Connecting to a License Server

If your administrator has configured a FlexNet Publisher license server, you can obtain a Composer license from the server. You can then connect to the license server.

Note: For information about installing and configuring a Composer license server, see the Composer Installation, Configuration and Licensing Guide, which is available from the Composer resource center at http://www.3ds.com.

  1. Start your Composer application.

    The Composer - Licensing dialog box appears when a license is not installed.

    Note: If you are running the free Composer Player and want to enable Player Pro features, click Help > Register Composer Player Pro License.

  2. In the Composer - Licensing dialog box, under Registration, click Register.

  3. In the Composer - Registration dialog box, for License server, type the license server name ([port]@license_server_name) and then click Connect.

    Note: Arguments in square brackets [...] are optional.

Notes:

  • You cannot obtain a license through a VPN connection.
  • You must have administrator rights to configure licensing.
  • You can also specify the license server by defining the environment variable SEEMAGE_LICENSE_FILE. For example, SEEMAGE_LICENSE_FILE=[port]@license_server_name. Set environment variables in Windows from Start > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Environment Variables.
  • If you specify an invalid license server or need to change your server, reset your license configuration and restart the application. See Resetting Your License Configuration.