1.

Make sure that the Sentinel dongle is NOT plugged into the server computer.

2.

Install the Sentinel Runtime Environment with administrative privileges.  The installer package can be accessed in the following ways:

•Download HASPUserSetup.exe from the Thales website: Sentinel RunTime Environment Setup. (Note: additional Sentinel Runtime Environment installers are available through the Thales website for different OS platforms and for command line installation)

•Copy Sentinel RunTime Environment Setup.exe from a PC with a current FRED installation.  The installer is located in the <FRED install dir>\Utilities directory.

3.

Open the Windows services list and check that the Sentinel LDK License Manager service is present and that its status is Running.

4.

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:1947 to check that the Sentinel Admin Control Center (ACC) is accessible.

5.

Plug the Sentinel dongle into the server computer.  On the Sentinel Keys page of the ACC, check to see that the dongle is visible in the keys list (allow some time for the ACC to refresh after plugging in the dongle).  The Vendor identification for a Photon Engineering Sentinel key is 2152281 and the serial number and FRED key # should have been provided to you by Photon Engineering.  Use the Browse button in the Actions column of the associated dongle to inspect the FRED "features" allowed by the current dongle license.

1.

Install FRED as described in FRED Installation and Licensing, making sure to install the Sentinel RunTime Environment component during installation.  The runtime environment will allow the client PC to communicate over the network with the server hosting the network license.

2.

Open the Windows services list and check that the Sentinel LDK License Manager service is present and that its status is Running.

3.

Start FRED on the client PC.  By default, a new installation of FRED is configured to search for a valid FRED license locally on the client PC as well as across the network to any visible license servers.

4.

If, upon starting FRED, the License Search Strategy dialog is presented automatically, then FRED has failed to acquire a license.  There are two common problems in this case:

•The License Search Strategy on the client PC is not properly configured to find a remotely hosted Sentinel network license.  In this case, the license search strategy should be reconfigured and FRED should be restarted.

•The Sentinel license managers on the client and server computers (license managers are installed as part of the Sentinel Runtime Environment) are not able to communicate with each other across the network.  Communication can be checked by opening a web browser and navigating to the Sentinel Admin Control Center at http://localhost:1947.  Browse the Sentinel Keys list to check and see that the network license is visible to the client PC.

If, upon starting FRED, the user is not prompted with a dialog, then a license has been acquired.  Proceed to step 5 for more information on checking the specifics of the license that was acquired.

5.

Navigate to Help > License Authorization to open the licensing dialog for the connected FRED license.  Confirm that:

•The dialog title is "FRED License Authorization (Sentinel)"

•The License Status information corresponds to the desired Sentinel key

If the above items are confirmed, then setup is complete.  If the license information does not correspond to the desired Sentinel key, proceed to step 6.

6.

Navigate to Help > License Search Strategy.  Reconfigure the search strategy to specifically connect to the desired Sentinel license.  Restart FRED and repeat step 4 to confirm that the desired key is connected.