Obtaining license key from server

In order to run a Visual Paradigm product with a floating license, you (or your server administrator) need to first setup a server machine, install the server program and import the floating license keys to the server, which are the topics covered by part I of this user's guide. After that, client need to connect to the floating license server to acquire a key from it. In this page, we will cover the steps in detail.

1. Start your Visual Paradigm product (e.g. VP-UML, BP-VA, Agilian, DB-VA, SDE).
2. If this is the first time you start the product, you should immediately see the license key manager appears.
   

   License key manager

   
   If you already had a valid key imported before, such as the key imported during evaluation, open the key manager manually by selecting Tools > Key Manager... from the main menu. For SDE users, you need to open the key manager by selecting Modeling > Key Manager... from the main menu. From the key manager, select the valid key and click on the button of trash box to remove it.
   

   Remove license key from key manager

3. Open the Floating License tab.
   

   Open floating license tab

4. Here enter the host name of the license server, and the port. If the port has not been changed by your administrator, leave 1998 unchanged. Access code is required only when the key you want to acquire has access code applied (access code is set to empty, by default). Contact your server administrator if you are uncertain if the key you want to acquire has access conde specified.
   

   Host entered

5. Click Apply at bottom right to save the changes.
6. Click Close to close the key manager and start using the product. From this moment onwards, until the product is closed, the acquired key is said to be occupied by this client instance. Other users will no longer be able to acquire this key.