Installation & Setup User Guide - Best Access Systems

Installation & Setup User Guide
Appendix I:
The License Server
The License Server has two main functions: it eliminates the hardware dongle on
all client computers and it allows for concurrent licensing of the B.A.S.I.S.
software. The License Server is installed only on the server, not on client
machines.
A hardware dongle is only needed on the server. Each client computer running
B.A.S.I.S. uses a software license instead of a hardware dongle.
Concurrent licensing allows you more flexibility of where B.A.S.I.S.
applications are run. Each B.A.S.I.S. application has a separate concurrent
license count. The software license is based on the number of computers you
wish to run each separate B.A.S.I.S. application at the same time. For example, a
ten-user concurrent license for Alarm Monitoring will allow Alarm Monitoring
to run on ten computers at the same time, although Alarm Monitoring may be
installed on more than ten computers.
Important:
The License Server must be run under an administrator account. It MUST be
running whenever any B.A.S.I.S. applications are running, as well as when
you wish to use the License Administration web application. If the License
Server is not running, B.A.S.I.S. applications and the License
Administration application will not run.
There are two ways that the License Server can be run on a server running
Windows: as a regular application, or as a Windows service.
• The License Server is installed as a service by default when the B.A.S.I.S.
applications are installed on a server running Windows. The License Server
will automatically be started when the server is running.
• The License Server can also be run as a regular application. This means that
the License Server must be started on the server manually, as you would any
other application.
ACS.INI Settings Related to the License Server
Entries for the Host and Port are automatically entered into the ACS.INI file
when B.A.S.I.S. is installed. Normally, you should not have to open the ACS.INI
file to adjust these settings. However, if you change the computer that the
License Server is running on, you may need to change the Host and/or Port
settings. The settings are as follows:
• Host: this should be set to the name of the machine running the License
Server
• Port: this should be set to the number of the port the License Server is
listening on -- use 8189, which is the default value. If you accepted the
default, it was written into the ACS.INI file. If you entered a different
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