Volume License Manager (VLM) initial settings on the server PC
1. Download and install Volume License Manager (VLM) download link. After installation, seacrh for the software using Windows Start menu and launch it.
2. Select the license file and click Next.
3. Select "Do not import settings" and proceed to the next. (Settings may be imported when changing the server PC.)
4. Specify the license port number used by VLM and proceed to the Next setting. If your third-party software network license uses license port 27000, you must use a different port number. Check and set the available port numbers for the network administrator.
5. Set "Configure VLM Log Settings" and "Configure Email Preferences" only when using these features.
When the VLM settings are completed and restarted, the server status is stopped as shown below, and the Service Expiration date displayed is the expiration date of the license file. Click on Start Volume Licensing Server to start the server.
User/computer registration and license request from client PC to server PC
1. Start NI License Manager on the PC(Client PC) that need to activates software, and select the "Manage Volume License Servers" button from the Network Licenses tab. Here, you can enter the IP address or Server name of the volume license server to connect to. When activating software on a PC with VLM installed, you can use a local loopback address such as localhost, 10.127.0.1
2. Next, register the User and Computer information from the client PC following the below instructions.
Once you have connected to VLM from the Client PC's NI License Manager, the VLM information(Server name, Service ID, Administrator, Client ) will be displayed as below.
Click "Manage" and enter the necessary information, then Click "Send Request". Once clicked, a client connection permission request (including the client’s information) will be sent and will appear in the "Permission Request" tab of the Volume License Manager.
3. Click OK on the next pop up message to complete the connection request process. (This is the confirmation message indicating that the client connection permission request has been successfully sent)
Approve the registration of the client PC and distribute (activate) the license with VLM.
1. Start VLM on the server PC, go to the Permission Request tab
Depending on the type of license you want to grant(User-Based or Computer-Based License), select the appropriate request. In this example, we will select and approve both the User Permission Request and the Computer Permission Request. To register the client PC, review the submitted information, then click "Accept". This will approve the client’s registration.
2. After client connection, if you want to distribute a computer-based license, go to the Computer tab, select the computer you just approved, and click Edit Computer.
3.Click the "Add" button next to the "Explicit Licenses" section to open the license selection window, where you can choose licenses to assign to the client PC.
In this dialog, select the licenses to be assigned to the client PC by checking the corresponding boxes. Then click "Add" to confirm and apply the selection.
The "Explicit Licenses" section will be populated with the selected licenses. Review the assigned licenses, then click "Save" to confirm and apply the configuration.
4. You can also verify the assigned licenses by navigating to the "Explicit Licenses" tab for the selected client PC, as shown below.
Click Apply Changes to apply and finalize all configuration.
Use the license distributed from the license server on the client PC
1. Open NI License Manager on the client PC and click "Refresh"
In the Network Licenses view, selecting a specific license enables additional "Actions". Click "Disable" to stop using the selected network license on the client PC. Disabling a license does not remove it from the server; it only stops the client PC from using it.
A red icon appears next to the disabled license, indicating that it is no longer in use on the client PC. The "Enable" button becomes available, allowing you to re-enable the license if needed.
2. After activating the network license, if the license is successfully applied, you can see the green mark (license active) as shown below.
3. If you activate the software using this procedure, a pop-up prompting you to log in to your MyNI account may appear the first time you launch software. Follow the steps in this document to continue using the software.