Solution
Complete the following steps to create a disconnected license file for a single user:
For VLM 3.1: Refer to the help manual regarding
Disconnected License Files.
For VLM 3.0: Refer to the help manual regarding
Disconnected License Files.
For VLM 2.1.1 and earlier:
- Open NI VLM.
- Ensure that your license file contains a user-based license. User based licenses will say Named-User next to the product name.
If the computer to disconnect is already listed in VLM, skip to step 5.
- Click the Add Computer button to create the computer(s) that the generated disconnected license file(s) will be used on, and fill in the computer's information.
- Click the Users tab, and put a check next to the user that you previously created, as shown below. Click OK. Repeat steps 3-4 for additional computers if needed.
- You will now be able to right-click on the computer(s) and select Disconnect to create a disconnected license file(s). As the computer is associated with a single user, only a single seat will be consumed.