While hardware locks were previously the means of licensing Microstran, this is no longer the case. Microstran is now licensed through Bentley CONNECT SELECTservices (BCSS). The fundamental concept in gaining access to software licensed through BCSS is product activation. Activation of a product is required regardless of the type of agreement a customer has with Bentley, the products owned, and the permissions set by a systems administrator. This article describes how to activate the desired tier of the Microstran product on a computer, as well as any design codes or features.
Activating Microstran and Associated Features
To configure and activate a Microstran license, go to Manage Licensing under the File menu within Microstran. Note that this dialog will appear automatically after the first launch of Microstran following installation.
Select the tier of Microstran to be activated on the computer: Microstran, Microstran.Pro, or Microstran.Advanced. For a list of features associated with each tier, see Section XX.XX of this manual. The design codes and integrated steel connection design feature can then additionally be selected as desired. Selecting Apply at the bottom of the dialog will enable only the features that have been selected. Note that at this point the product is not activated, but the desired tier and additional features chosen will be communicated to SELECT server once activation takes place.
To activate the product, select Product Activation Wizard at the bottom of the dialog. The ensuing screen will list four activation options. To determine which option is appropriate, consult the systems administrator at your organization or contact Bentley technical support. Generally speaking, users new to Bentley will, in most cases, be activating against a hosted SELECTserver.
Detailed instructions for completing the product activation, dependent on which activation method is utilized, are available at the following links:
Activating against a hosted (Bentley) SELECTserver:
https://communities.bentley.com/products/licensing/w/licensing__wiki/4987.aspx
Activating against a deployed (local) SELECTserver:
https://communities.bentley.com/products/licensing/w/licensing__wiki/5277.aspx
Activating as a NON-SELECT or Node Locked User:
https://communities.bentley.com/products/licensing/w/licensing__wiki/5278.aspx
Although a given organization may own a set number of licenses of a specific Bentley product, authorized users may activate and use as many licenses as needed, with no cap enforced on usage. For detailed information on Bentley’s licensing policies and benefits, see the following link: