Setting up a Windows Network License Server

In general, Bricsys Network License Server downloading, deployment and configuration is a duty for the network/system administrator.

Downloading Bricsys Network License Server

Download the Bricsys Network License Server (Windows) from here.

Note:

The Bricsys Network License Server contains the RLM server and the Bricsys Network License Manager.
The Bricsys Network License Server is powered by a recent version of RLM framework (V15.2). See more information in the Bricsys Network License Server - Release Notes.

Remember: Bricsys Network License Manager does not support updating licenses that are manually merged into one complex file, it supports the default setup: one Bricsys software license per file.

New installation of Bricsys Network License Server

In the Bricsys Network License Server Setup dialog box, make sure to tick all the checkboxes.

Start automatically as a Windows service

After the installation, the Bricsys Network License Manager dialog box opens. Click the Add License button to open the Activate New Network License dialog box and enter your network license to activate it. See more information the Online activation (Network license) article.

You can later open the Bricsys Network License Manager dialog box using the Bricsys Network License Manager desktop shortcut.

Note: If no active license is detected on your system, the Activate New Network License dialog box will show first.

Each time you start Windows, the license server is automatically started as a service. You can do this later with the following command in the elevated command prompt: rlm.exe -dlog rlm.log -install_service.

Open server administration web interface: After the installation, the Reprise License Server Administration web interface opens. It allows you to manage the network license. You can open the Reprise License Server Administration later by clicking the License Server Administration shortcut in the Start menu.

Upgrading Bricsys Network License Server

Download and install the Bricsys Network License Server on the computer used as Network License Server.

Note: The installation restarts the license server.

Installation from the Command line

You can also start the Bricsys Network License Server from a command window.

Install the Bricsys Network License Server using a terminal, such as Command Prompt or PowerShell:

Type: msiexec /i "<FullPath>\Bricsys-NetworkLicenseServer-V1.0.0-1.msi"

Note: Replace <FullPath> with the path where Bricsys-NetworkLicenseServer-V1.0.0-1.msi was downloaded.

By default, the options Start automatically as a Windows service and Open server administration web interface are disabled when installing via the Command line. To enable these options, use the respective parameters INSTALLSERVICE and OPENWEBINTERFACE.

For example, msiexec /qb /i "<FullPath>\Bricsys-NetworkLicenseServer-V1.0.0-1.msi" INSTALLSERVICE=1 installs as a service without showing the web interface.