InstallShield Standalone Build (Node-Locked) License

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Summary

How to download, install, and license the Node-Locked InstallShield Standalone Build (versions 2011 and later)

Synopsis

This article provides information regarding how to download, install, and license the Node-Locked InstallShield Standalone Build (versions 2011 and later).

Discussion

Starting with InstallShield 2011, the Standalone Build requires a separate license file. Standalone Build license files can be managed via the Flexera Software Product and License Center. This center lets you download the installation, generate the license file, and perform other Standalone Build?related tasks.

When the InstallShield product is purchased, an account is created for your organization. A member profile is automatically created for the purchaser and is added to the account in the Product and License Center. If you are the purchaser of the product, you can sign in to the Product and License Center with your email address and password.

If you are not the purchaser and a member profile has not created for you, please visit the Join New Account page, enter your account ID and serial number (both of which are included in the InstallShield product order confirmation email).

To download and create a license file for the InstallShield Standalone Build Node-Locked License:

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 at 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.

5. 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.

6. If the Product List page shows multiple products, click the InstallShield link. The Product Information page opens.

7. 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.

8. Find an unused license in the list and select the License Applicable to Product(s) option that pertains to that license.

9. At the bottom of the page, click the Generate button. The Generate Licenses page opens.

10. 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.

Note: Host ID is also referred as the MAC Address of the machine.

11. Click the Generate button. The View Licenses page opens.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Return to the Host ID dialog in the Standalone Build installation, and click the Next button. The Browse for File dialog opens.

15. 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.

The installation installs the Standalone Build on your build machine. After completing the installation, you should now be able to build InstallShield projects from the command-line using the Standalone Builder. No desktop/start menu shortcuts will be created, and no user interface is available for the Standalone Build.

The Standalone Builder only allows you to perform command-line builds. Use the full InstallShield IDE to create and modify InstallShield projects.

Additional Information

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:

Windows 32-bit machines: C:\Program Files\InstallShield\<PRODUCT VERSION> SAB\System\License.lic

Windows 64-bit machines: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield\<PRODUCT VERSION> SAB\System\License.lic