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The host name is what your computer name is called on a network.
Your license server host name will be something similar to: licserver or vfx-license

Linux/Mac

• open a terminal

• type: hostname - hit enter

• this should give you the host name

Windows

• download the RLM license server: http://das-element.com/download/

• unzip anywhere on your license server

• run get_host_info.bat to get the host ID and host name

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• open a command prompt (cmd.exe)

• type: hostname - hit enter

• this should give you the host name

What is the host ID?

The Host ID is your Ethernet ID/MAC address. It will look similar to this:
0284b864d514 or 02:84:b8:64:d5:14

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• open a command prompt (cmd.exe)

• type: ifconfig /all - hit enter

• look for you network device and "Physical Address"

Connect to the license server

To connect to your license server you have two three options.:Set

• set an environment variable

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• use a license config

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• file

• use an environment variable file
  

To show your licenses visit the following address in your web browser: http://vfx-license:5054

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Set environment variable DASELEMENT_LICENSE - as a fallback the variable RLM_LICENSE will be used.
Should look something like this: {port}@{hostname}. The default port is 5053

Linux

export DASELEMENT_LICENSE=5053@your-license-server

Windows

setx DASELEMENT_LICENSE "5053@your-license-server”

Mac

launchctl setenv DASELEMENT_LICENSE 5053@your-license-server

License config file (option

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2)

Create this file in the current users home directory:

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How to run RLM on a different port

If you need to start the RLM license server on a different port use the flag ‘-ws'.
Don’t forget to update the DASELEMENT_LICENSE environment variable accordingly!

./rlm -ws 5055