Install a Node-Locked License

Install a node-locked license using the online or offline method.

To install the license with an internet connection, make sure you meet these requirements:

• Active internet connection (to connect to the Ranorex License Authentication Server)
• The license you want to install isn’t already installed on a different machine. Review transfer a license, for more information.

To install the license:

1. Start Ranorex Studio as an administrator.
2. Go to Help > Licensing….
3. Select Studio Node-locked.
4. Enter the license key that you received by email.
5. Select Install and then OK.

Ranorex Studio automatically registers the license with the Ranorex License Authentication Server. This completes the installation.

Note: If you encounter an Authentication error, see Ranorex Solutions and Best Practices.

It is recommended to install with an active internet connection. If you do not have access to the internet, you can still install a node-locked license.

To install the license without an internet connection, make sure you meet these requirements:

• Acess to a different machine WITH an internet connection
• A way to transfer a file from the machine with the internet to the one without, for example, a USB stick.
• The license you want to install is not already installed on a different machine.  Review transfer a license, for more information.

To install the license:

1. On the online machine, go to http://auth.ranorex.com/license/.
2. Under License Key, enter the license key you received by email.
3. Under Machine Name, enter the name of the machine you want to install the license on, for example, the offline machine.

Hint: Go to Help > About... in Ranorex Studio to find out the machine name.

4. Select Authenticate.

The Ranorex License Authentication Server creates an authenticated license file based on your data. You need to download this file and transfer it to the offline machine.

5. Select Download Authenticated License File. 
6. Transfer the downloaded file to the offline machine, for example, using a USB stick.
7. Start Ranorex Studio as an administrator.
8. Go to Help > Licensing….
9. Select Studio Node-locked.
10. Select the Load license from file option (...).
11. Browse to the authenticated license file.
12. Select Open.
13. Select OK.

This completes the installation.