How do I move my license for Tekla Tedds and/or Tekla Structural Designer?
Question
I want to move my license to a new PC (Local License) or Server (Server License), how do I do this?
Is there a license transfer feature?
Answer
The License System used for Tekla Tedds and Tekla Structural Designer does not have a license transfer feature. Hence moving the license requires:
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A new PAK (Product Activation Key) for the new PC/ Server
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Deleting the license from your existing PC/ Server
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For server licenses, re-directing clients to the new Server
New PAK
Please contact your local Trimble Office or Reseller (from whom your purchased your license) to request a new PAK. They will usually ask you to complete a Re-licensing Form to simply state why you require the new PAK and that the old license will be deleted or no longer available (e.g. the previous PC/ Server will be decommissioned).
Deleting Licenses and Re-directing Clients
So that you have no down-time, you can wait until you have received and activated your new PAK before deleting your existing license on the old PC/ Server. For a new Server you will also need to re-direct clients to the new server. See below for instructions for both these steps.
Delete Existing License(s)
Your Local Support Team can do this for you via a Live Support session if you wish - just contact them to arrange this. Otherwise you can proceed as follows.
- Open the System and User Settings via the Start Menu
- Check on the "Manage" option under Local (for Local Computer Locked method) or Server (for Server method)
- For Local Computer Locked licenses, run the License Manager Program
- For Server licenses License Server Manager Program
- On the Manage page select and Delete all the License Features for the program(s) the licenses of which are being moved.
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Then Close the Manager.
- The process is complete
Re-direct clients to new Server
This can be accomplished in two ways:
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Manually via the Tekla Structural Licensing > System and User Settings
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Via the Registry (for those familiar with the Windows Registry Editor if you have lots of clients)
Manually
- Open the System and User Settings via the Start Menu (see above)
- Enter the name of the new server on the "License Server" page then OK.
Via Registry
The server name can be set/edited via the following Registry key (64-bit client);
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Tekla\Structural\Licensing\License Server