Activate Floating License Key

You can instantly activate network licenses using the License Wizard.

NOTE To activate a network license using the Activate Floating License Key operation requires direct access to the Internet. Make sure that you are not connected to a proxy and that your firewall or network is not configured to block access to the Internet. Otherwise, see Email Activation.

  1. Launch the License Wizard.

  2. Select the Menu > License Server Utilities.

  3. Click Activate Floating License Key.

  4. In the Product Code field, enter the product code for the product you purchased.

  5. In the Floating License field, enter the exact number of seats that were purchased with your license.

  6. Click on Activate Floating License Key, then wait for the activation server to validate your product code.

  7. A prompt to install the license server daemon appears. Click on Install License Server to install the license server daemon. The license server daemon will launch on boot and will allow your license server to respond to client requests.

    Install License Server

  8. Click Finish to close the License Wizard.

    NOTE To connect a client to your license server, see Connect Client to Floating License Server.

You can also activate a server license using the command line. This can be useful if you want to activate your server license on a headless machine or if you want to script the product activation.

  1. Open a Command Prompt with administrator privileges.

  1. In the command prompt, type in the following command to install the license validation (anchor) service:

    > C:\Program Files (x86)\Toon Boom Animation\Toon Boom [Product Name] [Version] [Edition]\win64\bin\LicenseWizard.exe --console --install-anchor-win

  1. Type in the following command to activate your product code:

    > C:\Program Files (x86)\Toon Boom Animation\Toon Boom [Product Name] [Version] [Edition]\win64\bin\ServerActivation.exe -batch -served -comm soap -commServer https://licensing.toonboom.com:443/flexnet/services/ActivationService -entitlementID <product code> -hybrid <number of seats>

    Replace <product code> with the product code for your product and <number of seats> with the number of seats for your license.

    If successful, the utility will output the message ACTIVATION REQUEST SUCCESSFULLY PROCESSED followed by the name and version of the product, the fulfilment ID and the expiration date of the activated license.

  1. Open a Terminal.

  1. In the terminal, type in the following command to install the license validation (anchor) service:

    > sudo /Applications/Toon Boom [Product Name] [Version] [Edition]/[Product Name].app/Contents/Applications/LicenseWizard.app/Contents/bin/ServerActivation.app/Contents/MacOS/LicenceWizard --console --install-anchor

  1. Type in the following command to activate your product code:

    $ sudo /Applications/Toon Boom [Product Name] [Version] [Edition]/[Product Name].app/Contents/Applications/LicenseWizard.app/Contents/bin/ServerActivation.app/Contents/MacOS/ServerActivation -batch -served - comm soap - commServer htt[s://licensing.toonboom.com:443/flexnet/services/ActivationService - entitlementID <product code> - hybrid <number of seats>

    Replace <product code> with the product code for your product and <number of seats> with the number of seats for your license.

    If successful, the utility will output the message ACTIVATION REQUEST SUCCESSFULLY PROCESSED followed by the name and version of the product, the fulfilment ID and the expiration date of the activated license.

  1. Open a Terminal.

  1. In the terminal, type in the following command to install the license validation (anchor) service:

    > sudo /usr/local/ToonBoomAnimation/harmony[Edition]_[Version]/lnx86_64/bin/LicenseWizard --console --install-anchor

  1. Type in the following command to activate your product code:

    $ sudo /usr/local/ToonBoomAnimation/harmony[Edition]_[Version]/lnx86_64/bin/ServerActivation -batch -served -comm soap -commServer https://licensing.toonboom.com:443/flexnet/services/ActivationService -entitlementID <product code> -hybrid <number of seats>

    Replace <product code> with the product code for your product and <number of seats> with the number of seats for your license.

    If successful, the utility will output the message ACTIVATION REQUEST SUCCESSFULLY PROCESSED followed by the name and version of the product, the fulfilment ID and the expiration date of the activated license.