User Manual

Now that you’ve entered all of the information that the server requires, you can use licenses on the

server whenever you are on the network. You do not need to have the iLok License Manager

application running; it’s okay to quit after you’ve set up your connection preferences.

Connecting to a Subnet

Using the “Automatically connect to license servers found on the network (LAN)” setting does not

scan subnets on your local network. In order to connect to a subnet, you will need to add the

connection manually using the “+” icon below the list of network connections. More information on

this is included below in the section Adding Connections.

Manually Adding Network Connections

If you need to use a server that is private or is password-protected, you will need to get some

information from the server administrator. This may include the server’s IP address or a password.

The administrator can give you these details or they may choose to give you a conﬁguration ﬁle

that you can import to create the connection. Connections made to servers on a subnet or

connections made to a server over a virtual private network (VPN) must also be made manually.

To add a server connection when the server doesn’t show up in the list of discovered servers, use

the Add button under the server list. The Add button has the “+” sign on it.

You will see two options:

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Adding Preferred Connections