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The licensing of GaeaSynergy on a network is handled through a service called GaeaSynergy 4 License Manager and an application called GaeaSynergy License Monitor. The service handles the logging in of users and grants license requests and has no user interface. The network monitor provides a user interface for adding/removing users and managing licenses.

 

When the GaeaSynergy License Monitor is being run as a process the program icon will be displayed in the system tray. A popup menu can be displayed by right clicking on the program icon in the system tray. This menu can be used to display the network monitor form, manage licenses, manage users, show the network log, and shutdown the network monitor. Shutting down the network license manager will stop the network license manager process but will not stop the network service.

 

To display the network license manager form double-click on the icon or select it from the popup menu.

 

 

On the right side of the Network License Manager form a list of users that are currently logged into the program is displayed. And on the left side is a box displaying the network server name and port. These network properties are the ones required to be entered into the preferences of GaeaSynergy on client computers, as described in the section on setting client network options.

 

Below the Network Properties box are buttons for managing licenses, managing users, showing the network log, and adjusting settings. These buttons are described in the sections below. The close button will hide the monitor and put an icon in the system tray and the shutdown button will shutdown the monitor.