
	Applies To

	Product(s):	SELECTserver Gateway
	Version(s):	09.01.00.31
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	Installation / Configuration
	Subarea:	N/A
	Original Author:	Jeremy Hoesly, Bentley Technical Support Group

Introduction

Some older Bentley products from 2004 and earlier such as MicroStation V8 2004 or MicroStation J cannot talk directly with the latest version of SELECTserver. A backward compatibility environment called the SELECTserver Gateway is provided to license such products. The following support solution shows how to download, install, and configure a SELECTserver Gateway for use with V8 2004 and earlier Bentley products.

Steps to Accomplish

Download the SELECTserver Gateway Component

The SELECTserver Gateway component should be installed in one of two places:

On a server accessible by workstations on the local network - This option is preferable if multiple workstations with V8 2004 or earlier Bentley products are used in the office.
Directly on a workstation - This option is preferable if only one or two workstations with V8 2004 or earlier Bentley products require access or if the workstations are laptops which routinely must use the products apart from the network.

The component is available free of charge and can be downloaded from Bentley's Software Fulfillment Center.

1. In Brand from dropdown select Bentley Cloud Services and click on Apply.

2. In SELECTserver Gateway click on Get Software.

3. Click on Download according to your system configuration whether it is 32bit or 64 bit.

Install the SELECTserver Gateway Component

Perform the following steps to install the SELECTserver Gateway:

Open the installer, and click the Next button.
Read and accept the end-user license agreement by ticking the checkbox, and click the Next button.
Specify an installation location, and click the Next button. In most cases, the default is sufficient.
Leave all features selected, and click the Next button to continue.
Enter the license settings for your site. In most cases, the default server name of localhost should be changed to selectserver.bentley.com. If pointing to a deployed SELECTserver instead, specify the computer name of the server.
Click the Install button to proceed with the installation.
Click the Finish button to close the installer.
The Gateway service is configured to automatically start when the computer is booted, but it must be manually started the first time following the installation. To do so, open Services, select Bentley SELECTserver Gateway in the list, and click the Start link as shown in the screenshot below.

Configure products to use the SELECTserver Gateway

Change the LIC files used by your V8 2004 or earlier Bentley products to contain a single line:

SERVER=GatewayName

Replace GatewayName with the computer name that is running your SELECTserver Gateway.

See the wiki "Pointer File Explained for Pre- XM Products" for further information on how to create, name or save the local file.

Configuring SELECTserver Gateway to utilize multiple license pools

By default, the Gateway points to a single license pool. It listens to requests on port 3998 and routes them to the license pool configured in the License Management Tool included with the Gateway. However, the Gateway can be configured to listen on multiple ports and route to different license pools.

To do this, first open the SELECTserver.config file located in the SELECTserver installation directory which is usually:

C:\Program Files\Bentley\SELECTserver

Scroll to the very bottom and uncomment the SSConfiguration block so that it looks like the screenshot below: