Getting Started With NI Volume License Manager (VLM)

Alternatives

• For video tutorials, please check our self-paced online course: Software License Management Using NI VLM. 
• If you're a Software Administrator for an Academic Volume License, follow steps in Set Up Your Academic Volume License Server
• For FlexNet Publisher (formerly known as FlexLM) users, follow the steps on this guide: Getting Started with FlexNet Publisher Configuration

Setting up NI VLM

Each step is organized into separate how-to articles to guide you through each process of the NI VLM setup.
 

1. Download and Install NI VLM
   • Download and install NI VLM on a server/computer accessible by the end-users through your network.
2. Requesting a License File for the server
   • The License File is the file that will rule out what licenses you can manage and how many license seats you have based on what you have acquired.
   • Learn how to request your license file for your licensing server.
3. Install the License File
   • Install your License File once it has been received after requesting it.
4. Configure Server Settings
   • Ports – Needed to communicate with the server
   • Email – If you want to send automated emails with NI VLM
   • Administrator Information – Shown to all end-users
   • Custom Fields – Information required from the end-users to register to your Licensing Server.
5. Adding users for the licenses:
   • For Client Computers or Users Connected to the Network: Add Computers and Set Permissions Manually
   • For Client Computers or Users Not Connected to the Network: Create a Disconnected or Home License
6. Generate an Activity Compliance Log or VLA Log
   • The VLA Log is a file that contains all the user and host activity for a specified date range.
   • You will be required to provide this information in certain scenarios.

For technical assistance or questions, you can refer to the Volume License Manager (VLM) Troubleshooting Guide. 

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