License Server Installation and Configuration

Note: The license server is a software product that serves floating Image-Pro licenses over a local area network. It is a separate product to Image-Pro. If you link your Image-Pro license to a dongle or to a computer this section can be ignored.

System Requirements

Hardware Requirements (revenera.com)

Supported Platforms

Validated Platforms (revenera.com)

Java Prerequisites

The License Server requires either the latest version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or the Java Development Kit (JDK) to be installed.

Java Prerequisites (revenera.com)

We recommend that you install the Oracle build of Java (Oracle). This build is automatically detected by the license server and works without further configuration.

Non-Oracle Java Builds

Non-Orcacle Java builds require the JAVA_HOME environment variable to be set. If this is not set during installation you can set it manually.

Note: The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not required if you install an Oracle build of Java.

Follow these steps to manually set the JAVA_HOME environment variable:

  1. Open the Windows System Properties Control Panel applet on any version of Windows.

  2. Choose Advanced System settings.

  3. Click on the Environment Variables button.

  4. Click on the New button under System Variables.

  5. Set JAVA_HOME as the environment variable name.

  6. Set the location of the JDK installation as the environment variable Value.

  7. Click OK and close the JAVA_HOME environment variable editor.

  8. Restart your computer

Note: Some versions of the JDK will automatically set the JAVA_HOME environment variable during installation. Even in these cases the computer must be restarted to make this environment variable accessible to the license server. Failure to restart will result in failure of the license server to function.

.NET Prerequisites

The .NET Framework is required by the License Server. Download and install the latest version of the framework from here:

Download .NET Framework | Free official downloads (microsoft.com)

Installing the License Server

Download the License Server installer from the My Products page of your myMediaCy account.

To install the License Server, run setup and follow the instructions.

Licensing the License Server

The License Server is a licensed product. There must be a license linked to a server for it to serve licenses on your network. The License Server license is linked in the same way as Image-Pro license bundles as described in the next section.

Opening a Port

A port must be opened in the License Server host computer firewall, and in the client computer firewall. This must be done for both inbound and outbound connections to ensure that the License Server works correctly. By default, this is port 7070. If you wish to change port, follow the instructions below. To work with the default port, skip to Opening Port 7070 in Windows Defender Firewall.

Changing port from 7070

  1. Open the License Server toolkit, which can be found in the License Server folder in the Start menu.

  2. Stop the License Server service by clicking O.

    Leave the License Server Toolkit open in the background so you can resume working with it in step 6.

  3. Open the flexnetls.settings file which can be found here:

    C:\Program Files\Media Cybernetics\License Server\server

  4. Uncomment the PORT line by removing the # symbol and add your port.
    For example: to set the port to 7071, change the line
    #PORT=
    to
    PORT=7071

  5. Save the file.

  6. Return to the License Server Toolkit and click T to start the License Server service.

Instructions for opening a port in the Windows firewall are below. If you use a third-party firewall, check the vendor’s documentation for instructions on how to open the port.

Opening Port 7070 in Windows Defender Firewall

  1. Open Windows Security.

  2. Click on the Firewall & network protection icon.

  3. Click on Advanced Settings.

  4. Select Inbound Rules on the left.

  5. Under Actions (on the right), click on the New Rule link

  6. Select Port as the rule type and click Next.

  7. Set the required network protocol to TCP local ports box. Select Specified local ports and enter the License Server port number (this is 7070 by default). Click Next.

  8. On the next page, select the option Allow the connection and click Next.

  9. Select the Windows Firewall profile the new rule should apply to. For example, leaving the Private profile and domain enabled is most likely to be applicable.

  10. On the next page, provide a meaningful description for your firewall rule such as ‘MediaCy License Server Inbound’. Click on the Finish button.

  11. Select Outbound Rules on the left.

  12. Repeat steps 5 to 10 to build the outbound rule.