Computers & Structures, Inc.

1995 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA suite 540

tel: 510/649-2200 fax: 510/649-2299 email: info@csiberkeley.com web: www.csiberkeley.com
Standalone Installation Instructions
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IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE INSTALLATION
TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION, FOLLOW STEPS CLOSELY
This software is protected by a licensing system. To use this software, a license file must be present.
The license file is locked to a specific computer or to a computer ID key (hardware device or dongle).
The software can be installed on a single computer or on a network server. You have the choice of
requesting a license for a single user (standalone license) or a license shared over a network (network
license), available to many users.
(For NETWORK INSTALLATION, see reverse)
Install the PERFORM 3D Program
1. Start the PERFORM 3D browser and go to the installation page. Click the standalone button
and follow the instructions. A 30-day temporary license file will be installed with the program.
To Obtain a Standalone License File
Locked to a Computer
Go to the installed program folder and run Echoid.exe. Copy Locking Code 1 to the Computer
Disk ID Locking Code 1 field on the License Request Form.
Locked to a Computer ID Key:
Attach the Computer ID Key to your computer. Go to the installed program folder and run
Echoid.exe. Copy the Locking Code 2 to the Computer ID Key Locking Code 2 field on the
License Request Form.
Email the completed License Request Form to CSI. A license file will be emailed to you.
Copy that license file into the installed program folder.
Network Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE INSTALLATION
TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION, FOLLOW STEPS CLOSELY
This software is protected by a licensing system. To use this software, a license file must be present.
The license file is locked to a specific computer or to a computer ID key (hardware device or dongle).
The software can be installed on a single computer or on a network server. You have the choice of
requesting a license for a single user (standalone license) or a license shared over a network (network
license), available to many users.
(For STANDALONE INSTALLATION, see reverse)
A. Install the PERFORM-3D Program
1. Start the Perform 3D browser and go to the installation page.
Click on the Standalone installations page. Click on the Standalone
button and follow the instructions.
B. Install the License Manager Software
1. The communications protocol is TCP/IP.
2. The browser contains Sentinel RMS License Manager version
8.4.1. This must be installed in order to recognize a network
license. If you are currently running an earlier version of
SentinelLM, 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 and follow the instructions.
(Note that you can install this software on any Windows computer on
your network; it does not have to be installed on a server.)
3. A 30-day temporary license for one network user is installed with
the software. To register the temporary license, double click
IsLicense.bat located in the PERFORM 3D 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 WlmAd-
min, see the Systems Administrators Help which can be accessed
from Start > All Programs > Computers and Structures> PERFORM
3D> License Manager. It will be available after Step A above.
C. To Obtain a Network License File

1. You will need the files Echoid.exe and Echoid.dat on the
computer running the License Manager software. These files are
installed with the software.
Locked to a Computer
Go to the installed program folder and run Echoid.exe. Copy
Locking Code 1 to the Computer Disk ID Locking Code 1 field on
the License Request Form.
Locked to a Computer ID Key:
Attach the Computer ID Key to your computer. Go to the installed
program folder and run Echoid.exe. Copy the Locking Code 2 to
the Computer ID Key Locking Code 2 field on the License
Request Form.
Email the completed License Request Form to CSI. A license
file and instructions will be emailed to you.
D. To Obtain a Network License File

1. You will need the files Echoid.exe and Echoid.dat on the
computer running the License Manager software. These files are
installed with the software.
Locked to a Computer
Run Echoid.exe on the computer running the License Manager
program. Copy Locking Code 1 to the Computer Disk ID Locking
Code 1 field on the License Request Form.
Locked to a Computer ID Key:
Attach the Computer ID Key to your computer. Run Echoid.exe on
the computer running the License Manager program. Copy the
Locking Code 2 to the Computer ID Key Locking Code 2 field on
the License Request Form.
Email the completed License Request Form to CSI. A license
file and instructions will be emailed to you.
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