Avid Sibelius Sibelius 8.0 User guide

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Contents iii

Chapter 1. Introduction .........................................................1

Sibelius Server Licences ...................................................1

System Requirements and Compatibility Information ...............................2

Documentation Conventions.................................................2

Chapter 2. Installation ..........................................................3

Installing Sibelius Licence Server on Mac OS X...................................3

Installing Sibelius Licence Server on Windows ...................................4

Upgrading on Mac OS X....................................................4

Upgrading on Windows ....................................................5

Running Multiple Licence Servers .............................................6

Installing Sibelius on Client Computers .........................................6

Upgrading the Client Machines ...............................................8

Chapter 3. Configuration ........................................................9

Configuring the Licence Server...............................................9

Sibelius Licence Server Control Panel.........................................10

Activating the Licence Server ...............................................11

Adding a Licence to the Licence Server........................................15

Testing the Licence Server .................................................18

Access Control .........................................................20

Setting Up Classroom Control...............................................22

Working with Clients......................................................27

Reading Logs ..........................................................29

Maintaining the Licence Server..............................................31

Troubleshooting.........................................................33

Contents

Sibelius Licence Server Guideiv

Appendix A. Starting or Stopping the Licence Server............................... 35

Starting the Licence Server on Windows ...................................... 35

Stopping the Licence Server on Windows...................................... 36

Starting the Licence Server on Mac OS X...................................... 36

Stopping the Licence Server on Mac OS X ..................................... 36

Appendix B. Manually Locating Licence Server Logs ............................... 37

Logging on Windows ..................................................... 37

Logging on Mac OS X .................................................... 37

Appendix C. Licence Server Error Codes ......................................... 39

Appendix D. Useful Command Line Commands ................................... 41

Useful Windows commands................................................ 41

Useful Mac OS X Terminal commands ........................................ 41

Chapter 1: Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Introduction

Sibelius Server Licences

Two types of Sibelius site licence are available:

• Stand-alone site licences

• Network site licences

Sibelius Network site licences operate on a client-

server model. The client is the Sibelius program it-

self, which is installed on the local hard drive of

each of remote workstation on the network. The

server is the separate Licence Server program,

which is installed on a single designated server

machine networked with the remote clients.

The Licence Server authorizes the designated

number of licenced client copies to run on clients

connected to the network simultaneously. These

are known as floating licences, because they are

not tied to any particular computer on the network.

Any computer with the software installed can con-

nect to the Licence Server, assuming the Licence

Server has seats available. It also lets you send

messages to users of the client copies, and close

copies down from the server machine.

When used with supported Avid products, the Li-

cence Server lets you specify whether or not client

machines (such as students’ personal computers)

can temporarily move licences from the Licence

Server to their own machines so that they can run

the software even when not connected to the Li-

cence Server. These are known as check out li-

cences, because the client (student) checks out the

licence from the Licence Server. This reduces the

number of floating licences available by one until

the client either checks it back in, or it expires, at

which point the licence is automatically returned to

the pool of floating licences so that it can be used

on a different computer.

The Licence Server itself does not have a graphical

user interface. It runs in the background, detecting

requests from client copies of Sibelius on the net-

work. The server is configured and managed using

the Licence Server Control Panel, which you can

run either on the computer on which the Licence

Server is installed or from another workstation.

The Licence Server and Licence Server Control

Panel programs are supplied on the main Sibelius

DVD-ROM or as a separate download from your

myAvid account, but they must be installed sepa-

rately from the Sibelius application itself.

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System Requirements and

Compatibility Information

Avid can only assure compatibility and provide

support for hardware and software it has tested and

approved.

For complete system requirements and a list of

qualified computers, operating systems, hard

drives, and third-party devices, visit:

www.avid.com/compatibility

The Sibelius Licence Server and the Licence

Server Control Panel has been tested on the fol-

lowing operating systems:

• Windows 7 64-bit

• Windows 8 64-bit

• Mac OS X 10.9.5

• Mac OS X 10.10.3

Sibelius requires a network using the TCP/IP pro-

tocol. (Your network may use other protocols in

addition to TCP/IP, but TCP/IP must be present in

order for the Licence Server to communicate with

the client copies.) If you use a firewall on your net-

work, ensure that port 7312 is open both for

TCP/IP and UDP traffic.

