Question

What is a network dongle?

 

Answer

A network dongle is one that can serve out licenses over a network.  This is useful in a lab environment as it allows a customer to have one dongle with multiple licenses, serving those licenses out to multiple machines, instead of needing to keep track of multiple dongles.


For a network dongle to work, you must have NLS (Network License Server) installed in addition to CodeMeter.


Problem

How do I install and configure NLS?

 

Resolution

Please see attached article.

 

Question

How do I change the port that NLS is using to listen for connections?

How do I change the port that the NLS web interface uses to manage licensing?

 

Answer

NLS License Connections

This port is controlled by the registry key and value below

Key = HKLM\Software\AccessData\Products\NLS

Value = dataport

 

NLS Web Interface

This port is controlled by the registry key and value below

Key = HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\AccessData\Products\NLS

Value = httpport

 

The attached scripts can be run instead of making manual registry adjustments.

 

Overview

Changing port(s) is useful in environments where only specific ports can be used for network traffic.

Note: the default port used for communication between NLS and the client machines is port 6921.

 

Article last validated Sep 2023