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1. Make sure all versions of the Bentley Application has been uninstalled. 2. In the PDF document you received containing your Download Links for the Bentley Software and the Licenses > Download the Bentley Application from the provided link. 3. Install the Bentley Application. 4. Activate the Bentley Application from Licensetool.exe (Make sure that you run Licensetool as Administrator).
Obtaining your Bentley Software License
Please follow the Product Activation Wizard Instructions below. You may be put straight into the “Product Activation Wizard,” If the Product Activation Wizard does not prompt upon launching the application, you can activate using the License Mangement Tool.
Once selected, click Next> in the bottom right corner.
Fill in the Site Activation Key in the Site Activation Key box. Due to the length of the site activation key, it is recommended that each user copy and paste the information directly into the license management tool. Also, be sure there are no extra spaces before or after the server name and site activation key as this can prevent a proper activation.
Depending on what version of software in being installed, the country where the product will be in use may have to be selected.
User's must be supplied a checked out license in the form of an ".XML" file by an administrator. This also works for users unaffiliated with your account.
Administrator Check Out Instructions -
How to check out licenses from Entitlement Managementhttps://communities.bentley.com/communities/other_communities/licensing_cloud_and_web_services/w/wiki/41085/how-to-check-out-licenses
How to Transfer a Checked Out License from one Machine to Another
To transfer a non-Select nodelocked license from one machine to another:
1) Check the license back into Entitlement Management (this releases the license) -
This is covered under Step 3 of the following WIKI -
2) Activate the software as a non-Select user on the new machine following above instructions.
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