Find a License Key Server on a Routed Network

In order for a workstation to run the network version of ProModel properly, the workstation must check out a license from a license server. To make a license request, the workstation sends a broadcast message out on the network and awaits a response from the license server. If the license server and the workstation running ProModel are on the same sub net of a routed network (or on the same network of a non-routed network), the license server receives the request and responds. Due to the nature of routed networks, if the license server and workstation running ProModel are not on the same sub net of a routed network, the key server will not receive the license request broadcast.

To resolve this problem, the workstation must send a license request directly to the computer on the network set up as the license server. To identify which computer on the network is the license server, you must create and store a text file called NETHASP.INI in the directory to which you installed ProModel on the workstation or file server.

For TCPIP-based networks the NETHASP.INI file must contain the following lines

[NH_COMMON]

NH_TCPIP=Enabled;

[NH_TCPIP]

NH_TCPIP_METHOD=TCP

NH_SERVER_ADDR=<Enter the license server’s IP address here>