Acquiring an ESRI Software License
The University of Vermont has an ESRI Educational License that
permits installation of ESRI products on UVM-owned hardware only (with the exception of EDC-sponsored students, who may install ESRI software on their own computers).
During the install process, a computer on the UVM network (including off-campus connections using the VPN client) may obtain a
license from the network license server (arclm.uvm.edu).
Laptops or other computers that will not be connected to the UVM network can be set up with a dedicated license. Faculty and staff can purchase a Sentinel (hardware) key online at ESRI Customer Service. Alternatively, you can use the new keyless license, which does not require the purchase of a hardware key but is instead tied to the physical (MAC) address of the computer's network interface card.
Steps for installing a local license
- Acquire a hardware key OR find your physical (MAC) address
- Email us with your computer make and model and either your physical (MAC) address (if using the keyless license) or your hardware key number (an 8-digit number beginning with 371 stamped on the key and sometimes on the packaging).
- Wait for a license file to be emailed to you and then save it onto your computer
- Plug the hardware key into your computer (if applicable)
- Install ArcGIS License Manager (instructions)
- During installation browse to your license file
- If you don't know your computer name, right-click "My Computer" to find it or use the ipconfig command
- Install ArcGIS Desktop (instructions) and specify your computer name as the license manager
- If ArcGIS is already installed then enter your computer name as the license
server by going to All Programs -> ArcGIS -> Desktop
Administrator, and clicking the License Manager item in the left panel
Last modified June 05 2009 10:45 AM
