Client-Server with LabVIEW

[Ahmed.Abdulbaky]

I have the following Situation , I want to Setup the Labview College License at a Server and make some Clients (the Students) fully accessing the labview on this server Simultaneously, How can i do this? 

[Christian Mergl]

NI Academic Site License -> http://www.ni.com/academic/site_license/

[Ahmed.Abdulbaky]

Ok, thank you, but I want to the Detailed Procedure for Doing this Network ( Because I have now this Academic Site License at my Office and I need only the Procedure to install it on a Server)

[Stephen_S.]

Hi Ahmed

You can use the installation disc that you should have received to install LabVIEW on the clients that you want to use. You can then activate these versions of LabVIEW using your Serial Number and activation information. See here for more information on the Academic Site License.

Regards,

Stephen S.

[Ahmed.Abdulbaky]

Ok, Thank you this Answer Guide me vey good, and I found what I need , But I want to Know If I am using the NI Volume License Manager, How Can I Increase the Number of clients to be more than 30?

[herosphro]

Hello Ahmed,

There are two ways to increase the number of licenses available in VLM.

1.) Obtain a new license file from National Instruments.  In addition to the information specified in the linked KB, also include the changes you want to make to you license (add X number of seats).  Then you install this new license file and you will be able to check out more licenses.

2) Enable Overdraft in Volume License Manager. Go to Options»Preferences»Policies, and enable the overdraft policy for VLM.  This will allow you to check out more licenses than you have, but you will have to pay for all of the extra usage when you send in your activity log at the end of the yearly contract period.

Also in relation to the previous question you asked about the installation of LabVIEW.  I would recommend looking at this article on Volume License Installers, which gives you a nice way to install software from a central location (network) and ensure that the clients who install it will automatically begin checking out their licenses from the VLM server.