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1. Setting up an altium 10 vault software#
2. Setting up an altium 10 vault Pc#
3. Setting up an altium 10 vault license#
4. Setting up an altium 10 vault Offline#

To connect, use the Vault's internal address ( or its network address ( computer_name:9780 – where computer_name is the Vault host PC's network name).

Setting up an altium 10 vault Pc#

Note that a newly installed Vault is unlicensed and not accessible from the network, so the initial browser connection must be made using the local machine - the PC that hosts the Vault. You must be signed in as a Vault administrator, using the default name/password ( admin/admin) credentials or those of a configured admin account. With a fresh installation of the Altium Vault however, you will be guided through the licensing process by a sequence of hint instructions.īegin the licensing process for a newly installed Altium Vault by logging in to its web interface ( or computer_name:9780) from the PC that's hosting the Vault. The Vault now provides a flexible 'self licensing' method for adding or acquiring Altium licenses, available through its Licenses page ( ADMIN » LICENSING).

Setting up an altium 10 vault license#

In previous versions of the Altium Vault, this is done by placing *.alf license files in the installation's root directory. The Altium Vault's functionality, including its Private License Server capabilities, becomes available when the Vault has been licensed by the addition of a suitable Altium Vault License. Note that the Altium Vault Private License Server is compatible with Altium Designer version 16.0 and higher. If it's not already in place, the first step in using the new Vault PLS is installing and licensing the Altium Vault. The new Altium Vault Private License Service offers several modes of operation, is configurable as a central or local License Server, and can serve both Altium Designer and Altium Vault licenses over the local network – plus much more. With the current releases of the Altium Vault, an enhanced and simplified implementation of the PLS is now available as part of the Vault installation, when licensed at a Component (or higher) level. To date, the Altium Private License Server (PLS) has been available as a downloadable application (PLS v1.0) that is installed as a Windows service on the host machine. With the Altium PLS, licenses can also be served on a Roaming basis, where the license seat is leased to the target machine for a specified time – this allows the Altium Designer host PC, say a laptop, to 'roam' freely while isolated from the network.Ī PLS offers the flexibility required by companies that host multiple Altium Designer installations, with the bonus that the license and seat usage can be configured, monitored and controlled from a centralized Altium Private License Server – which in turn is hosted on a local LAN/WAN that may be isolated from the internet.

Setting up an altium 10 vault software#

In a similar arrangement to using a license from the Altium License Service portal, a seat (instance) of a PLS-hosted Altium Designer license can be 'leased' by the software when it is in use, and then 'revoked' (returned to the available pool of licenses) when no longer required. When initially acquired from Altium's web-based license service, the licenses are converted to Private Licenses for localized access. The dedicated Private License Server (PLS), implemented on a PC connected to the company LAN/WAN, is set up by an administrator to acquire the company's Altium licenses and then serve these to Altium Designer installations as required.

Setting up an altium 10 vault Offline#

For organizations that require their Altium Designer installations to remain offline – isolated from the internet – the convenience and flexibly of on-demand software licensing can be provided by a localized Altium Private License Server, rather than from the internet-based Altium Licensing Service.