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vConverter v4.1 Chapter 2 Installation 55
52BOnline Activation to Upstream System
Using the upstream approach, you can manage vConverter licensing easily and decrement
usage centrally. Upstream activation is particularly useful if you have a large number of
conversions to perform with many clients using a single license. You must have
RPC/DCOM (port 135) enabled on your network.
• First, plan and activate a central system that can be accessed easily by other
systems. By doing this, you make your central system the master license server.
You can activate this system online or offline via email.
• Next, distribute both the software for clients to install and the serial number to use
during activation.
1. Create the vConverter upstream license server by running the installation and by
obtaining a serial number that enables downstream licensing.
2. Activate the serial number using one of the methods described above.
3. Record the license server’s IP address and/or Domain Name System (DNS) name.
You will be prompted for that information when installing vConverter on
downstream computers that are allocated to perform conversions. The license
server tracks the number of source systems to be converted.
4. From a downstream computer where you are installing vConverter, point to the
upstream license server that has been activated. Start the application.
5. Select Upstream (for downstream installations). Enter the computer name or IP
address.
6. Once the vConverter computer connects to the upstream license server, the
Activation information window will display. On it, enter the serial number and
click Next.
7. Upon successful activation, click Finish to launch the application.