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Chapter 4. Interesting Reading

This section covers some other interesting topics relating to the NavisWorks License Manager.

4.1. Setting the networker server port

You should only change the server port number if the default port number clashes with another port in

use on your server. The default port number (3697) is registered with the Internet Assigned Names

Authority (IANA) for use by the JetStream License Server, so is unlikely to clash with other services.

To change the default port number that the server uses to serve its JetStream licenses, do the following:

1. Make sure that no JetStream clients are connected to the server.

2. Stop the NavisWorks Licensing service from the Services dialog (from Administration Tools) on the

server.

3. Open the NavisWorks License Manager and choose Network server from the License Wizard

menu.

4. You should now be able to change the Port Number.

5. Click Finish to save the new Port number, or Cancel to return to the License Manager.

6. Restart the NavisWorks Licensing service from the Services dialog (from Administration Tools) on

the server.

7. Make sure that any client PCs accessing licenses from the server now have the same port number

that the server is using. This is changed from the client PC, again from the Network Server dialog

under the License Wizard menu in the NavisWorks License Manager.

4.2. Situations when Connection with License

Server is Lost

When using floating and networked licenses, Client machines must maintain a network connection with

the License Server. Once a Client machine has collected a license from the License Server, the Server

will send out a "heartbeat" every two minutes, to check the connection with the Client and whether the

license is still in use.

If a situation arises, whereby the connection is lost, (whether there is a network problem or the license

has been killed by the server) then the following may be expected:

• On the License Server, every two minutes the "heartbeat" will be sent out to the Client. If after eight

minutes the connection has not been re-established, then the License Server will automatically take

back the license.

• On the Client machine, if after two minutes a "heartbeat" has not been received from the License

Server, a message will be displayed advising the connection has been lost and recommend you save

any work. At this time you will continue to have the full functionality of the license. If after eight minutes