Sap 2000 v15

Install the SAP2000 Program

A. Install the SAP2000 Software
1. Start the SAP2000 browser and go to the installation page. Click
the Network button. (Note that this installation is for file sharing only
and not for running the program. If you want to run SAP2000 on
this computer you will need to complete a client installation per step
C below.)
 B. Install the License Manager Software
1. The communications protocol is TCP/IP.
2. The browser also contains Sentinel RMS License Manager
version 8.4.1. This must be installed in order to recognize a network
license. If you are currently running an earlier version of
SentinelLM, it should be uninstalled prior to installing this version.
Note that all commuter licenses should be checked in before
uninstalling the old version.
Click on the License Manager button and follow the instructions.
(Note that you can install this software on any Windows computer on
your network; it does not have to be installed on a server.)
3. A 30-day temporary license for one network user is installed with
the software. To register the temporary license, double click
“IsLicense.bat” located in the SAP2000 15 Server/License
Manager” folder which was installed in Step A.
4. For more detailed information about the Sentinel RMS License
Manager or the License Manager Administration Program “WlmAdmin,”
see the Systems Administrator’s Help which can be accessed
from Start > All Programs > Computers and Structures> SAP2000
15 Server. It will be available after Step A above.
C. Install the Client Software
1. Run “Setup.exe,” located in the SAP2000 15 Server folder from
each workstation. This will copy support files to the workstation and
set up a link to SAP2000 on the server. Note for Vista and
Windows 7 users: Setup.exe must be “Run as Administrator” (use
right button click on Setup.exe)
2. Alternatively, you can run the Standalone installation on each
workstation and have all the SAP2000 files installed locally. To do
this start the SAP2000 browser, go to the Installation page and click
on the Standalone button.
3. If SAP2000 is slow in locating the license (or can’t find it), set the
System Environmental Variable LSFORCEHOST or LSHOST on
the workstation to the host name of the computer running the
License Manager software. Reboot the workstation for the Environment
Variable to take effect. Refer to the System Administrator’s
Help if you need help setting this variable.
 D. To Obtain a Network License File
1. You will need the files “Echoid.exe” and “Echoid.dat” on the
computer running the License Manager software. These files are
installed with the software.
Locked to a Computer
Run Echoid.exe on the computer running the License Manager
program. Copy Locking Code 1 to the Computer Disk ID Locking
Code 1 field on the License Request Form.
Locked to a Computer ID Key:
Attach the Computer ID Key to your computer. Run Echoid.exe on
the computer running the License Manager program. Copy the
Locking Code 2 to the Computer ID Key Locking Code 2 field on
the License Request Form.