Temporary license

I need some clarification on the function of a temporary license issued via Select Server. We have a deployed Select Server XM. I would like to issue a temporary license to a user who will be working off site.  If I issue a temporary license and send the key to the user via email, will he be able to enter the activation key and run the product? If not, how would I go about getting a license to the user?

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  • A temporary site activation key provides access to your license account until a specified expiration date without giving out your own site activation key. However, the recipient of the temp key must be able to communicate with your license server. Note: this is not an issue for users of Bentley's hosted server since any Internet-connected computer can access the license server.

    If the recipient will not have access to your network, then a license checkout may be more desirable. This allows licenses to be locked to specific workstations for a specified duration. License files can be generated using the License Checkout feature on the SELECT Server site administration page (located on the left sidebar, License Management section). A license file would then be imported on a recipient workstation using the License Management Tool. Once the license file is imported, it is no longer needed.



  • If the user is not on the network, can he still check out a license? How would that work?

    Thanks Jeremy

    Neil Wilson (aka Neilw)

    Power Civil v8i 08.11.07.245

    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018

  • In the SELECTserver admin interface you can checkout a license using the License Checkout link under the License Management section.  After providing the required information (Workstation Name, User Name, E-Mail address and application version)  You'll then have the option of e-mail the license to the user or downloading and xml file that can be provided to them.  They then import that XML file using the License Management tool.  

  • What would I input for Workstation name and User name if the user is not in the network (i.e. a home user)?

    Neil Wilson (aka Neilw)

    Power Civil v8i 08.11.07.245

    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018

  • The Workstation name is simply the computer name listed in the System control panel without the domain (i.e. everything up to the first period). For instance, if the full computer name is workstation127.engineeringfirm.com, only workstation127 would need to be specified. The user name is completely arbitrary as far as I can tell. You could specify the user portion of the email address in the User Name field, for instance.