Floating License Server Registration
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How to register ABViewer Floating license
- Download CST Floating License Server at: http://cadsofttools.com/download/floating.zip
- Install the software for floating licenses on the server: unzip the floating.zip archive and run setup.exe.
- Run the Administration Console for CST License Server in one of the following ways:
- In the Windows notification area click with the right mouse button the CST License Server icon. In its context menu click Administrator
![Running the Administration Console in the Windows notification area Running the Administration Console in the Windows notification area](images/stories/products/cs_floating_license_server/start-admin-console.png)
- In the Start menu go to All Programs > CADSoftTools Floating License Server > Administration Console
- In the opened Administration Console window select the Applications tab.
- Click the Add button. The window where you should select the application will appear.
- Select the required program from the Application drop-down list. E.g. ABViewer 11 Professional.
![Choosing the required application in the Administration Console for CST License Server](images/stories/products/cs_floating_license_server/select-application.png)
- Enter your registration key into the Key field and click OK. The information on the license will be displayed in the Applications tab.
Please note!: CST Floating License Server must not be blocked by the Firewall. You should allow this application access to the network. For example, in Windows 7 you should follow these steps:
- Log on to the system as administrator.
- Go to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Windows Firewall.
- In the left part of the window click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall.
- Click the Change settings button.
- Click the Allow another program button.
- Specify the path to the license server: “C:\Program Files (x86)\CADSoftTools\Floating License Server\CST_LicenseServer.exe” and add the program.
- Click OK.
Find out more about these settings in the help system of your Firewall.
- Install ABViewer on end-user computers and register it in one of the following ways.
Method 1. Register ABViewer on each end-user computer.
- At the top right corner of the program click the Help button > in the opened menu choose Register Floating License:
![Selecting the Floating License Registration in ABViewer](images/stories/products/cs_floating_license_server/help-menu-en.png)
- Activate the Use Floating License Server check box > In the Host entry field enter the server host name or its IP address, e.g. “192.168.0.1” > Select the required application in the App drop-down list, e.g. ABViewer 11 Professional > Click OK.
![Floating License registration window](images/stories/products/cs_floating_license_server/floating-license-server-window-en.png)
Method 2. Add information to the registry using the *.reg file.
Using this method you don’t need to enter the registration data into the ABViewer Floating License window on each end-user computer:
- Go to the unzipped floating folder.
- Depending on your system bitness choose the required *.reg file in the x32 or x64 folder, e.g. ABViewer11_Professional_Floating.reg and open it in Notepad or any other text editor.
- Replace the “127.0.0.1” Host with your computer name or its IP-address.
- Run ABViewer11_Professional_Floating.reg on all end-user computers.
- In Administration Console for CST License Server go to the Connections tab and click Refresh. After it all the connected PCs will be displayed.
![Checking if there are available floating licenses](images/stories/products/cs_floating_license_server/refresh.png)
Method 3. Registration in terminal systems where it is not possible to add information to the registry.
- Go to the unzipped floating folder.
- Depending on your system bitness choose the required *.reg file in the x32 or x64 folder, e.g. ABViewer11_Professional_Floating.reg and open it in Notepad or any other text editor.
- Replace the “127.0.0.1” Host with your server computer name or its IP-address.
- Copy the corresponding *.reg file to the folder where ABViewer is located:
- for 32-bit: c:\Program Files (x86)\CADSoftTools\ABViewer 11
- for 64-bit: c:\Program Files\CADSoftTools\ABViewer 11
Change the name of the copied *.reg file in accordance with the purchased license:
- ABviewer_Enterprise_Floating
- ABViewer_Professional_Floating
- ABViewer_Standard_Floating
- Run ABViewer.
- In the Administration console for CST License Server go to the Connections tab and click the Refresh button. After it all the connected PCs will be displayed.