KeyServer License Management

CAS Computing has installed a KeyServer License Management Server.  This will allow departments to purchase a small number of licenses and serve them over a greater number of computers.  For example, a department can purchase 4 licenses of a software package to distribute among 20 faculty member computers.  Departments can purchase expensive or specialized software and have KeyServer meter the licenses among the faculty and/or students.

KeyServer can be used on both Macintosh and Windows computers but users must have accounts on the UAlbany domain.  A small progam is installed on each computer.  This program will connect to the CAS KeyServer whenever a metered program is launched.  If a license is available, the metered software will run.  If all licenses are in use, a message will be displayed.  Another message will appear when a license becomes available. 

Contact CAS Computing at cascomp@albany.edu for more information.  Please be aware that some software licenses do not permit the use of a software metering server.