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Connect to the Floating License Server

To borrow a license, you first need to connect to a floating license server. (Please see your System Administrator if you do not know the server name.)

  1. Open the FME Desktop Licensing Assistant by clicking Start > Programs > FME Desktop > Utilities > FME Licensing Assistant.
  2. Select Connect to a floating license server. In the Server Name field, enter the name of the floating license server.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Select the license type from the list, and click Activate.
  5. Click Finish.
  6. You will see a message when you are successfully connected to the floating license server.

    To borrow the license for offline use, you will have to start FME Workbench and specify the terms of the license. See Specify the Terms of the License.