C Tech Software Installation
C Tech Universal License Server Installation

C Tech Universal License Server Installation

C Tech employs a single license server which supports the following products:

  • Earth Volumetric Studio (EVS) Enterprise Licenses
  • Earth Volumetric Studio Floating Licenses
  • EnterVol Enterprise Licenses
  • EnterVol Floating Licenses
  • EnterVol Fixed Licenses

Note:

  • EVS Fixed licenses do not require installation of the C Tech Universal License Server.
  • License management is performed using the C Tech License Manager.
  • A reboot will likely be required.

Installation of the C Tech Universal License Server will also install the C Tech License Manager. Installation of EVS and/or EnterVol will also install the C Tech License Manager.

Before proceeding:

The minimum versions supported are Windows 10 x64 and Windows Server 2019 x64.

Installation requires Administrator rights.

A system reboot may be required to complete the installation

  • You must make sure that communication on TCP/IP Ports that we use are not blocked.
    • Port 9348 is used by Earth Volumetric Studio 2020 and future releases
    • Port 9346 is used by older Earth Volumetric Studio & MVS releases
    • Port 9347 is used by EnterVol components and EnterVol Suite
    • These ports are not user configurable; they are hard coded.
  • If you are an existing user, please ensure that you have uninstalled all pre-2020 versions of C Tech license servers, otherwise you will be forced to exit the installation. Please refer to the following section for more information. Required Uninstalls of C Tech’s Legacy Servers

If these criteria are met, please proceed with the installation. After finishing the installation, you can verify that the C Tech Universal License Server was correctly installed and running with Windows Services Program;

You should also verify that the C Tech License Manager can establish communication with the licensing server

For more information on how to Query the licensing server, please see Local & Remote Dongle (key) License Management

Cloud Server Installation For Enterprise Customers

We do have Enterprise customers who have successfully installed and operate the C Tech Universal License Server on platforms such as Azure and AWS.

This still requires the hardware dongles to be accessible via a USB port but other customers have successfully manage this using an AnywhereUSB device. Enterprise License dongles specifically do allow virtual machines to serve licenses to your users.

Note that software based licensing is also available for cloud installation. Contact C Tech support for more information.

 

NOW YOU MUST INSTALL THE CLIENT SOFTWARE