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Description
There are times when you may need to activate a Software Mastercam license using the activation wizard, or install an evaluation license.
For example, if you previously had Mastercam installed and it is using an old expired Hasp license, but you would like to update it or change the license to a Software [Evaluation] License.
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If you are When opening Mastercam for the first time after installation, a popup will usually occur asking if you would like to activate a license. If you click Clicking ‘Yes’ on the popup, it will bring you to the Activation Wizard. |
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Activation Wizard
If you already have Mastercam installed you should have the activation wizard utility which you can bring up should already be installed, which is accessible by typing in Activation Wizard into the windows search bar.
The activation wizard can also be downloaded at this link, it is listed under Utilities > Mastercam Activation Wizard Setup.
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Once you click it you can Click on the Activation wizard and follow the onscreen instructions to activate the license with the information provided to you (License and Activation code).
You can To check if the Mastercam license has been updated by going go into Mastercam and clicking click
File > Help. You can verify
Verify the license by checking the product information.
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How to Make Sure Mastercam Detects Software license
Command-lines (page 22 of the MC-2020-Administrator-Guide)
If your Mastercam launcher picks up a Software license instead of a Network (NHASP) or a HASP license and you want to change that, you can use command-lines. With command-lines you can do the following:
Overriding the initial license type.
Loading licenses for selected product and add-ons.
Requesting specific network licenses on start up.
Opening Mastercam in a particular product or product level, or to suppress products with single-user licenses.
License Types commands:
/H = Sets the initial license type to HASP
/N = Sets the initial license type to NetHASP
/Software = Sets the initial license type to Software (local, then network)
/SoftwareLocal = Sets the initial license type to Software (local only)
/SoftwareLan = Sets the initial license type to Software (network only)
How to use command-lines:
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Other example: To command Mastercam to look for a NHASP license first, add a “ /N” at the end of the Target line.
Server IP address on the client computer (page 6 of the mastercam2023-software-licensing-guide)
If your Mastercam launcher does not detect a software license seat available on a Network software license, make sure license server IP address is added to CodeMeter WebAdmin interface.
Additional information
Mastercam 2023 Software licensing Guide
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Activating a Mastercam Evaluation License on a Server
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Mastercam 2023 Administrator Guide
This document is the official Mastercam 2023 guide on licensing and other administrative information. It contains a lot of useful information such as installing a NetHasp, License monitoring, etc.
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Mastercam 2020 Administrator Guide
This document is the official Mastercam 2020 guide on licensing and other administrative information. It contains a lot of useful information such as installing a NetHasp, License monitoring, etc.
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