4.1. Selecting and Installing a License

Previous | Next Sysax Multi Server User manual » Selecting and Installing a License » Selecting and Installing a License

4.1. Selecting and Installing a License

The Sysax Multi Server installation package contains a 30-day trial license for the product. After the trial has expired, you will need to choose one of the following product editions. Visit http://www.sysax.com/ to purchase a product license. Detailed comparison of all product editions is available at http://www.sysax.com/server/compare.htm

Enterprise Edition

Licensed for commercial use and simultaneously supports all of the following connection protocols: FTP, SFTP, FTPS, Telnet, SSH2 Secure Shell, HTTP and HTTPS. Unlimited users can also simultaneously connect to the server.

Professional Edition

Licensed for commercial use and supports any one of the following connection protocols: FTP, FTPS, SFTP, FTPS, Telnet, SSH2 Secure Shell, HTTTP and HTTPS. Up to 10 users can simultaneously connect to the server for HTTP and HTTPS file tranansfers. Unlimited users can connect using FTP, SFTP, FTPS, Telnet, and SSH2 Secure Shell.

Standard Edition

Licensed for commercial use and supports any one of the following connection protocols: FTP, FTPS, SFTP, FTPS, Telnet, and SSH2 Secure Shell. Up to 10 users can simultaneously connect to the server.

Personal edition (also known as the Free Edition)

Licensed only for personal use and supports any one of the following connection protocols: FTP, FTPS, SFTP, FTPS, Telnet, and SSH2 Secure Shell. One user can simultaneously connect to the server at a time.

To install a license:

Open the Sysax Multi Server Administration panel and click the Install License button (Figure 4.1).

Figure 4.1. Start License Installation
Select the License Key file and click the Open button (Figure 4.2).

Figure 4.2. Select License Key
Restart Sysax Multi Server to complete installation of the license(Figure 4.3).

Figure 4.3. Install License Key

	License installation on Windows 7, 2008, and Vista
On Windows 7, Windows server 2008, and Windows Vista, you may need to manually install the license key as follows: Open a DOS prompt and navigate to the folder where you have saved the license key file (eg. sysaxserv_ent.key) and run the following command: sysaxservdmgr.exe /installlic sysaxserv_ent.key You should see the new license information when you close and reopen the Sysax Multi Server Administrator panel. The sysaxservdmgr.exe program is located in the installation folder for Sysax Multi Server. If your system cannot automatically find it, you may need to type in the full path to the executable or copy the license file to the installation folder, navigate to this folder from the DOS command prompt, and run the command.

License installation on Windows 7, 2008, and Vista

On Windows 7, Windows server 2008, and Windows Vista, you may need to manually install the license key as follows:

Open a DOS prompt and navigate to the folder where you have saved the license key file (eg. sysaxserv_ent.key) and run the following command:

sysaxservdmgr.exe /installlic sysaxserv_ent.key

You should see the new license information when you close and reopen the Sysax Multi Server Administrator panel.

The sysaxservdmgr.exe program is located in the installation folder for Sysax Multi Server. If your system cannot automatically find it, you may need to type in the full path to the executable or copy the license file to the installation folder, navigate to this folder from the DOS command prompt, and run the command.

Previous | Next