Borrow a license outside the network

Borrowing a license outside the network (Network license via software)

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1. Start WCommute

Start Windows Explorer on the client to borrow the license and go to the following path: C:\Programs\IronCAD\20XX\bin

Double-click WCommute.exe

2. Search Subnet

Click Search Subnet if the license server is not displayed

Click here if you get an error message during the process

If you get an error message after the installation process is complete, it may be because you have a space in your Windows username. Try unpacking the installation file manually by following the steps below. We have written how to do this in both Windows 11 and Windows 10.

This is for Windows 11
If the path to the folder that handles "My Documents" and "Downloaded Files" etc. contains a space in your username (\Firstname_space_Password\) you need to manually unpack the installation file, otherwise an error message will appear during installation. To unzip, you can for example use WinRAR/WinZIP or preferably the easy to use and compact 7-zip: https://www.7-zip.org/
Then you can right-click on the file you downloaded and choose Show more options

Then select 7-zip followed by Unzip to "IronCAD_DCS2023SP1_SWE\

Then run the installation file itself in the new folder by right-clicking on the *.exe file and selecting Run as administrator:

This applies to Windows 10
If the path to the folder that handles "My Documents" and "Retrieved Files" etc. contains a space in your username (\Firstname_Space_Password\) you need to manually unzip the installation file, otherwise an error message will appear during installation. To unzip, you can use WinRAR/WinZIP or the easy to use and compact 7-zip: https://www.7-zip.org/

Then you can right-click on the file you downloaded and choose to unzip it into a new folder which will be created automatically.

Then run the installation file itself in the new folder by right-clicking on the *.exe file and selecting Run as administrator:

3. Select programme

Select the software version in the list, fill in the number of days the license should be reserved on the client and then click on Check Out.

4. The licence is lent

On the right you will find the license server information and the expiry date and time of the license (to return the license before the end of the period, click on the Check In button). The red check mark next to the program name symbolizes that the license is locally checked out on the client.

5. Clear

The license is now on loan from your license pool. Verify this by starting the application without network connection.