Applies To
	Product(s):	SELECTserver Gateway
	Version(s):	08.09.xx.xx to current
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	N/A
	Subarea:	N/A
	Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group

Overview

In order to run a Pre-XM Bentley Product with Server Based Licensing, usually a SELECTserver Gateway, it is important to understand how to tell you Bentley Product to talk to the License Server.

In many cases you would have SELECTserver Gateway installed on a separate/server machine, but this is not a requirement. You need to activate SELECTserver Gateway in License Management Tool - for more details, see: Activating Against SELECTserver OnLine (a Bentley hosted server)[TN]

The client machine running Pre-XM application(s) talks to the SELECTserver using a "pointer file".

A pointer license file is a basic text file with a .lic extension which is saved in the licensing directory on the client computer.

In order to create a pointer file, you'll first need to locate the .lic file for your product. A list of license file names and default licensing directories for each product can be found on BE Communities at the following link: License File Names V8 [TN]

For example, pointer license file name for MicroStation V8 is msv8.lic and its default location is \Program Files\Bentley\Program\Licensing\.

If a .lic file does not exist, one must be created. Please see steps below to create a pointer file.

Creating a pointer license file

1. Open Notepad to start a new file - there will be the only text in this file.

2. Make sure that the file only contains the following information and no spaces:

SERVER="YourServerName"

NOTE:

• SERVER must be written in capital letters.
• "YourServerName" is the name of the computer where the SELECTserver Gateway has been installed.

3. Click File > Save As

4. In the Save As dialog, change the file type to "All Files"

5. Browse to the proper licensing location for your product and version.

6. Name the file to match product and version you are using.

7. Click the Save button. 

NOTE:

• There must be a proper connection between the client computer and the server on which the gateway is installed.
• The gateway service must be started.
• SELECTserver Gateway must be accessible from the client machine over network.
• If you are not using DNS or WINS for IP-to-name resolution you will need to add the following line: SERVER="YourServerName" IPADDRESS="xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is your server's actual IP address.
• Different Bentley Products and Versions may require different client side license file names and locations. For details see this technote: License File Names V8 [TN]
• License Management Tool will list only SELECTserver Gateway in the "Activation Status" tab - no Pre-XM application(s) will be listed:

See Also

SELECTserver Gateway Explained

SELECTserver Gateway error 1067

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