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ProductGemcomSurpac6.1

TableofContents
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................4
Requirements..........................................................................................................................................................4

InstalltheLicenceManager(SSILM).....................................................................................................5
Task:InstallingSSILM............................................................................................................................................5

SetuptheServer.................................................................................................................................11
Task:SetuptheServer.........................................................................................................................................11

SetuptheClient.................................................................................................................................14
Task:SetuptheClient..........................................................................................................................................14

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Introduction
ThisdocumentdescribeshowtosetuptheSSILMLicenceManageronaservermachineandhowto
connecttoitfromtheSurpacclient.

Requirements
Priortoproceedingwiththistutorial,youwillneed:

Surpac6.0orlaterinstalled.

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Install the Licence Manager (SSILM)

Requirements

InstalltheLicenceManager(SSILM)
Task:InstallingSSILM
WhenyouinserttheSurpacinstallationCD,theinstallwizardappears.
1.

Fromtheinitialscreen,clickInstall.

2.

Fromthenextscreen,clickUtilities.

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3.

Requirements

Fromthenextscreen,clickLicenceManager(SSILM).

Note:MakesurethatthesentinelisNOTpluggedin.Theprogramwillautomaticallyinstallthe
sentineldriverandthisrequiresthatthesentinelnotbeattached.
Thewindowsinstallerscreenwillappearwhiletheprogrampreparesitselffortheinstallation.

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Install the Licence Manager (SSILM)

4.

Requirements

ClickNext.

5.

Clickthebuttontoacceptthetermsinthelicenseagreement,andthenclickNext.

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Install the Licence Manager (SSILM)

6.

Requirements

Enteryourdetails,andthenclickNext.

7.

ClickNext.

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Install the Licence Manager (SSILM)

8.

Requirements

MakesurethattheoptiontoinstalltheSentinelDeviceDriverisselected,andthenclickNext.

9.

ClickInstall.

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Install the Licence Manager (SSILM)

Requirements

10. ClickFinish.

Whentheinstallationiscomplete,anewiconappearsonthedesktop.

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Setup the Server

Requirements

SetuptheServer
Task:SetuptheServer
1.
2.

InsertthesentinelintotheUSBportontheservermachine.
Doubleclicktheicontostartthelicencemanager.
Inthelefthandpaneyouwillseethesentinelnumber(SSILMHOST)

3.

ChooseEdit>NewClass.

4.

EntertheProductandVersionnumberintheClassform,andthenclickOK.

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Setup the Server

Requirements

Youwillseetheproductandversionnumberinthelefthandpane.

5.

ChooseEdit>NewToken.

6.

Inserttheprovidedtokennumber.

Youwillseeinformationintherighthandpane,includingthemaximumnumberofusersandalist
ofmodulesenabled.

7.

ChooseServer>Install.
ThiswillinstallaWindowsservicethatwillbeautomaticallystartedwhenthecomputerisrebooted.

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Setup the Server

Requirements

NoticethattheserverstatusintheinthestatusbarchangestoInstalled.

Youwillseethefollowingconfirmationform.

8.
9.

ClickOK.
ChooseServer>Start.
ThiswillstarttheWindowsserviceimmediately.Theservicewillautomaticallybestartedupon
systemstartupfromnowon.
NoticethattheserverstatusinthestatusbarchangestoStarted.

Youwillseethefollowingconfirmationform.

10. ClickOK.
11. ChooseFile>Savetosavethetokensettings.
Thiscompletesthesetupontheservercomputer.

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Setup the Client

Requirements

SetuptheClient
Task:SetuptheClient
YoumustconfigureSurpacontheclientcomputertolookforthelicencemanager.
1.

RightclickontheSurpacicononthedesktopandchooseProperties.

2.

Inthepropertiesform,appendthefollowingtexttotheTarget.
-lm nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn class xxxx
wherennn.nnn.nnn.nnniseithertheIPaddressoftheservercomputerorthecomputername
andxxxxistheclassname.

3.

ClickOK

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Requirements

WhenyoudoubleclicktheSurpacicon,Surpacwilllookfortheservercomputerandtrytoobtaina
licencefromtheLicenceManager.

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