Install InstallShield Standalone Build and Obtain a Node-Locked License File
Summary
Steps to install the InstallShield Standalone Build and how to obtain a Node-Locked License FileSynopsis
This article includes the steps to install the InstallShield Standalone Build and how to obtain a Node-Locked License File (.lic).Discussion
1. Launch the Standalone Build installation.
2. On the License Type dialog, select the Node-locked license option.
3. On the Host ID dialog, click the Get a license file from the Product and License Center button. Clicking this button opens a Web page that has a link to the Product and License Center. Click that link and then sign in to the Product and License Center.
Tip: If you do not have an Internet connection on the machine on which you are installing the Standalone Build, sign in to the Product and License Center on a machine that does have an Internet connection.
4. In the Product and License Center, acquire the license file for the specific machine on which you are installing the Standalone Build:
a. In the left navigation, under Entitlements, click Product List. The Product List page shows each product line to which your account is entitled. If you do not have access to multiple products, clicking the Product List link opens the Product Information page directly.
b. If the Product List page shows multiple products, click the InstallShield link. The Product Information page opens.
c. Click the Licenses link for the product that you are installing and configuring. The License Information page opens. This page shows details about the used and unused licenses of the product.
d. Find an unused license in the list and select the License Applicable to Product(s) option that pertains to that license.
e. At the bottom of the page, click the Generate button. The Generate Licenses page opens.
f. In the Node Host ID box for the license, enter the host ID that pertains to the specific machine on which you are installing the Standalone Build. The host ID is displayed on the Host ID dialog of the Standalone Build installation.
g. Click the Generate button. The View Licenses page opens.
h. Click the Save All button. The Product and License Center displays a dialog box that lets you specify the location where you want to download the license file.
i. Specify a location that is accessible by the machine on which you are installing the Standalone Build. The Product and License Center downloads the .lic file or files to the location that you specified. The file is named HostID.lic, where HostID is the host ID that you specified when you obtained the .lic file. You can change the name of this file if it makes it easier to manage it.
5. Return to the Host ID dialog in the Standalone Build installation, and click the Next button. The Browse for File dialog opens.
6. In the License file (.lic) box, enter the path for the .lic file that you want to use on the current machine, or click the Browse button to navigate to the file.
7. Complete the remaining dialogs in the installation.
The installation installs the Standalone Build on your build machine. The installation also copies the .lic file that you specified to the System folder in the Standalone Build Program Files folder and names it License.lic. The default location of your license file is: C:\Program Files\InstallShield\<VersionNumber> SAB\System\License.lic
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