Network License: server installation

The license server

Before installing the workstations, you should activate Pythagoras on the server.

Requirements

Operating system: Windows.

Version: both a Windows client version as a Windows Server version. 

Pre-installation

1. Create a Pythagoras account
2. Download Pythagoras
3. Install Pythagoras

The Pythagoras installer contains:

• Pythagoras
• All software regarding the licensing system

License activation with internet

No previous installation or The trial license has expired

1. Start Pythagoras
2. Copy and paste the Product Key that you received by email:
3. Click Install en Close
4. Restart Pythagoras. 

Pythagoras should now work and make use of the network license

You can check the license number in Pythagoras via the menu Help > About Pythagoras: License Info

The trial license has not yet expired

1. Start Pythagoras
2. Go to Help > About Pythagoras: License Info
3. Go to the tab ‘Install new key’, and copy and paste the Product Key that you received by email:
   
4. Click Install and Close
5. Restart Pythagoras

Admin Control Center

You can check the license number, how many licenses are available, and how many are in use via the Admin Control Center: http://localhost:1947

It is possible that the method above doesn’t work, even with internet. This happens when security settings are too tight. Then proceed as described below.

License activation without internet (manual activation)

1. Download the RUS-program and copy it to the license server
   https://pythagorasbvba.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?docid=0e2bf64d70f624dffa26ea6c1f57ead77&authkey=ASzbz5v8TSoqrFIaWsnsnPU
2. Run it as Administrator on the license server
3. Create the c2v-file
   • On the tab “Collect Status information”, select “Installation of new protection key”
   • Press “Collect information”, select a location for the C2V-file to be saved
   • Email the C2V-file to support@pythagoras.net
   • You will receive an email back, which a v2c-file attached
4. Apply the v2c-file
   • Run the RUS again on the license server as Administrator
   • Go to “Apply License File”, click "..." , select the v2c-file
   • Press “Apply update”
   • Start Pythagoras