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Once the floating license server has been set up you will need to activate the local users(clients) to ensure that they have access to the Server

You can check if your activation of SpinFire is successful from your Home page under Status - You will see a tick in the floating license box.

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A new client installation of SpinFire can be activated during installation by enter the SEAT ID when prompted

However, there are 4 alternative methods of Activation for existing SpinFire installations

Use the Seat ID and Activate Online.
Use the license.al file by using the Read License File button.
Place license.al and sfpflv.dat in the C:\ProgramData\Actify\Spinfire11 folder and reopen SpinFire
Use the new Server Activation feature (Seat ID and license.al files are not required).

Option 1 - Activate Online Method

Go to Options > Activation and Enter the SEAT ID you have been provided and Activate Online

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Option 2 – Activate Manually Method

Actify will have provided you with a license.al file. Save this either on the local client (user's pc) or somewhere accessible on the server.

Go to Options > Activation > Read License File > Browse to the license.al file > Open

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Option 3 - Alternative Manual activation Method

If SpinFire does not activate through Option 1 or 2 , you may need try the following:

Copy the latest license.al and sfpflv.dat to this location:

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Then close SpinFire if it is open and reopen to check it has activated on the Home Page

If you do not see ProgramData on your C Drive, you’ll need to open the C Drive and select Options

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Then click the View tab and tick “Show Hidden Files, Folders and Drives” and click OK

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On the Home page, you should see “Floating License” ticked to confirm you’ve successfully activated SpinFire.

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If it then errors regarding an importer when you try to open a file, you may need to review the Floating License Manager logs and if there’s errors on the server, to escalate to your I.T or the Actify Support team. When doing so, please provide a copy of your machine’s dxdiag that SpinFire is installed on, as well as your SpinFire.log file (C:\ProgramData\Actify\SpinFire11\Logs)

Option 4 - Server Activation Method

Click the Change Server Parameters... button

Floating License Server Activation

To activate a floating license you must enter the Server Name, the MAC address and the Server port (if one is specified on the server, your I.T colleague can confirm), the details must all be accurate for the activation or license server status to successfully work.

Enter the Server Name and Server MAC Address. Click the OK button.
Confirm the changes.
Click the License Server Status button to see the number of licenses used and when the license was taken.
Click the Activate Floating License button.

If the activation fails, the following error message appears indicating that the application is in Reader Mode. Verify that the server name and MAC address are correct and try again.