Documentation Conventions

This documentation uses the following conven-

tions to indicate menu choices, keyboard com-

mands, and mouse commands:

The names of Commands, Options, and Settings

that appear on-screen are in a different font.

The following symbols are used to highlight

important information:

Convention Action

File > Save Choose Save from the

File menu

Control+N Hold down the Control

key and press the N key

Control-click Hold down the Control

key and click the mouse

button

Right-click Click with the right

mouse button

User Tips are helpful hints for getting the

most from Sibelius.

Important Notices include information that

could affect Sibelius.

Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or mouse

shortcuts.

Cross References point to related sections in

this guide and other Avid documentation.

Chapter 2: Installation 3

Chapter 2: Installation

Installing Sibelius Licence

Server on Mac OS X

If you are upgrading your Licence Server from any

earlier version of Sibelius, see “Upgrading on Mac

OS X” on page 4.

Installing the Sibelius Licence

Server on the Server Computer

The Licence Server and the associated Control

Panel application should be installed to the

Appli-

cations

folder on your Mac’s system volume, and

scripts are installed in the

/Library/StartupItems

folder so that the Licence Server starts automati-

cally when your computer starts up. After install-

ing the Sibelius Licence Server, you must restart

your computer.

It is strongly recommended that you use the default

installation locations so that all the files are in-

stalled to the correct locations. If you want to in-

stall the Licence Server to another location on your

computer, you will have to manually edit the

scripts in

/Library/StartupItems and /Applica-

tions/Sibelius Licence Server

after installation.

This is not something that inexperienced network

administrators should attempt!

To install the Sibelius Licence Server on Mac:

1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-

tor for the account where you want to install the

Sibelius Licence Server.

2 Download the Sibelius Licence Server Installer

from your online myAvid account or insert the

DVD installer into your computer disc drive.

3 Open the disc image.

4 Locate and double-click Install Sibelius Licence

Server

5 Follow the on-screen instructions to continue

installation.

6 During the installation process you are given

the option of specifying a different location for

the installation from the default. However, it is

strongly recommended that you use the default

installation locations so that all the files are in-

stalled to the correct locations.

7 Once the installation is complete, click Restart.

Uninstalling the Sibelius

Licence Server

To uninstall the Licence Server:

1 Run the Terminal (/Applications/Utilities).

2 In the Finder, locate the Sibelius Licence Server

folder inside Applications folder.

3 Drag the uninstall.sh file onto the Terminal win-

dow.

4 /Applications/Sibelius\ Licence\ Server/

uninstall.sh

appears in the Terminal window.

5 Press Return.

6 When prompted, provide your administrator

password.

7 The Terminal posts a few messages as the Li-

cence Server is uninstalled.

8 Once the Licence Server has been uninstalled,

registration data is also removed. If you subse-

quently reinstall the Licence Server on the same

computer, you will have to re-register and re-

configure it.

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Installing Sibelius Licence

Server on Windows

If you are upgrading your Licence Server from any

earlier version of Sibelius, see “Upgrading on

Windows” on page 5.

Installing the Sibelius Licence

Server on the Server Computer

To install the Sibelius Licence Server on Windows:

1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-

tor for the account where you want to install the

Sibelius Licence Server.

2 Download the Sibelius Licence Server Installer

from your online myAvid account or insert the

DVD installer into your computer disc drive.

3 Locate and run LicenceServer Installer.exe.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to continue

installation.

5 Bydefault,theLicenceServerisinstalledinthe

folder

C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Licence

Server

(or C:\Program Files (x86)\ on a 64-bit

system).Youcanspecifyadifferentlocation,

though this is not recommended. If you do

specify an alternatelocation, ensure that the

Administratorgroupofusershasfullreadand

writeaccesstothefolderyouhave specified.

6 When the Install Wizard is done, click Finish.

If you have a firewall active, you may see a win-

dow appear telling you that the Sibelius Licence

Server is trying to access the Internet: this is nor-

mal and happens when the Windows service is

started for the first time. Choose the option that this

program is safe to access the Internet.

Depending on the specific firewall you are using,

you may not receive a notification at this point, in

which case you should now go to your firewall

control panel and open port 7312 for both TCP and

UDP traffic.

Uninstalling the Licence Server

To uninstall the Licence Server:

1 Choose Start > Control Panel, then double-click

Programs and Features.

