The NI License Manager Environment

NI License Manager

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The NI License Manager Environment

The left pane of NI License Manager displays all licenses accessible by your computer, organized hierarchically in a tree control (NI License Manager tree). The right pane contains context-sensitive information based on the item you have selected in the NI License Manager tree. The following table provides a description of each type of item that could appear in the tree.

Icon	Label	Description	Right Pane Contents
	Local Licenses	Displays all locally installed licenses.	Help links
	networkServer	Displays all licenses on a network license server.	Displays the server name and status.
	parentProduct(icon may vary)	Specifies the parent product.	Displays Web help provided from ni.com, if enabled.
	product	An activated or otherwise fully featured, nonexpiring license.	Specific information about the license including: product name associated software product version license expiration date* license status* agreement ID agreement company agreement expiration** Not available on network licenses *Available on network licenses only
	product	A nonexpiring evaluation license.	Same as above
	product	An activated or otherwise fully featured, expiring license.	Same as above
	product	An expiring evaluation license.	Same as above
	product	A fully featured license that has expired.	Same as above
	product	An evaluation license that has expired.	Same as above
	product	An unlicensed product or a product being served from a network license server.	Same as above
	product	A product that you prevent from requesting permissions from the parent license server.	Same as above
	product	An unusable license, possibly due to a corrupted license file, or a license file that requires reactivation.	Same as above
	Modules	Contains add-on modules for a parent product.	None
	Toolkits	Contains add-on toolkits for a parent product.	None
	message	An informational message.	Extended description of the message

The Options menu contains the following options:

Option

Description

Activate

Starts the NI Activation Wizard to activate a product.

Display Computer Information

Displays your system's computer ID and computer name.

Install License File

Installs a new license file on your system.

Refresh

Refreshes the contents of NI License Manager.

Preferences

Sets Web help, start-up, and network license server preferences. You can set the following options:

Use Network License Servers	Check this box and then enter the names of your network license servers to use this option. NI License Manager first checks a network server location for a license before checking your local license server. You can enter either a server name, the server's network name, or the server's IP address. For more information, refer to Using a Network License Server.
Show Web Help	Shows or hides supplemental information provided from ni.com. Note Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is required to view Web help.
Start Local License Server on System Start	Starts the local license server on system startup. Most products do not require the local license server. The controls for this feature appear only if you install LabVIEW Remote Panel Connections 8.5 or earlier. For more information, refer to Using the Local License Server. Note This preference requires you to be logged in as an Administrator, and is not available on Microsoft Windows Vista.

Exit

Exits NI License Manager.

The Toolbar contains the following items:

Icon	Button	Description
	Activate	Starts the NI Activation Wizard to activate a product.
	Display Computer Information	Displays your system's computer ID and computer name.
	Start/Stop Local License Server	Starts or stops the local license server. Most products do not require the local license server. The controls for this feature appear only if you install LabVIEW Remote Panel Connections 8.5 or earlier. For more information, refer to Using the Local License Server.

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