LicenseWatch FAQ

LicenseWatch on a SharePoint or CMS System Server

Under certain conditions there may be problems installing LicenseWatch on a server that has SharePoint or some other CMS system installed. The problem is that these systems monopolize the default website. Generally, there are 2 ways to deal with this:

First option: Run standard LicenseWatch installation and then use the management tools for SharePoint or other system to avoid having that system process requests to the virtual directories LicenseWatch and LWClientRequestHandler.

Second option: Create LicenseWatch as a hostname in the corporate DNS system and let it point to the server where LicenseWatch is installed. Create a new website for LicenseWatch. Configure the website like this:

• Host header name: LicenseWatch
• Home directory: C:\Program Files\LicenseWatchPlatinum\Web\LWAdmin
• Directory Security: Integrated Security only
• Execute permissions: Scripts only

Under this new website, create a virtual directory and configure it like this:

• Local path: C:\Program Files\LicenseWatchPlatinum\Web\LwclientRequestHandler
• Directory security: Anonymous access only
• Execute permissions: Scripts only

The URL to the LicenseWatch user interface will now be http://licensewatch. You must change the command for launching the LicenseWatch client to:

\\ licensewatch\LWClient\LWPreloader.exe licensewatch/LWClientRequestHandler