2 In the list of installed programs, select Sibelius

Licence Server

3 Click Uninstall.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall

the Sibelius Licence Server.

Once the Licence Server has been uninstalled, the

registration data is also removed. If you subse-

quently reinstall the Licence Server on the same

computer, you will have to re-register and recon-

figure it.

Upgrading on Mac OS X

To upgrade your network site licence from a previ-

ous version of Sibelius, you will need to upgrade

both the Licence Server and all the client ma-

chines.

To upgrade the Licence Server:

 If you are upgrading from Sibelius 1, 2, 3, 4, or

5.0, do the following:

• Run the Terminal (

/Applications/Utilities).

• Change to the

root user (sudo bash -login ),

navigate to the folder that contains the Li-

cence Server (

cd /usr/local/bin) and run the

script called

stop_licence_server (./stop_li-

cence_server)

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• If you have set the old version of the Licence

Server to run on start-up (for example, by

specifying that it should run in

/etc/rc.local,

you should also disable this. You can disable

the line in question by adding a

# character at

the start of the line. If you followed the in-

structions supplied with the previous version,

the line probably looks like this:

/usr/local/bin/start_licence_server

so edit it so that it looks like this:

# /usr/local/bin/start_licence_server

• You should also delete the old Licence Server

executable and the three associated scripts.

Again, these will normally be found in

/usr/local/bin.

 If you are upgrading from Sibelius 5.1, do the

following:

• Run the Terminal (

/Applications/Utilities).

• Type

sudo /Applications/Sibelius\ Licence\

Server/uninstall.sh

and press Return.

• When prompted, provide your administrator

password.

• You will see a few messages output to the

Terminal window as the Licence Server is

shut down and deleted.

 If you are upgrading from Sibelius 6, do the fol-

lowing:

• Run the Terminal (

/Applications/Utilities).

• Type

sudo /Applications/Sibelius\ 6\ Licence\

Server/uninstall.sh

and press Return.

• When prompted, provide your administrator

password.

• You will see a few messages output to the

Terminal window as the Licence Server is

shut down and deleted.

 If you are upgrading from Sibelius 7 or 7.5, do

the following:

• Run the Terminal (

/Applications/Utilities).

• Type

sudo /Applications/Sibelius\ 7\ Licence\

Server/uninstall.sh

and press Return.

• When prompted, provide your administrator

password.

• You will see a few messages output to the

Terminal window as the Licence Server is

shut down and deleted.

You can now install, register, configure, and run

the Sibelius Licence Server according to the in-

structions in “Installing Sibelius Licence Server on

Mac OS X” on page 3.

Upgrading on Windows

To upgrade your network site licence from a previ-

ous version of Sibelius, you will need to upgrade

both the Licence Server and all the client ma-

chines.

To upgrade the Licence Server:

1 Quit the Licence Server on the computer on

which it is installed (refer to the documentation

with your version of Sibelius Licence Server for

instructions).

2 If you have the Licence Server installed as a

Windows service, uninstall it as follows:

• For Sibelius 1, 2 and 3: go to the Licence

Server console and type

uninstall

• For Sibelius 4: open a command window (by

clicking

Start, typing cmd and hitting Re-

turn

), navigate to the folder that contains the

Licence Server and type:

• LicenceServerV4 –v –uninstall

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• For Sibelius 5.0: open a command window

(by clicking

Start, typing cmd and hitting

Return), navigate to the folder that contains

the Licence Server and type:

• LicenceServerV5 –v –uninstall

• For Sibelius 5.1 or later: uninstall

Sibelius

Licence Server

via Programs and Fea-

tures

. This will stop and uninstall the ser-

vice, and remove all the necessary files.

• For Sibelius 6: uninstall

Sibelius 6 Licence

Server

via Programs and Features. This

will stop and uninstall the service, and re-

move all the necessary files.

3 Delete the folder containing the old Licence

Server to avoid confusion with the later version.

Running Multiple Licence

Servers

The Sibelius Licence Server can coexist with li-

cence servers for previous versions of Sibelius be-

tween Sibelius 3 and Sibelius 7.5, and may be run

simultaneously and installed concurrently on the

same server.

If you need to do this, it is necessary that you

change the port number used by at least one of the

licence servers. It may be simplest to change the

port number used by the new Sibelius Licence

Server.

