C Tech employs a single license server which supports the following products:
- Earth Volumetric Studio (EVS) Enterprise Licenses
- Earth Volumetric Studio Floating Licenses
- EnterVol for ArcGIS Concurrent and Enterprise Licenses (legacy product)
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- EVS Fixed licenses do not require installation of the C Tech Universal License Server.
- License management is performed using the C Tech License Manager.
- For EnterVol for ArcGIS license server information, see Legacy Product Support > EnterVol License Server.
- A reboot may be required.
The C Tech Universal License Server installer also includes the C Tech License Manager. The EVS installer includes it as well.
Before Proceeding
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The minimum versions supported are Windows 11 x64 and Windows Server 2022 x64.
You need Administrator rights to install.
A system reboot may be required to complete the installation.
- You must make sure the network ports used by the license server are not blocked.
- Earth Volumetric Studio 2020 and newer versions use port 9348
- Older Earth Volumetric Studio and MVS releases use port 9346
- These ports are not user configurable; they are hard coded.
- If you used C Tech software before 2020, you must uninstall your old license servers first. The new installer will not continue if any old servers are still installed. See Required Uninstalls of C Tech’s Legacy Servers for details.
Once you have completed these steps, run the installer. After it finishes, you can verify the C Tech Universal License Server is installed and running by checking the Windows Services program:
You should also check that the C Tech License Manager can connect to the license server:
For more information on how to check the license server’s status, see License Updates
Cloud Server Installation For Enterprise Customers
Some Enterprise customers run the C Tech Universal License Server on cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS.
USB license keys must still be accessible through a USB port. Some customers have solved this using USB redirection devices (such as AnywhereUSB). Enterprise USB license keys can be used with virtual machines to serve licenses to your users.
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Software based licensing is also available for cloud installation. Contact C Tech support for more information.
See Requesting Enterprise Software Licenses for how to obtain your System Identifier and request a license.
Next Step: Configure Client Machines
Installing the C Tech Universal License Server only sets up the server. You must also set up each user’s computer to connect to it:
- Install Earth Volumetric Studio on each client machine.
- Install the Earth Volumetric Studio Sample Projects for each user on each client machine.
- In the C Tech License Manager, set up each client computer to connect to this server by entering its name or address.
See Floating or Enterprise License Client Installation for step-by-step client configuration instructions.