WCommute.exe is a utility for checking out network license for a computer that is connected to the network with license server.
License checkout procedure
To prevent the loss of a Network license, the license may be checked out to a workstation, and then checked back in once analysis is complete and results have been reviewed. Please note that other users will not have access to the license which has been checked out until it has been checked back in. The network license check-out procedure, described in detail in the Commuter licensing document, is summarized as follows:
- Run the WCommute.exe utility found in the program installation directory.
- Use the file menu or select the Search Subnet button at the bottom of the window, to locate the server. Alternatively you can select Single Server, to look for the server by specifying the name or IP Address of the server.
- Enter the number of days for check out.
- Highlight the check-out feature, then select Check Out.
NOTE
Please leave the Check Out Authorization for Remote User box blank unless the check out is for a user who is unable to connect to the LAN, has run WRCommute.exe, and has sent you the computer locking code.
IMPORTANT
The system environment variable LSFORCEHOST typically needs to be set on the workstation as: LSFORCEHOST = no-net.
This process is as follows:
- Run WlmAdmin.exe, which is found in SAP2000\ETABS\SAFE > Program Folder.
- Record the IP address of the program server.
- For Windows NT, 2000, and XP, open Control Panel > Systems > Advanced (tab) > Environment Variable > System Variable, then enter the information which follows:
When connecting to the network, LSFORCEHOST = IP address of the program server
When disconnecting from the network, LSFORCEHOST = no-net - Reboot the workstation.
Related documents
- Commuter licensing document