1 Temporarily stop your existing Licence Server,

consulting the documentation that was supplied

with that version of the Licence Server.

2 Install the Sibelius Licence Server.

3 Change the port number used by the Sibelius Li-

cence Server, following the instructions in

“Changing the Port Used by the Licence

Server” on page 31.

4 Restart your existing Licence Server, consulting

the documentation that was supplied with that

version of the Licence Server.

When signing on a client copy for the first time to

a licence server with a different port number, the

syntax for the server IP address will be, for exam-

ple,

192.168.1.183:8989 (where 8989 is whatever

new port you have chosen).

Installing Sibelius on Client

Computers

Once you have installed and configured the Li-

cence Server, you need to install the Sibelius client

application on each client machine you want to use

with the Licence Server. Refer to the separate Si-

belius Installation Guide for complete installation

instructions.

It is very important to uninstall the service in

the correct way to avoid leaving a service

that can’t be removed.

If you want to continue running Sibelius 3 or 4,

but do not have the most up-to-date Licence

Server, visit www.sibelius.com/helpcenter/

upgrades.html#network to download the latest

version.

It is essential that Sibelius or Sibelius First be

installed on the local hard disk of each client

machine.

It cannot be installed on a net-

work drive or a virtual disk.

Chapter 2: Installation 7

Number of Seats Available on

the Network

You can install on all the client computers using

the same installer; as long as all your computers

are connected on the same network via TCP/IP and

can thus see the machine running the Licence

Server, they can share the same licence.

You can install Sibelius or Sibelius Student on as

many computers as you like, but the Licence

Server will only allow as many copies as are li-

cenced to be run simultaneously; for example, you

could install Sibelius on 30 computers, but if you

only have a licence for 10 copies, only 10 copies

will be able to run simultaneously.

Note that, regardless of how many copies you have

bought, you will only receive one Sibelius In-

staller. Use this installer on each machine where

you want to install Sibelius. It is valid for the ap-

propriate number of licences purchased.

Install Sibelius on each of your client machines

following the instructions in the separate Sibelius

Installation Guide.

Running for Sibelius for the First

Time

When you run each client copy of Sibelius for the

first time, it will attempt to detect the Licence

Server on the local network automatically. Ensure

that the Licence Server is running and activated be-

fore you run a client copy of Sibelius for the first

time (see “Activating the Licence Server” on

page 11).

If Sibelius is able to find the Licence Server, it will

prompt you during start-up whether you want to

connect to that Licence Server: select the Licence

Server from the list in the dialog, and click

OK.

This step only needs to be done the first time you

run Sibelius: once you have chosen a Licence

Server, Sibelius will always look for that Licence

Server every time it starts, and it will not run if the

Licence Server cannot be found.

If Sibelius is not able to find the Licence Server, a

dialog will appear telling you that Sibelius is run-

ning in trial mode, with four buttons. Click

Specify

Licence Server

to manually specify the location of

the machine running the Licence Server. You

should supply this information as an IP address

(for example,

192.168.1.100) or you can specify

the server name (for example,

server). You can

also enter the port on which the Licence Server is

running (for example,

192.168.1.100:8989), al-

though there is no need to do this unless you have

explicitly changed it when setting up the Licence

Server – see “Configuring the Licence Server” on

page 9.

This information is stored on the client computer

and does not need to be entered again.

Sibelius contacts the server over the network in or-

der to get permission to run. If the maximum num-

ber of licenced copies has not been exceeded, it

will start up and run normally. If the maximum

number of copies has been reached, a message will

inform you of this and Sibelius will quit.

As the networked copies of Sibelius run, they re-

main in contact with the server, which maintains a

list of copies running. Should a client machine

crash or become disconnected for some reason, the

Licence Server will remove that copy from the list.

If a copy of Sibelius cannot contact the Licence

Server, it will quit, allowing the user to save their

work first.

On Windows only, you can install Sibelius on

each client machine using a special command

that will automatically set the Licence Server

address at installation time, rather than when

running the client for the first time. For more

information, visit avid.force.com/pkb/

articles/en_US/how_to/en396971

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Note About Subnet Masks

A subnet mask is used on a TCP/IP network to de-

termine which IP addresses belong to the

individual network, or subnet. For example, a typ-

ical network uses IP addresses in the range

192.168.1.n (where n is an integer from 0–255); in

this example, the subnet mask would be

255.255.255.0, signifying that only the last digit of

the IP address of each client machine on the net-

work may be variable. The final digit of the subnet

mask address varies according to the precise range

of the subnet: a value of 0 allows the full range of

0–255 to be used in the IP addresses of the client

machines.

