About Licence Manager
GEOVIA Licence Manager is a program that enables a site using GEOVIA programs to administer all its licences from a central server computer. Licences managed by Licence Manager are not “tied” to one specific computer. This concept is referred to as floating licences. Floating licences permit companies to share licences among users, which is a cost effective means of purchasing GEOVIA programs.
Licence Manager has two components: the Licence Manager window and the Licence Manager service.
Licence Manager Window
An administrator manages licences using the Licence Manager window. From the Licence Manager window, the administrator performs the following activities:
- manage the use of various GEOVIA programs
- run reports that show the:
- various classes of licences defined in the tokens file
- usage of various classes of licences
- availability of licences
- the usage of functions within GEOVIA program
- revoke licences for specified users
- start and stop the licence server
Licence Manager Service
The administrator starts the service so that licences are available among the client computers on the local area network (LAN). The Licence Manager service enforces the licensing conditions on a site, such as number of simultaneous users and options enabled.
Licence Manager Permissions
To perform a task within Licence Manager, you must have the appropriate permissions.
For organizations that have many licences, GEOVIA recommends that only a few selected persons have access to perform the administrative tasks in Licence Manager. This guideline ensures that only the persons with permissions can change the Licence Manager server process.
To run the Licence Manager program or start the service, you must be an administrator with the appropriate permissions.