Setup on-premise license server

Step 1: Download and install the licensing server and server administration GUI

Our licensing server and server administration GUI are are free of charge. Please download the appropriate package and refer to the administration guide installation instructions.

• Server for Windows
• Server for Linux & Mac OSX
• Administration Guide

Step 2: Send hardware key to us

When properly installed, please copy the hardware IDs of your server as described in the administration guide (page 19) and send it to sales@smartpls.com. In return we will send you a license file.

Step 3: Install the license

We will send you a license file that you can install using the server administration GUI (License -> Install New License) - see page 17 of the administration guide.

Step 4: Point SmartPLS installations to your licensing server

After you installed the license we sent to you, you can start pointing clients to the licensing server. Just let them enter the server IP address and port in the SmartPLS software. The default port is 16090.

Setup for automated deployments of the SmartPLS software

If want to hide the licensing dialog from your users (e.g. for automated deployments) you can setup the following parameters in a the SmartPLS configuration file to enforce the connection to your licensing server. The default configuration file is located, here:

• Windows: c:/program files/SmartPLS 4/smartpls.vmoptions
• MacOSX: /Applications/SmartPLS 4/smartpls/ (use the "Show Package Contents" from the context menu and the navigate to Contents/vmoptions.txt)

You can amend the following lines to setup the connection to your server:

-DlicenseServer=192.335.212.111:16090

-DlocalAdminEmail=admin@sample.org