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Installation

This topic discusses the RMS License Manager installation and related topics:

Where to Install the RMS License Manager and Licensed Applications?

The licensed application is installed separately on each client computer.

The License Manager can be installed and run on multiple computers. It can be installed on any computer, even a computer that is used to run one of the licensed applications. The application running on a client may choose any available License Manager with a valid license code for that client.

Installation Instructions

Manually Adding Sentinel RMS License Manager Entry in Windows Firewall

If the Sentinel RMS License Manager is not added under the Windows Firewall exceptions, the communication between the clients requesting licenses and the RMS License Manager cannot take place.

The Sentinel RMS License Manager (License Manager) installer adds this entry, by default. If you change this default addition during the installation, you need to manually allow the Sentinel RMS License Manager (License Manager). Here are the steps:

  1. From the Start menu, point to Settings and click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Windows Firewall.
  3. Click the Exceptions tab.
  4. Click the Add Program button.
  5. Browse for the License Manager executable (lservnt.exe). It is installed at: <OSDrive>:\Program Files\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel.
  6. Click OK. You will find the lservnt.exe listed under the Programs and Services list. Make sure that the checkbox alongside is kept selected.

Checking Presence of the RMS License Manager

On Windows, you can check the presence using the following steps:

  1. From the Start menu, point to Settings and click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Administrative Tools.
  3. Double-click Computer Management.
  4. Under Services and Applications, select Services. A list of the services installed on the system is shown on the right-side pane.
  5. Look for the Sentinel RMS License Manager entry.