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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
- You may install the Sentinel RMS License Manager using its installer
(provided by your vendor or can be downloaded from the SafeNet
web site at http://www.safenet-inc.com).
- We do not recommend having different versions of the License Manager co-existing on a system. If you already have an older version of the Sentinel RMS License Manager installed on your system, uninstall it before installing the new one.
- To uninstall the License Manager, look into the Control
Panel > Add or Remove Programs
option for the entry Sentinel RMS
License Manager <version> under the list of programs.
- If you have upgraded the earlier version server with the newer one without uninstalling the former and now want to uninstall the same, then it is recommended to remove both the versions of License Managers (newer version first).
- By default, the License Manager is
installed at the following path on Windows: <OSDrive>:\Program
Files\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel. However, you may change it when prompted for it during the installation process.
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:
- From the Start
menu, point to Settings and click
Control Panel.
- Double-click
Windows Firewall.
- Click the Exceptions tab.
- Click the Add
Program button.
- Browse for the
License Manager executable (lservnt.exe).
It is installed at: <OSDrive>:\Program
Files\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel.
- 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:
- From the Start
menu, point to Settings and click
Control Panel.
- Double-click
Administrative Tools.
- Double-click
Computer Management.
- Under Services
and Applications, select Services.
A list of the services installed on the system is shown on the right-side
pane.
- Look for the
Sentinel RMS License Manager entry.