Keyserver:
In order to keep a count on software utilization we use a package called Keyserver from
We have used Sitemeter in the past.
On the Server side:
The license file (server.lic) get updated/renewed each year
in the summer time. It is emailed to us
and we copy it on the server “CS-CAMDEN-A”
into the folder \system\KeyServer Data Folder. Rename the old file first to save it. Reboot the server when done and test the PCs
and MACs for access to the software.
On the Client side:
The KeyClient software must be loaded and configured on every PC. The client software can be found on the server in \keyserve\ “latest version image”\Installers\Client Installers\KSClient.exe
Configure it with the server IP address 96.32.
The keyserver software and logs sit on CS-CAMDEN-A.
Both PCs and MACs access it for permission to run “keyed” software.
Move the .EXE file that you want to key over to the server in the folder called keyserve
And then the folder 2000. Make a new folder just for this file using the file name as the folder name.
The administrative program (KeyConfigure) can run on any PC and sits on 3 of my office PCs.
The password is one of my standard ones (6 characters).
Use “Control” “Install Key” to create a keyed program. Always use .bak to store the original program. Browse the server to the new file’s folder and OPEN the file to be keyed. (If the system can’t then use the procedure below to create a “batch” file.) Let the system configure the keyed file. When the details window comes up you need to make some changes: on the General tab turn off all “Custom Messages”, in the Program Name box add at the end the category initial - B for business, C for communications, etc. (B,C,G,W,U,L,T) ; on the License tab click Global and enter the count of licenses. Hit the “OK” and close down the program.
When it’s done there will be 2 files in the folder. The one with the .BAK extension is the original executable and the one with the .EXE is the keyed file. Copy the keyed file to the PCs that will run the software. Leave the copies on the server for backup. Test how the program runs on the PC as a keyed program.
To work with the log files:
In the KeyConfigure admin program there is an option under Admin called “Log File Management” where you can define when the system will can log files – we have it set for 1 month. This will vary a day or to two as to when the system closes the files and creates a new file.
To run a monthly report:
Open the KeyConfigure program, got to “Report” on the menu line, on the dropdown menu pick “New Report On” and a windows will open with all the log files – the first non-local file is the current or active file (you most likely don’t want this one), the next one down is the latest completed file or last month’s file click on it and scroll down the option list until you get to ‘Summarize’ click on this and the system will run through the data getting the counts together. When it’s done save the file into the “reports” folder on the server.
Some programs cannot be keyed and these are counted by creating a .BAT file
with a few lines in it.
One of them is an “echo” command to write a line out to a log file. And one of them is used to execute the program.
An example:
The .BAT file is called AP.BAT
@echo off ‘so you don’t see on the screen what’s happening
echo WINQSB-AP %S_USER% >>z:\usage\maslan00.txt ‘echo is the batch command
‘WINQSB-AP is the prog being logged
‘%S_USER% is PC name in environment
‘ (use SET command in DOS to see enviro)
‘ >> writes info to file appending on end
‘ if only one > it would create a new file
‘ z:\usage server drive and folder
‘ maslan00.txt is the log file
Z:
CD\winqsb ‘moves to server drive and folder
Ap.exe ‘executes the program
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shadow server
create log webpage (.XLS)