GibbsCAM CimLM Network License Installation

GibbsCAM CimLM Network License Installation

Please note that GibbsCAM CimLM Network server software is only compatible with GibbsCAM 13 to GibbsCAM 2023.

For GibbsCAM 2024 or newer version, please install GibbsCAM Reprise NLO Server Installation Instructions. 

Installation of the Network License Option (NLO) is a two-phase process: In Phase 1, you set up the server. In Phase 2, you install and register the client software on each node.

Before Installing Network Licensing Option

If you have a hardware key, please install the hardware key driver before you procced to NLO Step 1.

Hardware Key Drivers
(1) If the key ID starts with a 3, 4, 5 or 6, install “Sentinel Protection Installer 7.7.X”.


(2) If the key ID starts with a 7, install “Sentinel HASP/LDK Installer 8.XX”.


NLO Step 1 - Setting Up the Server

Before you begin: On the machine where you will install the License Server, you must have administrator privileges. The installer setup file 3D_Systems_License_NLO_Server_v9.<x>.<y>.<z>.exe must be available. This can be downloaded from: https://westcam.com/downloads/

Before installing or modifying NLO Server, ensure that the firewall service is started (Services (Local) > Windows Firewall, Status = Started). If this machine has an older version of 3D Systems License Server 8.0 installed, uninstall it. Then, run the NLO installer. After the installation/modification is complete, you can stop your firewall service if necessary.

1. Run the executable to install the License Server software.
The steps are as follows:
  1. UAC: Yes;
  2. Select the language you prefer;
  3. For Welcome: Click Next;
  4. For Destination Folder: Browse to or accept a folder and click Next;
  5. Click Install.
2. From the folder where you installed the License Server software, run RegistrationTool.exe.

 3. When the Licensing Utility window appears.
a. For License Registration Type, choose Network License Serve.

b. For Deployment Destination, enter or browse to a writable folder.

c. Do one of the following:

If you already have a *.cml license file on your computer, use the Browse link to find and select it.
If you do not already have a *.cml license file on your computer: Click the Run Registration Tool link and then, in the Server License Registration Tool window, enter (or copy-and-paste) your 20-character product license code:



When the activation is complete, a license file, license-<customer_id>-<server_number>-L.cml, is created in your deployment directory.
C:\ProgramData\3D Systems\GibbsCAM\LicenseData\<version>

NLO Step 2 - Install the Client Software on Each Node

Before you begin: Make sure the license server machine is running the GibbsCAM RLMServer service and that the client machine (workstation) has a network connection to it.

1. On the client machine (workstation), install the GibbsCAM software, using the same product code that was used for installing the server.

2. Register GibbsCAM for this client workstation. You can do this manually at any time by running the Registration Tool. Or, if you launch GibbsCAM, it will display the License Installation dialog to prompt you for the product code. Use the same product code that was used for the server. On NLO client machines, you are not prompted for contact information.

3. After you enter the product code, click Activate Product to complete the license deployment. The license data will be retrieved from the Gibbs Activation Service and placed in the appropriate Activation Data folder.

4. Repeat the previous steps (installing the GibbsCAM software and registering the product code) for each GibbsCAM client of the license server machine. 

Client Software Activation Instructions:


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