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Setting Up A Licence Server For Site Network Licenses
Posted by Luis Sousa on 23-Jul-22 04:17 PM

In summary, the steps to set up DesignBuilder Site Licenses are: 

Step 1- Setting up the Server service and activate the code.

  1. Download the designb_rlm_vxx.zip file from the Download > Server Software area of the DesignBuilder website - latest version is Site License Server for Windows (RLM v11)
  2. Extract the files in the designb_rlm_vxx.zip file to the folder on the server to be used to store DesignBuilder site license files (e.g. c:\RLMSERVER)
  3. Obtain the License file by clicking on activate.cmd *, following instructions on the activation webpage and saving the license file to the site license folder.
  4. Run the RLM server as a service and start the service.

*The activate.cmd command works only in servers with internet connection. For server computers without internet access refer to If your server cannot access the Internet

The above steps are described in detail at Setting Up A Licence Server For Site Network Licenses online help. 

Step 2- Setting up Client Machines

To set up site network licensing on a client computer (i.e. the computer that is to run DesignBuilder) follow the instructions below.
Open the Licence Manager dialog (Help > Licence). Click on the Licence button to open the Licence Manager Wizard.



Select the Site network licence option and press Next.

 

On the second page enter: 

  1. Either the name of the server or its IP address.



You can find the IP address of your server by typing ipconfig in the Windows Command box on the server machine.

  1. The port number which will usually be 5053.

When you click the Finish button the connection to the License Server is established based on the port number and IP address you provided on the dialog.
If the site network licence connection was successful you will be shown the Modules Licence tab displaying the licence status of each module.

 

Once back to the main License Manager dialog you can check out or check back in module licenses through the check boxes in the Use column for each module.
If the server host name or IP address was incorrect, if that server is not running or if the Licence Server service isn't running then the licences will not be accessed and error messages are displayed.

See the Troubleshooting help section if you come across with license issues.

Last revision:11.08.2021
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