After having installed PARTsolutions and want now to get licenses for the clients/terminals from a central license server:
Determine a computer as license server.
a separate computer[8] (at client/server and also for single workstations)
Start the Setup (licenseserver_12.xxx.msi) from this computer.
Accept the terms in the License Agreement and click .
Determine the folder where the software shall be installed.
The button enables to choose another folder than the default one.
Start installation by clicking .
Finally close the installer by clicking .
After completed installation of the license server, please check if the required service runs properly.
In the WINDOWS start menu, please open the directory Settings/System control/Administration/Services.
-> Now you should see the service Cadenas Licenseserver. Status „Running“ and Startup type „Automatic“ should show up.
If these settings are not available, double click on the respective field and adjust the settings in the window which opens.
[8] The license server an also be one of the clients. As such it must be available in the network at all times of course.

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