topic Re: Accessing license remotely in Project data & BIM

Accessing license remotely

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:49:38 GMT

We have an office on the other side of the world "HQ in Dubai\UAE, office in Manila\Philippines " trying to share the license with them " not ready to purchase licenses at the moment" . Is it possible using VPN connection to share the WIBU key license? would it be problematic ? any thing to read about it would be appreciated .

on PC, AC13 Net license.

Thanks.

Re: Accessing license remotely

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:35:57 GMT

See if this (and the links there) helps:

http://www.archicadwiki.com/RemoteKeyAccess?highlight=%28license%29%7C%28sharing%29

A VPN would definitely make it easiest, since it eliminates the need to open a firewall and setup port forwarding to the machine "serving" the license.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: Accessing license remotely

Barry Kelly — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:29:14 GMT

It shouldn't be a problem.
We have a couple of users doing this from the other side of Austrailia.
So long as the VPN gives you access to the office network and in particular the machine with the network licenses on.
For best results add the IP address of the license server to the WIBU-ket setting on the work machine as per the Archicad-wiki article karl referenced.
There is nothing special that you need to do - the VPN works as if you are in the office.
Barry.

Re: Accessing license remotely

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:06:47 GMT

Thanks a lot Karl and Barry ! will give it a try.

Re: Accessing license remotely

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:47:51 GMT

Hello,

If there is occasionally either network or solo license used,
then it is useful to have following IPs added in this order;

127.0.0.1 (your local machine, read the connected key plug first, if any exists)
192.168.xxx.xxx (local license server, same address with VPN)
111.222.333.444 (global license server, without VPN)

Re: Accessing license remotely

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:29:58 GMT

First test without VPN seems fine ! will start some "real" action next week .

Thank you all .