In some cases, particularly where a network uses

dynamically-assigned IP addressing (via DHCP),

the subnet mask on the machine running the Sibel-

ius Licence Server may not be correctly configured

to allow access by all client machines on the net-

work.

The symptoms of this problem are as follows:

• Sibelius cannot find the Licence Server on the

network, but;

• It is possible to

ping the server machine from

the client machine and vice versa.

If you experience the above problem, review the

subnet mask settings on both machines. If your

network uses a router to control access from one

subnet to another, the router will take precedence

over the subnet mask setting.

Upgrading the Client

Machines

To upgrade each of the client machines, use the Si-

belius installer and follow the instructions in the

separate Sibelius Installation Guide.

When you first run Sibelius, the splash screen

warns

NOT ACTIVATED as the program is loading

(because it has not yet been registered by the Li-

cence Server over the network). This warning

changes to

Network User once the program is

given permission to run by the Licence Server.

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Chapter 3: Configuration

Configuring the Licence

Server

Terminology

Before we get into the details of how to configure

the Licence Server, some important terms are de-

fined here:

Server

This is the Licence Server program itself, as

opposed to a service (see below).

Service

A process on your computer that runs in

the background performing one or more specific

tasks. Many services are started automatically

when your computer runs, or when a specific user

logs in. The Licence Server is intended to be run as

a service, meaning that it will be started automati-

cally when the computer is started.

Licence Server States

When the Sibelius Licence Server is running, it can

be in one of four different states, which are nor-

mally passed through in order, as follows:

Installed

Simply running the installer achieves this

state.

Running the Service

The installer also automati-

cally starts the service.

Activated

You have to provide the Licence Server

with its activation information (the System ID and

Activation ID) in order to move into the final state.

Running the Server

As soon as the Licence Server

is activated, it becomes fully operational, and can

authorize client copies of Sibelius.

You can stop and restart the Licence Server at any

time using the Licence Server Control Panel; when

you restart it, it will return to the same state as when

you stopped it.

Once the Sibelius Licence Server reaches the

fourth and final state (running the server), it is

ready to use.

Running the Licence Server

Control Panel

In order to see the status of the Licence Server and

make changes to its configuration, you use the Li-

cence Server Control Panel. You can run the Con-

trol Panel either on the same machine that the Li-

cence Server is installed, or on another

workstation.

To run the Licence Server Control Panel:

 On Mac, navigate to the Applications/Sibelius

Licence Server

and double-click the Sibelius

Licence Server Control Panel

icon.

 On Windows, choose Start > Control Panel and

then double-click Sibelius Licence Server Con-

trol Panel

. If you do not see the icon in Control

Panels, choose

Programs > Avid > Sibelius >

Sibelius Licence Server Control Panel

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Sibelius Licence Server Control Panel

There are six pages in the Control Panel. The options on each of these pages are discussed in detail in the

following pages.

Server Status

Shows the status of the server at a glance, and allows you to perform the essential configura-

tion tasks: locating the server; starting and stopping the service (Windows only); starting and stopping the

server; and setting the teacher’s password for Sibelius’s Classroom Control feature.

Licences

Is where you register your Licence Server, allowing you to specify how many floating licences of

Sibelius (or Sibelius First) you can run simultaneously, and how many (if any) copies can be temporarily

checked out onto student computers disconnected from the network.

Server Options

Lets you set some more advanced properties of the server, including log verbosity (i.e. how

detailed the logs should be), how long the client time-out should be, and what port the server should run on.

You can also run some very useful diagnostics on the Licence Server from this page.

Access Control

Determines which computers can connect to the Licence Server, both for authorizing Si-

belius clients and for determining which machines can be used to run the Control Panel to configure the

server.

Clients

Shows details of the clients that are currently connected to the server, and allows you to send mes-

sages to them, or close the clients down.

Log

Shows the Licence Server log file, useful for diagnostics.

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Activating the Licence Server

Connecting to the Licence Server

At the top of the Server Status page of the Control Panel, you can see the IP address of the Licence Server

to which the Control Panel is connected.

