LFM License Installation

LFM Server 4.4.1 onwards

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 Table of Contents

1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 3
2. Request an Evaluation License ...................................................................................... 3
3. Request a Commercial License ..................................................................................... 4
4. Connect to an Existing License Server ........................................................................... 4
5. Install a New License File .............................................................................................. 4
6. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 5

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1. Introduction

LFM Server 4.4.1 introduces a new, simple license tool to streamline the license
request/installation process. The tool gives you the option to request an evaluation license;
request a commercial license; connect to an existing license server or install a new license
file.

If you are already connected to a license server containing a valid LFM license, please simply
double click the LFM Server shortcut to launch LFM Server.

Upon launching LFM Server, if the software does not detect an active license server, the dialog
shown below will appear.

2. Request an Evaluation License

To request an evaluation license, click the “Try LFM free for 30 days” button.

The form shown left will appear. Enter the relevant details
and click OK.

This will open your default email client with an email

containing your details and machine information which
are required to create your evaluation license.

Please send the email to the address already entered

(license.request@lfm-software.com) to request your
evaluation license.

Once you have received your evaluation license, please

go to section 5 for instructions on how to install your
license.

Note that an evaluation must be used for evaluation purposes only and must not be used for
commercial work.

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3. Request a Commercial License

To request a commercial license, click the “Please send me my new commercial license”
button.

The form shown left will appear. Enter the relevant details
and click OK.

This will open your default email client with an email

containing your details and machine information which
are required to create your commercial license.

Please send the email to the address already entered

(license.request@lfm-software.com) to request your
commercial license.

Once you have received your commercial license, please

go to section 5 for instructions on how to install your
license.

4. Connect to an Existing License Server

If a license server and valid license are already available (either on your local machine or on
a network machine), click the “I need to connect to my license server” button.

The dialog shown left will appear. Enter the machine name or IP
address of the machine where the existing license is hosted and
click OK.

If the machine entered has a valid LFM license available, LFM

Server will start.

5. Install a New License File

Once you have received your new license file from the LFM Licensing Team, please save this
to any location. On the main dialog click the “I would like to install a license file” button. You
will be asked to grant Administrator privileges which are required to install the license file.
Once Administrator privileges have been granted, the form will appear again, this time with
the required permissions. Select the “I would like to install a license file” button again.

Browse to, and select your license file.

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 Choose whether you wish to install the license to the
machine you are currently on (Local) or to another
machine on your network (Network).

If you are installing to your local machine, the license

will now be automatically installed.

If you are installing on a network machine, select the Sentinel folder on the machine you wish
to install the license on. By default this will be C:\Program Files\LFM Software\Sentinel.

Once the license has been successfully installed, LFM Server will start.

6. Troubleshooting

If you have any issues or queries regarding requesting/installing a license, please contact
license.request@lfm-software.com.

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