Upgrading to the next BricsCAD version when having active maintenance (Network license)

Install the new , which contains the Bricsysネットワークライセンスマネージャー. In general, downloading, deployment and configuration is a duty for the network/system administrator. See the Setting up a Windows Network License Server article for more information.

Note:
  • The new Bricsysネットワークライセンスマネージャー uninstalls the old one automatically.
    Important: If you created a rlm.pw file with RLM V14.2 or earlier, that PW file is no longer valid. To fix this, you must delete the old PW file and create a new one. See the Setup RLM login article for more information.
  • The active licenses are kept and displayed in the new Bricsys Network License Manager dialog box.

All licenses under maintenance, where you are entitled to a version upgrade, are shown under the Update available category.

Click the Review updates button (1) to open the Review Updates dialog box to have an overview of which updates are available for that license.

Click the Update button (2) to update the license on your Network License Server.

Note: If the Bricsys Network License Manager dialog box was already open, you might need to click the refresh button () to have the Review updates button available.

If the update of a license is not automatically detected, retrieve the license key in the My licenses section under your account. See the Where can I find my licenses? article for more information. Next, enter the key in the Bricsys Network License Manager dialog box manually using the Add a license button.

For licenses that were offline activated:
  • If the license was activated offline, but the Network License Server has an internet connection, the update of the license will be detected automatically. The update process will be as described above.
  • If the Network License Server still does not have an internet connection:
    1. You need to revoke the license first. See the Deactivate or revoke a license article for more information. If no more revokes are available, you need to contact support.
      Remember: Only 2 revokes are possible per license.
    2. Retrieve the license key in the My licenses section under your account. See the Where can I find my licenses? article for more information.
    3. Activate the license using the offline process. See also the Offline/manual activation (Network license) article.
Important: Make sure you permanently delete all copies (including copies of older licenses files) of the BricsCAD Network license files that are currently on your companies’ servers (including those of your employees, contractors, etc.) in excess of those that you are entitled to. This means that you need to ensure that even copies of old Network licenses which have been upgraded to newer versions are deleted.
Note: Communicator for BricsCAD® licenses behave the same as BricsCAD licenses.

Benefits of the new Bricsys Network License Server

The new brings the following benefits:

  • It detects licenses that are covered by an active maintenance contract and provides the option to upgrade them on the Bricsys Network License Manager dialog box.
  • It has an improved User Interface that provides a good overview of all licenses deployed on a server.
  • It guides users to useful resources, such as Bricsys Help Center, Bricsys Support, RLM diagnostic tools, etc.