TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION, FOLLOW STEPS CLOSELY

T his s oftware is protected by a licens ing s ys tem. T o us e this s oftware, a Licens e F ile mus t be pres ent. T he
Licens e F ile is locked to a s pecific computer or to a C omputer ID K ey (Hardware Device or Dongle). T he
S oftware can be ins talled on a s ingle computer or on a Network S erver. T he licens e can be for a s ingle
us er (S tandalone licens e) or s hared over a Network (Network licens e), available to many us ers .
(For NETWORK INSTALLATION see reverse/next page)

9.5

To Install the Program

1. Insert the CD into the CD drive, go to the
installation page and click the standalone button.
A 30-day temporary license file is included with
the package.

To Obtain a Standalone License File

Locked to a Computer:
Go to the installation directory and run
Echoid.exe. Copy the Locking Code 1 to the
Computer Disk ID Locking Code field on the
Request for License Form.

Locked to a Computer ID Key:

Attach the Computer ID Key to your computer.
Go to the installation directory and run
Echoid.exe. Copy the Locking Code 2 to the
Computer ID Key Locking Code field on the
Request for License Form.
Fax or email the completed Request for License
Form to CSI. A license file will be emailed to you.
Copy that license file into the installation
directory.

Computers & Structures, Inc.

1995 University Avenue, Suite 540
Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
Tel: (510) 649-2200
Fax: (510) 649-2299
Web: www.csiberkeley.com
E-mail: info@csiberkeley.com

TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION, FOLLOW STEPS CLOSELY

T his s oftware is protected by a licens ing s ys tem. T o us e this s oftware, a Licens e F ile mus t be pres ent. T he
Licens e File is locked to a s pecific computer or to a C omputer ID K ey (Hardware Device or Dongle). T he
S oftware can be ins talled on a s ingle computer or on a Network S erver. T he licens e can be for a s ingle us er
( Standalone license ) or s hared over a Network (Network licens e), available to many us ers .
For STANDALONE INSTALLATION see reverse/previous page

9.5

A. Install the ETABS Software

1. On the server, insert the CD into the CD drive, go to the

Installation page and click on the Network button. (Note that
this installation is for file sharing only and not for running the
program. If you want to run ETABS on this computer you will
also need to complete a client installation per step C.)

1. Run "Setup.exe, located in the "ETABS 9 Server" folder on

the network server, from each workstation. This will copy
support files to the workstation and set up a link to ETABS on
the server.
2. Alternatively, you can run the standalone installation on
each workstation and have all the ETABS files installed locally.
To do this, insert the CD into the CD drive, go to the
Installation page and click on the Standalone button.

B. Install the License Manager Software

1. The communications protocol is TCP/IP.

3. If ETABS is slow in locating the license (or can't find it), set
the System Environmental Variable LSFORCEHOST on the
workstation to the host name of the computer running the
License Manager software. Reboot the workstation for the
Environment Variable to take effect. Refer to the System
Administrators Help if you need help on setting this variable.

2. The CD also contains the Sentinel RMS License Manager

version 8. You must install this version to recognize a ETABS 9
License. If you are currently running an earlier version of
SentinelLM, then it should be uninstalled prior to installing
this version. Note that all commuter licenses should be
checked in before uninstalling the old version.
Click on the License Manager button on the CD and follow
the instructions to install it. (Note that you can install this
software on any Windows NT/2000/XP computer on your
network; it does not have to be installed on a server.) If you
have uninstalled an earlier version of SentinelLM, you must
copy the existing license file "lservrc" (from the English
folder) to the newly created folder and run "loadls.exe" to
Remove and then Add the service. This will register your
"lservrc" file with the new version of SentinelLM.
3. A 30-day temporary license for one user is included with
the package. To register the temporary license, double click
"lsLicense.bat" located in the "ETABS 9 Server\License
Manager" folder which was installed in Step A.
4. For more detailed information about the Sentinel RMS
License Manager or the License Manager Administration
Program "WlmAdmin, see the System Administrator's Help
which can be accessed from Start > All Programs >
Computers and Structures > ETABS 9 Server. It will be
available after Step A above.

C. Install the Client Software

D. To Obtain a Network License File

You will need the files "Echoid.exe" and "Echoid.dat" on the
computer running the License Manager software. These files
are installed on the ETABS server computer in the "ETABS 9
Server\License Manager" folder. If the License Manager
software is installed on a computer different from the ETABS
server computer then they must be copied to the License
Manager computer.
Locked to a Computer:
Locate and run Echoid.exe. Copy the Locking Code 1 to the
Computer Disk ID Locking Code field on the License Request
Form.
Locked to a Computer ID Key:
Attach the Computer ID Key to your computer. Then locate
and run Echoid.exe. Copy the Locking Code 2 to the Computer
ID Key Locking Code field on the License Request Form.
Fax or email the completed License Request Form to CSI. A
license file and instructions will be emailed to you.