Advanced configurations

Once the network license server is set up, BricsCAD® may report error -17 when trying to connect to the server.

The reasons can be due to the presence of anti-virus software, and/or a firewall, and/or a proxy server.

Anti-virus

If anti-virus software is running on the server and blocking the license server program (rlm.exe on Windows, rlm on Linux/Mac), you need to unblock the RLM service in the anti-virus configuration.

See your anti-virus configuration on how to unblock services.

Firewall

If a firewall is installed between the server and BricsCAD®, 2 port numbers need to be opened in the firewall: the port number 5053 and the port number assigned to the Bricsys license server.

This port number is dynamically assigned when the license server starts. To open this port in the firewall, it must be first set in the Bricsys.lic file on the server:

  1. Open the License Server Administration web interface at http://localhost:5054.
  2. Click the Status button on the left. The Status for "rlm" on [LicenseServer] (port 5053) page opens.
  3. Look up the port number in the ISV Servers table. The port number is displayed in the bricsys row in the 2nd column.
  4. Copy this port number.

  5. Open the Bricsys.lic file in a text editor (for example Notepad, Gedit, ...). The default location of the file is C:\Program Files (x86)\Bricsys\Bricsys Network License Manager.

    You can fix the port number by modifying the line ISV bricsys into: ISV bricsys port=[port number], where [port number] must be replaced by port number copied from the ISV Servers table.
  6. In the firewall, open both numbers 5053 and the port number you added to the Bricsys.lic file.
  7. Shut down and restart the license server program.
Note: If this does not solve the problem, add the license server program (rlm.exe on Windows, rlm on Linux/Mac) as an exception onto the firewall exceptions and restart the license server again.

Proxy server

If a proxy server exists between BricsCAD® and the license server, proxy settings should be configured in BricsCAD®.

See the Proxy settings how to configure the proxy settings permanently for Network License use.