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Anima Designer


Activate the License

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Licensing is the bridge between the Chaos Product (Anima) and the Chaos Account associated with a given license. You cannot use any Chaos product without a license.

You connect to the License Server by installing the license application locally on your machine or

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Please follow the instructions for your subscription plan:

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The Solo License requires the server to be installed directly on your machine. The Solo License can only be used by a single user with a user login.

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by a using a (remote connection to) floating license from a shared pool of licenses


Local Chaos License Server on This Machine

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After the installation is complete, you

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are redirected to the Chaos License Server's Interface. If you are not signed into a Chaos account, go to the Online licensing dropdown menu and select Sign in.


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You are then prompted to enter your username/email and password.

Once the activation is successful, you

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are able to see the list of your available licenses on the Chaos License Server home page.

The Premium License 
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If you accidentally close the window, you can type 127.0.0.1:30304 / localhost:30304 in a web browser. Keep in mind that you cannot use any Chaos products without an active license!

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Remote Chaos License Server on the Network

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If you have multiple Anima licenses, they can be shared between multiple users and devices

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When doing a shared setup for a Premium license, the license holder needs to install the license locally on at least one machine in the network. Installing the license happens automatically when you perform a default Chaos product installation. If you only need to install the License Server application separately, see the Installation page. This machine can use the license, but it also serves as a connection point for others to connect to the license. If you are the license holder, i.e., the administrator, see the Administrator Workflow page.

Here is how to connect to an already set-up Premium shared license:

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  • The administrator needs to give you their machine's IP address. This serves as your connection point to the Chaos License. 
  • When installing your Chaos product, at the Licensing step, select Remote. In the Primary License Server field, type the server IP address that your license administrator gave you. At the end, add the :30304 port.

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  • Continue to finish the installation. You are connected to the active licenses after that.

Borrow Licenses for Offline Use

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in one of two ways. 

  1. The easiest way to do so is to use My Chaos Portal options and enable Floating licensing sharing. See how in the Cloud-Based Floating Licensing article or video included.

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2. Alternatively, you can set up a local network by installing the license server on one machine and sharing its IP address to the rest of the users in the network. For further details on how to do it, see the Administrator Workflow article.


Troubleshooting

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If you are experiencing any difficulty installing or running the Chaos License Server, please refer to the Troubleshooting page for possible solutions.


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Visit the

License Server

Chaos Licensing section of the documentation for further details on the Chaos License Server, such as how to check your license expiration and status, how to access various settings, and more advanced options.


Next Step

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Go to step 3 to see how to load Anima.

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