time a client uses a floating license he/she connects to CS Floating License Server and gets ("leases") a license from that server so the number of available licenses on this server is decreased. When client finishes his or her work, the license is returned to CS Floating License Server and it is available for other machines.

How to use...

After purchasing CADSoftTools product with Floating Licenses a customer receives a letter with a registration key and respective links where he/she can find ZIP files with CADSoftTools product and CS Floating License Server. After installing both products he has to perform two steps.

Step 1: install CS Floating License Server on a computer under Windows NT platform (NT 4, 2000, XP, 2003) Server or Workstation for storing and managing registration data.

• Run CS Floating License Server.
• Press Add button.
• Select the necessary CADSoftTools product in the respective drop down list of the Application dialog.
• Enter the registration key in the Key field. This key is in the letter sent from CADSoftTools web site. Screenshot

Step 2: install CADSoftTools product on a computer with an access to TCP/IP net.

• ABViewer (click here to go to the web page):
  • Run ABViewer
  • Select Help > Floating License Registration menu item.
  • The Floating License dialog will arise.
  • Check the Use Floating License Server option.
  • Enter a server name or Internet IP-address of the computer where CS Floating License Server has been installed in the field Host.
  • enter the necessary port in the field Port (5000 by default).
  • Select the necessary version of ABViewer (Standard, Professional or Enterprise) in the App drop down list. Screenshot

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