Contents
 License Manager

Use the License Manager to create and administer a license database.

Introduction

What is License Manager?

How To..

Create a License Database

Open an Existing License Database

Assign a License to a PC

Deallocate a License

Search for a License Within a Database

Add a Single License to a Database

Add a Block of Licenses to a Database

View Information About an Allocated License

Troubleshoot License Manager Problems


What is License Manager

Each copy of the SolarNet PC networking software must be assigned a valid license number. Use the License Manager to create and assign license numbers. License Manager is an administrative tool that creates and maintains one or more databases of license numbers. You can locate a license database on a network server so it can be accessed from any PC on the network, or you can locate the database on a diskette to limit access.

You can enter an individual license number in License Manager, or use Code 1 and Code 2 numbers to create a block of available license numbers. In addition, you can enter an old style PC-NFS license number in License Manager and License Manager will automatically convert it to a new style license number. Once you have created a database of license numbers, use License Manager to assign a license to a PC, to deallocate a license, or to display information about a particular license.

The License Manager main dialog box displays the name of the PC to which the license is allocated, the date the license was assigned, and any other comments you care to enter regarding the license. If License Manager cannot determine the PC's name, the IP address to which the license is allocated is displayed instead, Unassigned license numbers are tagged "Available" in the License Manager main dialog box display area.

See Also:

License Installer


Creating a License Database

1.	Start License Manager by double-clicking its icon.

The License Manager main dialog box opens.

2.	Open the File menu and choose New.

The Create SolarNet License Database dialog box opens.

3.	Enter in the Database File and Name edit box the full path and name of the database.

Locate the database on a network file server to make it available from all networked PCs. Locate the database on a diskette to limit access to the database.

Note: By default, a license database filename is assigned a .LIC file extension. You can change this extension.

4.	Enter your Code 1 number in the Code 1 edit box.

5.	Enter your Code 2 number in the Code 2 edit box.

6.	Enter in the Num of Licenses edit box the number of licenses you are allowed to generate.

7.	Choose OK.

The Create License Database dialog box closes. The License Manager main window displays a list of available license numbers. The database is saved with the path and name you specified.

8. Choose Exit to exit from the License Manager.


Opening an Existing License Database

1.	Start License Manager by double-clicking its icon.

The License Manager main dialog box opens.

2.	Open the File menu and choose Open.

The Open License Database dialog box opens.

3.	Enter in the Filename edit box the full path and name of the license database you want to open.

Use the Directories panel to browse for the database file. It will have a .LIC extension.

4.	Choose OK.

The Open License Database dialog box closes. The License Manager main dialog box displays license numbers contained in the database you opened.

See Also:

Creating a License Database


Assigning a License to a PC

1.	Using License Manager, create a license database.

2.	Open the license database.

License numbers in the database are displayed in the License Manager dialog box. Unassigned licenses are tagged as "Available."

3.	Choose Assign License.

The Assign License dialog box opens.

4.	Enter in the PC Name edit box the name of the PC to which you want to assign the license.

5.	(Optional) Enter in the Comment edit box a pithy comment (up to 40 characters).

This comment will appear in the database along with the license number assignment.

6.	Choose OK.

The Assign License dialog closes and the license is assigned. The license number assigned appears highlighted in the main License Manager dialog.

7.	Choose Save.

Your changes to the license database are saved.

See Also:

Creating a License Database

Opening an Existing License Database


Deallocating a License

1.	Start License Manager and open a license database containing the license you want to deallocate.

The License Manager main dialog box displays licenses in the database.

2.	Select the license you want to deallocate.

The license is highlighted.

3.	Choose Deallocate License.

The license is deallocated and appears as available in the license database list.

4.	Choose Save.

Your changes to the license database are saved.

See Also:

Opening an Existing License Database


Searching for a License Within a Database

1.	 Start License Manager and open a license database.

The License Manager main dialog box displays licenses contained in the database.

2.	Choose Find.

The Search For dialog box opens.

3.	Enter in the Search For edit box one of the following:

The license number

The IP address associated with license

The PC name associated with the license

The date the license was assigned (in the form of xx/xx/xx)

4.	Choose OK.

If a match to your entry is found, the Search For dialog box closes and the license you are searching for is highlighted and displayed in the License Manager main dialog box. A message box displays if your entry cannot be matched.

See Also:

Opening an Existing License Database


Adding a Single License to a Database

1.	Start License Manager.

The License Manager main dialog box opens.

2.	Open the license database to which you want to add a single license.

The License Manager main dialog box displays the database contents.

3.	Choose Add One License.

The Add Single License dialog box opens.

4.	Select the type of license you want to add.

Your choices are PC-NFS License or SolarNet License.

5.	Enter in the License edit box the number of the license you want to add.

6.	Choose OK.

The Add Single License dialog box closes and the license number is included in the license database. PC-NFS numbers are converted to SolarNet PC networking software format. The added license number is available for assignment.

See Also:

Opening an Existing License Database

Assigning a License to a PC


Adding a Block of Licenses to a License Database
Adding a Block of Licenses to a Database

1.	Start License Manager.

The License Manager main dialog box opens.

2.	Use the File menu to open the license database to which you want to add licenses.

The License Manager main dialog box displays a list of license in the database.

3.	Choose Add Licenses.

The Add Block of Licenses dialog box opens.

4.	Enter a Code 1 and a Code 2 number in the edit boxes indicated.

5.	Enter the number of licenses these codes will generate in the edit box labeled Number of Licenses.

6.	Choose OK.

The Add Block of Licenses dialog box closes. A dialog box opens telling you about the state of the license addition operation.

7.	Choose OK to dismiss this dialog box.

8.	Choose Save.

Your changes to the license database are saved and the licenses are available for assignment.

See Also:

Opening an Existing License Database

Assigning a License to a PC


Viewing Information About an Allocated License

1.	Open a license database.

The License Manager main dialog box displays a list of allocated and unallocated license numbers.

2.	Double-click on an allocated license number to select it.

The license number is highlighted. The License Information dialog box opens and displays information about the selected license, including: the PC Name, IP address, License Number, and Comment.

3.	(Optional) In the Comment edit box, edit or add a comment about this license.

4.	Choose OK.

The License Information dialog box closes. The license comment is updated if necessary.

See Also:

Opening an Existing License Database


Troubleshooting License Manager Problems

Problem	Possible Causes	Solution
When you start Windows, you see a Temporary License message.	Your PC has a temporary license.	Run License Installer to install a permanent license.
When you start Windows, you see an Invalid License message.	Your SolarNet PC networking software license has either expired or is invalid.	Run License Installer to assign a new license and restart Windows.


PC-NFS License Number

A 14-character identifier in the format PC-NFSxxxxxxxx assigned to an individual copy of PC-NFS software. A PC-NFS license number can be temporary or permanent, and can reside locally in a PCNFS.SYS file or remotely in a PLUM database.


License Number

A unique 16-character identifier in the format XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX assigned to each copy of SolarNet PC networking software. A license number is permanent and is stored locally within the software.