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April 17, 2013

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INSTALLATION STEPS:

Identify the machine which is to be your

License Server and then install the FLEXlm
software. The license server can be any Submit
computer or server on your network that is
running a Windows operating system. It is
not necessary to install Solid Edge on a Recent Knowledge Base
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license server. The license server must have Edge ST7
the provided server dongle installed for a A WEEK AGO
floating licensing to work. The driver for the
dongle can be installed from the Solid Edge Reserving a License for an
DVD from the "Sentinel" folder. The driver Individual or Group
can also downloaded from the following 2 WEEKS AGO

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Sentinel Driver Tips:

- All USB dongles must be removed from

your system prior to installing the Sentinel
driver. Failure to do so can cause damage to
your USB dongle.

- If you think the dongle is not working or is

of the wrong type you can download a utility
from the Solid Edge website called
"SEWinDongle". This executable will check
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to see if a valid Solid Edge hardware key is

connected to your system.

-The executable will report back, in a dialog

box, one of the following:
"Solid Edge Hardware Key Detected" =
Customer Node-Locked Hardware Key.
"Solid Edge SERVER Hardware Key
Detected" = Customer Floating Hardware
key.
"Solid Edge Demo Hardware Key Detected"
= Demo/Evaluation Hardware Key.
"UG Hardware Key Detected" = Pre-Version
8 Hardware Key attached.
"No Hardware Key Detected" = Physical
Hardware key not connected, a bad dongle,
or the Sentinel drivers not running.

NOTE: You MUST have the sentinel driver

running before it will detect the device.

Step 2: Plug in the Dongle

Step 3: Get a copy of your Solid Edge

license file (SELicense.dat). Open the file
using "Notepad"; find the line in the file
which looks similar to the following
examples:

SERVER Host1 SE_HWKEY_ID=36243

or
SERVER THIS_HOST SE_HWKEY_ID=36243

Replace the host name listed with the name

of your server machine. Then save this file
(SELicense.dat) to a safe location.

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Step 4: Install and configure FLEXlm , run

:\ResKit\License Manager\setup.exe, where
is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
Follow the installation prompts.

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Step 5: Copy your license file

(SElicense.dat) to the :\SEFlex\Program
directory, where is the drive letter of the
hard drive where you installed FLEXlm.

Step 6: Double-click lmtools.exe in the

:\SEFlex\Program directory to display the
LMTOOLS dialog box.

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Step 7: On the Service/License File tab,

specify Configuration Using Services.
Ensure that FLEXlm License Manager is
highlighted in the list.

Step 8: On the Configure Services tab,

specify the location of the License Manager
daemon, lmgrd.exe, and the Solid Edge
License File, SElicense.dat. Also specify a
location for the debug log file.

Step 9: Select Use Services and Start

Server at Power Up options, these options
will automatically start FLEXlm as a service
each time the server is rebooted.

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Step 10: Click Save Service. If prompted

to save the FLEXlm settings, click Yes.

Step 11: On the Start/Stop/Reread tab,

click Start Server. Allow approximately 30
seconds and then verify that the
sedemon.exe and lmgrd.exe processes are
running on the server. If these two
processes are running, the configuration has
been successful. On a computer that is
running the Windows XP or 2000
Professional operating system, use the Task
Manager to display the processes that are
running.

Step 12: Install Solid Edge on each client

machine that will be running Solid Edge.
Copy the SELicense.dat file from the server
to each client. Place it in the ~\Solid
Edge\Program directory. Floating licenses
are not created through the License Wizard
process.

Note: If you have a problem reading the

license file information on the Flexlm server
it may be related to a Windows firewall
issue. Windows XP SP2 installs additional
firewall protection to a user's machine. One
of the things that this firewall will do is
prevent clients from accessing a machine
that has XP SP2 installed, including a license
server. To correct this on the license server,
select Start->Control Panel and double click

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on "Windows Firewall". When the Windows

Firewall dialog comes up, select the
"Exceptions" tab. This is where you will add
the programs or services that you do not
want to be blocked from external use. In
this case, you need to select the Add
Program... button. Browse to the location
you have installed flexlm and select the
lmgrd.exe program, then do the same thing
for the sedemon.exe. With these two
programs added to the exception list, your
clients will again be able to access your
license server. In some situations, you may
have to reboot your server.

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