Site protection System Menu

The site protection System Menu provides access to commonly-required license administrator tasks.

1. On Windows, right-click the icon in the Notification area of the task bar, at the bottom right corner of the computer screen. On Mac, click the icon at the top right of the computer screen on the menu bar.

The same functionality, along with many less-frequently used functions, can also be accessed from the browser interface; see Site Protection Server administration from a browser. The browser interface is useful for remotely controlling the license server when needed.

If there is a notification or a problem with the license server, the System Menu icon indicates that attention is required.

The System Menu allows you to easily check the status of, as well as control, the site protection server.

Selecting the Restart command does not completely restart the entire RLM server or disconnect clients. It refreshes all settings and license files. Restarts are also automatically performed when a client changes permissions or activates a license file.

The Control command displays the current status, whether running or not running.

Select Control > Stop or Start, or Control > Restart from the site protection System Menu.

To view the list of available product licenses and how many seats are currently in use:

The Products command lists the available products by version; the list displays in parentheses how many are in use and how many are available.

License usage and usage history can be monitored from the site protection System Menu.

The Usage History dialog box opens, displaying a graph of the number of users over time.

2.Select the product and version from the Products list to view its usage history.

The graph displays the usage statistics from The Report log. View the Report log directly by selecting Usage > View Report Log from the System Menu.

Access permissions are controlled by creating rules. These are sets of permitted products and borrowing times allowed, that apply to specific clients or groups of clients, or to computers. By default, all clients are granted access; rules set exceptions, but this setting can be reversed if needed.

The Access Permissions dialog box opens, listing permissions rules for groups of users. Rules are sets of allowed and/or reserved products that apply to specific users or computers.

Parameter	Description
Rules	Click to open the Rules menu
Add Rule	Opens the Add/Edit Rule dialog box, to add a rule to the permissions rules
Edit Rule	Opens the Add/Edit Rule dialog box, to edit the currently selected rule
Delete Rule	Deletes the currently selected rule
Rules list	Lists the existing permissions rules
Max borrow days	Sets the maximum number of days that a module can be borrowed by any user, as permitted by the license file. See Emprunter une licence. Set the number of days to 0 (zero) to prevent any license borrowing.
Allow/Deny access for users who are not on the list	By default, all users are granted access to the licenses, and the rules are set up for exceptions only; in this situation, Allow is selected. However, select Deny to enforce the reverse situation, where all users are denied access to the licenses, unless they have been given access by a rule.

2.Set up the permissions rules for groups of users by selecting Add Rule from the Rules menu at the top of the dialog box, or right-click in the rules area and select Add Rule from the context menu.

Parameter	Description
Rule name	Provide a name for the rule; this appears in the Access permissions list of rules
Type	Select how to define the users for the rule: User names, Computer names, or IP addresses (see Server syntax)
Users	Displays the list of users or computer names retrieved from the server’s usage history, with the most recent users appearing first. (IP addresses are not available from the logs, so they do not display.) Select a user name or computer name from the list to create a rule that applies to that selection, and click Add to send it to the Users list. You can also enter a user name, computer name, or IP address, and then click Add to add it to the list. Spaces are not permitted in a name.
Users list	Lists the users that have been added to the group. To remove a user, select the item from the Users list and click Remove.
Max instances of Vectorworks	Sets the number of Vectorworks instances that can be running per user; normally this value is 1
Allowed products	Specifies the products that the users in the list are allowed to launch
All/None	Quickly selects all of the products, or none of the products
Reserved products	Reserves products from the license pool only for the users in the list; only those specific users are granted access to the reserved product licenses. If this type of rule has several users, they will share the reserved seat.
All/None	Quickly selects all of the products, or none of the products

4.“Users” can represent user names, computer names, or IP addresses. A group consists of a list of users. Define the needed rules for groups of users; for example, certain groups may only be permitted to use the Architect and Fundamentals products, while other users can only use Landmark and Fundamentals. If no products are selected, the users in the list cannot connect to the server at all. Licenses can also be reserved for groups of users. Each of these situations requires an individual rule for each group. Users in rules must be unique (the same user cannot have two different rules).

6.To edit an existing rule, select it and then select Edit Rule from the Rules menu at the top of the dialog box, or double-click on the rule, or right-click on the rule and select Edit Rule from the context menu.

7.To delete an existing rule, select it and then select Delete Rule from the Rules menu at the top of the dialog box, or right-click on the rule and select Delete Rule from the context menu.

System Menu command	Description
Vectorworks Site Protection
Open Web Interface	Launches the Main server administration screen browser interface (Windows users can also double-click on the System Menu icon)
Set Up Web Access Account	You can control access to the browser interface by setting up an account with a password. This command opens the Set Up Web Account dialog box, to create or enter a login name. When first setting up an account, an empty password is created by default; change the password in the browser interface (see Requiring server passwords). After entering a login, the browser interface opens. If you have not previously accessed it, you may need to log in again on the left side of the interface.
Uninstall	Uninstalls the Vectorworks Site Protection Server software
Control (___)	The Control menu displays “Running” when the Site Protection Server is active
Start	Starts the server when it has been stopped
Restart	Restarts the server by refreshing all settings and license files. This does not fully restart the entire RLM server or interrupt the client workflow.
Stop	Stops the server; restart it by clicking Start
License
Enter Activation Key	When the Site Protection Server software is enabled by activation key rather than by a dongle, enter the activation key that was issued to you to generate and enable the license file. The activation key is remembered; to update a license, simply open the dialog box and click OK to reactivate the license using the key.
Add License from File	Select a license file (.lic file)
Licenses	Displays the name of all current server license files; any license can be revoked if needed
Revoke	Revokes a previously activated server license, allowing the server software to run on a different computer. Revoking a license causes the license server to restart, and disconnects any currently connected users.
Products	Lists the available product licenses and shows how many are currently in use for each product
Usage
View Usage History	Opens the Usage History dialog box, for viewing the usage statistics by product as described in Viewing usage history
View Debug Log	The Debug log contains settings, records all events that occur from the server startup, and other information about the server and its environment; it can provide useful hints when troubleshooting. See The Debug log for more information.
View Report Log	The Report log file is a text file with statistical data about the licenses available on the server. It contains historic information such as usage status for each product. See The Report log for more information.
Access Permissions	Opens the Access Permissions dialog box, for Configuring access permissions
Help	Opens this help system
Afsluiten	Closes the System Menu, but keeps the license server running unless you stop it as well