As the administrator of your organization's OLI Network License Server, you have a series of options and features to help you best manage the software using the OLI Network License Administrator application (this is included when installing OLI Network License Server). This article will walk you through using the application.
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Opening the Administrator
Open the OLI Network License Administrator [Version] application, and you'll be presented with the Specify License Server window. If your server is not added, click the “Add” button.
Double-click on the server address line to see the details about your server.
Logins
Under Logins, you will find a list of users who are actively using the software while connected to your OLI Network License Server.
Details include the user’s ID, the application’s Windows Process ID, what products they have open, the time they started the session, the last time the machine pinged the server, the Client Serial Number they’re using, their computer name, and the application path.
You can forcibly remove the user from their active session by clicking “Force Logout.”
Settings
Under Settings, you’ll see two subtabs: Summary and Options.
Summary
This tab will show you an overview of your server’s activity: the total number of seats purchased for each product, the number of seats occupied, and the number of seats available. You can refresh this information by clicking “Refresh.”
You can set a password to access this server’s Network License Administrator settings by clicking on the “Change Server Password” button. When doing so, any administrator will have to enter a password after double-clicking on the server’s name in the first “Specify License Server” window.
Options
This tab presents a series of useful options for server administrators. List of options includes:
Log File
- Activity logging is enabled by default. You can disable this by unchecking the “Enable Usage Tracking” text box.
- You can designate a location and set a unique filename for each log by clicking the ellipsis under “Log Filename.”
- You can enable log rollovers to delete logs after a certain number of weeks. This feature is disabled by default. You can enable it by checking the “Enable Rollover” button. You can also specify the number of weeks to keep. By default, 9 weeks of logs are stored at a time.
Server Information Visibility
Each OLI product has an “About Dialog,” which shows license information and allows users to update their serial numbers and set the necessary IP address and/or port number in order to connect to the Network License Server.
- Checking “Clients see login information in About Dialog” will allow clients to see a list of everyone currently using the software via this server.
- Checking “Clients see server information in About Dialog” will allow clients to see the information in the previously shown “Summary” tab in the About Dialog.
Performance
As shown in the application:
- “Client Heartbeat Interval” is the length of time that a client application waits before pinging the license server to indicate that it’s still running.
- “Server Check Interval” is the length of time that the license server waits between searches for stale clients.
- “Stale Client Timeout” is the length of time that the server waits for a license check from a client application before considering it stale and closing its connection.
You can change the length of time for each of these options in their corresponding text boxes.
Client Serial Number
You can generate custom Client Serial Numbers to better control what clients can access. In this window, select a product or multiple products and click “Generate” to create a custom serial number to issue to a group or an individual within your organization.
By default, neither the OLI-issued Client Serial Number nor custom Client Serial Numbers have an expiration date. This eliminates the need for end users to update their serial numbers every year.
You can apply an expiration date to a Client Serial Number by generating a custom one. Uncheck the “No Expiration” checkbox, select from the “Expiration Date” dropdown menu, and click “Generate.”
NOTE: The “OLIEngine” product option must be selected in order for your chosen product(s) to function.
Conclusion
The OLI Network License Administrator provides centralized control over license usage, server behavior, and client access. Proper configuration of logging, performance, and serial numbers helps ensure reliable and secure access to OLI software across your organization.