Prerequisites for installing the SDL License Server Manager

Before installing SDL Licensing Server Manager, make sure that the computer used as the license server fulfills the requirements below.

Requirements for network licensing

Make sure that:
  • The PC where the SDL License Server Manager is installed is turned on during work hours and that it runs a Server Operating System (Server OS).
  • You do NOT change the computer name on the license server after installing SDL Licensing Server Manager. This may prevent users from being able to connect to the network license server. The client application can be activated via IP (v4), hostname or FQDN. If the name of the computer where the application is installed changes, this will affect only the clients which connected via hostname or FQDN.

Enable communication with the licensing server leaving port 5093 open.

The requirements for the license server are:

  • Any standard specification Windows 32-bit or 64-bit workstation
  • Windows Server 2008 or a higher version of a server operating system (recommended)
  • Windows 7 or a higher version of a workstation operating system

The SDL License Server Manager can be run on virtual machines.

If you do not want users to know the real name of your server, you can configure an alias name for it. Clients will still be able to connect to the server and activate their SDL product using the alias name instead of the real hostname.

Client requirements

The client installation (workstations) that are requesting license seats from the server must be Windows-based.

Installation combinations and restrictions

If required, the SDL License Server Manager can coexist on the same computer with the following products:

  • SDL Trados GroupShare (TM Server, SDL MultiTerm Server, Project Server)
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • The client application (for example, SDL Trados Studio or SDL Passolo)

Uninstall previous version of SDL Licensing Server Manager

You must uninstall SDL Licensing Server Manager v1.0 before installing SDL Licensing Server Manager v2.0.