By default, the Control Panel assumes that the Licence Server is running on the same machine, which is rep-

resented by the special IP address

127.0.0.1, on the default port (7312).

You can tell whether or not the Control Panel has successfully connected to the Licence Server by reading

the status message in the

Server Status group at the bottom of the page.

If the Control Panel has successfully connected to the Licence Server, you will see the following status mes-

sage.

If you see this message, skip down to <Reference to topic>Adding a Licence to the Licence Server on page

15.

Failed Connection

If the Control Panel is unable to connect to the Licence Server, you will see the following message for

Server Status:

Licence Server is not responding.

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If you encounter this message do the following:

 Click the Find button at the top of the page. The Control Panel will then search your local network for

running Licence Servers. If multiple running servers are found, you will be prompted to choose which Li-

cence Server to connect to. If, on the other hand, you are told that

No Licence Servers were found on your

subnet

, or if one or more servers appears, but not the one you expect to see. Do the following:

• Check your firewall rules. Make sure that port 7312 is open for both TCP and UDP traffic, then click

Find again.

•If

Find reports no licence servers, click Set.

The Set Licence Server Address dialog appears.

 If the Licence Server is running on the same machine from which you are running the Control Panel,

make sure that

Server is running on this machine (localhost) is enabled.

 If the Licence Server is running on another machine, type the IP address of the machine.

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 If you still can’t connect, check that the Licence Server process is running by doing one of the following:

• On Windows, run the

Services management console (choose Start, then type services.msc and press

Return). In the list of services, look for

Sibelius Licence Server and check that Status is set to Started.

Status is empty, then the service is not running, and you should try starting it manually – see Appendix A,

“Starting or Stopping the Licence Server.”.

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 On Mac, run Activity Monitor (/Applications/Utilities), and make sure that the Show drop-down at the

top of the window is set to

All Processes. Type licence into the Filter edit box, and you should see the

LicenceServer process listed.

If the

LicenceServer process is colored red and reads (Not Responding), do not be concerned. This is a quirk

of how the Licence Server process appears in Activity Monitor; provided the CPU usage for the process is

at a low level (for example, below 10%), chances are everything is working fine.

If the

LicenceServer process does not appear in the list, you should try starting it manually – see

Appendix A, “Starting or Stopping the Licence Server.”.

 If all else fails, refer to the further troubleshooting steps in “Troubleshooting” on page 33.

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Adding a Licence to the Licence Server

Before any of your client computers can connect to the Licence Server, you need to add a licence and acti-

vate it. Switch to the

Licences page.

The

Licences page lets you add licences for multiple products. This lets you, for example, run separate li-

cences for both Sibelius and Sibelius First on the same network. Each product appears as a separate row in

the

Licences page.

Each column provides sepcific information about each licence.

Product

Displays the name of the licenced product. Normally this will read either Sibelius or Sibelius First,

as appropriate.

Version

Displays the version number of the licenced product.

System ID

Displays the System ID of the licenced product.

Total licences

Is the total number of seats for which your licence is activated. For example, if this reads 25,

then a total of 25 client copies can connect to the Licence Server concurrently.

Licences available

Is the number of licences that are not currently in use by clients connected to the Licence

Server.

Max. check outs

Is the total number of licences from the Total licences number that are allowed to be

checked out by students so that they can disconnect their computers from the network and continue to use

the software for a time (such as at home).

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Checked out now

Is the total number of licences that are currently checked out to students. Licences that

are checked out to students are not available on your network while they are checked out. For example, if

you have a 25-seat licence, and five seats are checked out to students, only 20 client computers will be able

to connect to your Licence Server until those copies are checked back in.

For more information on checking out licences, see “Checking Out Licences” on page 23.

Manage Licences with the Avid Application Manager

The Manage Licences button launches the Avid Application Manager, which is used to activate all Avid

software products.

To activate a licence for use with the Sibelius Licence Server:

1 On the Licences page, click the Manage Licences button.

2 When the Avid Application Manager launches, if you are not already logged in to your MyAvid account,

3 Click the Licensing tab.

4 Click Activate next to Sibelius Licence Server.

5 From the Select activation method pop-up menu, select either Online or Offline.

• If you select

Online, enter your System ID and Activation ID (available in your online MyAvid account un-

der

My Products and Subscriptions), and click Activate.

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