Part I – Installing the Network Server Software

1. Extract the contents of the NetworkLicServer.zip file provided by Blue Marble to the directory on the computer (Figure 1) from which the network service will run (we will refer to this computer as the server).

Figure 1. Extract the ZIP file to a directory on your application server.

2. Run the lmtools.exe program. You will find this program in the selection of files you just extracted on the server (Figure 2).

Figure 2. Run lmtools.exe from the directory on your application server.

3. On the Service/License File tab of LMTools (Figure 3), please select the 'Configuration using Services' radio button.

Figure 3. Select the Configuration using Services radio button option.

4. Click on the System Settings tab of LMTools (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Clicking the System Settings tab opens the dialog shown above.

5. In the 'HostId Settings' group on the System Settings tab, you will see fields labeled 'Ethernet Address', 'IP Address', and 'Computer/Hostname'. You must report the 'Ethernet Address' AND the 'IP Address' OR 'Computer/Hostname' to Blue Marble Geographics via e-mail at authorize@bluemarblegeo.com or by phone.

6. Blue Marble Geographics will supply you with a secure, custom license file using your System Settings.

Part II – Configuring the Network Service

Once you have received the license file from Blue Marble Geographics, please complete the following steps:

1. Please place your license file in the directory on the server from which the network service will run (where you put the contents of the NetworkLicServer.zip file in Part I Step 1) as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. Place the license file in the network service directory on your application server.

2. Now that the license file is installed, you can start the license server. Run the lmtools.exe program from the server (Figure 6).

Figure 6. Run lmtools.exe from the directory on your application server.

3. Click on the Config Services tab of LMTools (Figure 7).

Figure 7. Clicking the Config Services tab opens the dialog shown above.

4. Fill in the 'Service Name' field (Figure 8) with a meaningful name of your choice, such as 'CalculatorService' or 'BMGCalculator'.

Figure 8. Fill in the required parameters to configure the service.

5. Set 'Path to the lmgrd.exe file' to the directory on the server from which the network service will run (Figure 9).

Figure 9. Fill in the required parameters to configure the service.

6. Set the 'Path to the license file' to the same directory (Figure 10).

Figure 10. Fill in the required parameters to configure the service.

7. Set the 'Path to the debug log file' to the directory where you want the system to write the log file (Figure 11). Don't forget to specify a filename for the log file as part of the 'Path to the debug log field' field.

Figure 11. Fill in the required parameters to configure the service.

8. If you want the license server to run as a Windows service (recommended), check the 'Use services' check box. This will enable the 'Start Server at Power Up' check box. Check this if you want the service to start when the server is turned on or rebooted.

9. Click the 'Save Service' button to store your settings for the service.

10. You are now ready to start the license server. Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab of LMTools (Figure 12).

Figure 12. Clicking the Start/Stop/Reread tab opens the dialog shown above.

11. Click on 'Start Server' to run the license server service. The status line at the bottom of the dialog (Figure 13) should read "Server Start Successful".

Figure 13. After clicking the Start Server button, the dialog at the bottom of the Start/Stop/Reread tab says "Server Start Successful."

12. To stop the server at any time, simply click on the 'Stop Server' button. You must check 'Force Server Shutdown' to stop the server while licenses are checked out.

Part III – Configuring the Network Client

Once you have installed and configured the Geographic Calculator service on the server, please install the Geographic Calculator application to the client PC. After installing the application, please follow these steps to license the client:

1. Open the Geographic Calculator application (Figure 14). When you first start the Calculator, you will be presented with a window stating that you are in Evaluation mode. Click the button labeled "Continue Evaluation."

Figure 14. Open the Geographic Calculator application.

2. Click on the menu option File -> Network License Manager. The Geographic Calculator Network License configuration dialog box will open (Figure 15).

Figure 15. Open the Network License configuration dialog box.

3. Please type in your server name and port number as specified in your license file from Part I and click OK.

4. Your client workstation is now licensed using the Client/Server license method.

Figure 16. The Geographic Calculator with a Client / Server license.