This page gives details on how to use the online licensing system for Chaos Group products.
Overview
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The installer is fairly straight forward and easy to run, but if you need help, please see the Installing the License Server page for details on the process. This includes using your Chaos Group account to access your purchased licenses from anywhere online.
ActivationTo activate your licenses, all you need to do is click ENABLE from the ONLINE LICENSING menu. You will then be prompted to enter your username and password. Once the activation is successful, you will be able to see the list of your available licenses on the license server home page.
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Offline ActivationYou can still activate your license server even without Internet connection. To do this you will need to download an activation request file from your license server. Use another machine with an Internet connection to upload the file to my.chaosgroup.com where you log in with your Chaos Group account and generate an activation file. Upload the activation file to your license server to activate it.
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The Online Licensing system allows you to use seats associated with your Chaos Group account easily from anywhere you can log into over the internet. If you also have a V-Ray USB License dongle attached to your computer, you can utilize those available licenses within the online system. For more details on this process, please see the Dongle and Online Licensing page.
When using a dongle license connected to OLS you are only able to access the dongle licenses on the machine that the dongle is connected too. You are unable to access dongle licenses over the internet on another machine logged into OLS. |
In most situations, adjusting the Settings for the online licensing system is not necessary. But if you need to adjust something like your connection settings because you're using a Proxy server, you can get to these through the drop-down menu in the top right corner of the License Server webpage and choosing Settings. For more details on what settings are adjustable from this area, please see the Advanced Settings page.
The V-Ray licensing system includes a way to "borrow" a license for offline use. Borrowing a license means you can still have access to your Chaos Group software without needing a USB dongle or an internet connection. For more details on this process, please see the Borrowing Licenses for Offline Use page.
Updating from License Server 3.0 to 4.0If you are updating your licensing system from the previous setup to the new online system, no changes are required on the workstation or application side of your software. The online system replaces the existing dongle functionality without any additional steps needed on your part. There is no need to use the Change License Settings application to reconfigure your setup. If you have purchased online licenses, these can be activated for online usage in the new system right away.
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