Installation and Update Guide > License management > Software based licenses > Preparations for installation of a license server

First, you need to decide on which computer the license server should be installed. Typically, a Windows Server is used for this purpose, for instance the same server that is used for cadett ELSA.

However, using a Citrix Server as a cadett ELSA license server might create problems. Therefore, if you are using a Citrix solution, you are advised to separate the Citrix server from the license server.

After making a cadett ELSA server installation or a cadett ELSA local installation, you will find the installation file needed to install the license server here:

\ELSA\Installer\cadett_ELSA_License

The name of the installation file is:

cadett_ELSA_LicenseServer_Installer.exe

Using the File Explorer, please navigate to the folder specified above. If you have decided to use another server as license server, please copy the license server installation file to that server.

When the installation file is properly located somewhere on the Windows Server that you want to use as license server, please make sure that you are logged on with remote desktop or similar on that server.

(If the license server and the cadett ELSA server are in fact the same server, you do not need to copy the installation file. That is true also for local installations, where the workstation is acting as both cadett ELSA and license server, besides from being a workstation).

Please make sure that you have administrative rights for the following steps. Further descriptions are found in the remaining sub-topics, listed below.

•Installing the license server

•Setting proper permissions to the cadett_ELSA_license folder

•Configuring the firewall on the server

•Collect data needed to request a license file

•License server configuration

•Workstation configurations