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Activating a Standard License
This will take you through the steps necessary to activate a standard FlexSim license through the FlexSim License Server. If your company is using a concurrent license server, see the Activate a Concurrent License section.
Login to your FlexSim.com account
First you'll need to retrieve an available license from your FlexSim account.
- Go to http://www.flexsim.com/account/ and login.
Find an available license
- Once logged in, go to the 'my licenses' page.
- Expand your Flexsim Standard folder to show your available licenses.
You can see the number of seats available to the right, as well as expiration dates for timed and maintenance licenses.
Activate the license
- Copy the Activation ID for an available license. The activation ID will start with flexsim.com.
- Paste the Activation ID into the Activation ID field.
- Press the Activate button.
For an explanation of errors received while activating licenses, visit the reference page.
Returning a License
Returning a Standard License
- Select the license you want to return from the License dropdown menu.
- Press the Return button.
For an explanation of errors received while returning licenses, visit the reference page.
Repairing a License
Repairing a Standard License
- Select the corrupted license from the License dropdown menu.
- Press the Generate Request... button.
- Email the request file to FlexSim support using the website (www.flexsim.com/support)
- Once the FlexSim support team sends you the XML response file, press the Process Response... button and select the response file.
- Press the Repair button.
Activate a Concurrent License
- Check the Use concurrent licensing button.
- Enter the ip address of your company's license server in the License Server Address field.
- Press the Save Configuration button.
For more information on setting up a concurrent license server, see the documentation in the LAN License Tools.
