Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 40)

Connecting after Installation
If you did not specify the license server name and port number during product installation, you will be
prompted for that information when you start MapInfo Professional. You will also be prompted if MapInfo
Professional cannot connect to a running license server using the server name and port number you
provided at install.
To connect to the license server after you install MapInfo Professional:
1. Start MapInfo Professional.
The Connect to License Server dialog box opens.
If you have the license server name and port number, proceed with these instructions. If you do not,
see
Starting the Courtesy Period for more information.
The server name is in the format \\yourlicenseserver, and is the name or IP address for the
machine that the license server is installed to. The port number defaults to 27000 but it can Note:
be set by your License Server system administrator. Check with your administrator if the port
number is not working.
2. Type the name of the license server in the Server name field.
3. Type the port number in the Port number field.
4. Click Connect.
MapInfo Professional takes a few moments to connect to the license server and check out a license.
When the license is checked out, the Connect to License Server dialog box closes. MapInfo Professional
is licensed and ready to use. After you successfully connect to your license server once, a license will
be checked out automatically when you start MapInfo Professional.
Starting the Courtesy Period
If you do not have the license server name and port number, but you want to start using MapInfo
Professional, you can start a 30-day courtesy period during which you can use MapInfo Professional
without connecting to the license server.
To use the courtesy period to run MapInfo Professional:
1. Open MapInfo Professional.
2. In the Connect to License Server dialog box, click Courtesy Period.
An activation message opens telling you that the courtesy period started successfully.
3. Click OK.
MapInfo Professional is ready to use under the courtesy period.
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