Getting Started with MCL-Net v4 > How to Install/Activate MCL-Net v4 > MCL-Net v4 Installation/Activation (Subscription) > To Connect to an MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 Account

Overview

Once you have acquired an MCL-Net v4 subscription, you must install it in a server/PC and connect/activate it in your MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 account.

The corresponding MCL-Net v4 instance will be identified by MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 as a "Server" in the "Servers" sub-module.

Refer to the MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 User Guide for more details on servers.

In this case, a subscription type license implies the use of two specific tools:

MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3: Use this platform to manage your subscriptions. You must have an MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 account so you can associate your subscription(s) to the site(s) included in that account.

MCL-License Renewal Service v4: Use this service to verify if your subscriptions are currently available for use. This service will be in periodical contact with MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 to check your subscriptions' validity.

Depending on where you want to install this service, the installation can be included in the MCL-Net v4 Installation (MCL-License Renewal Service option) or dealt with separately.

See MCL-Net v4 License Renewal.

MCL-Net v4's installation and corresponding license activation is a simultaneous process. This means that you will be performing steps in the application itself and in your MCL-Mobility Platform's 1.3 account.

To create an account in MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3, refer to the MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 User Guide.

Execute the following procedure to install MCL-Net v4 in a server/PC and activate it in an MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 account.

Make sure your PC is connected to the Internet so you can contact your MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 account.

To Install/Activate MCL-Net v4 (Subscription)

Step-by-step

1. Download the installer file (ex.: MCL_Net_XXXXPXX.exe) from our website:

MCL-Mobility Platform

2. Run the installer file and follow the instructions in the MCL-Net v4 Setup wizard:

3. Click to proceed.

4. After reading the EULA, click to continue.

5. Select the type of installation you require ("Full" or "Minimal") from the drop-down.

• Each option implies the default checking of all or a single/specific component.

Ex: Select "Full" and all available components will be checked and, consequently, installed.

Select "Minimal" and the "Start Menu and Desktop Shortcuts" option will not be checked/its components installed.

•As an alternative, instead of selecting a type of installation, check the components you want to install.

MCL-Net v4 Components

MCL-Net Core Files (required)

Essential component to the installation. CANNOT be removed from the MCL-Net v4 installation, so the check box is inactive.

Start Menu and Desktop Shortcuts

Check this option to ensure a direct and simple way to start MCL-Net v4.

Do NOT check this option, if you require MCL-Net v4 to be installed as a Windows service.

6. Click to proceed.

7. Maintain the default location OR select a different "Destination Folder":

a. Enter the path for the new destination folder.

b. Click and browse for it.

8. Click to proceed.

9. Check the desired option.

License File Location

Default	To allow the MCL-License Renewal Service v4 to find the license files in the default location. The default license file location is: /<Mcl-Net installation directory>	Custom	To allow the MCL-License Renewal Service v4 to find the license files in another server: I. Click to open an OS browse window. II. Select the required shared folder. The license file's folder is displayed in the box below.
If you want to select another license file location ("Custom"), make sure you already have a shared folder in the server where MCL-Net v4 is installed. This shared location should point to the folder where MCL-Net v4 is reading the license files from. Also, make sure that you have the proper user rights to access the shared folder.

10. Click .

The MCL-Net v4 installation begins and, at the same time, you are asked to proceed with the MCL-Net v4 subscription activation:

11. Check the "Subscription (Online)" option.

12. Click .

13. Read the License Agreement terms. Scroll down to activate the "I have read and agree with the license terms" option and check it.

14. Click to continue.

15. Maintain the MCL-Net Setup v4 wizard open and log in to your account in MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3.

16. Open the site that will include the server that you want to attach this subscription to.

17. In the site's "Control Panel", click and, then, in the resulting row below, select which opens the "Servers" page.

You can use an existing server, as long as it is NOT already associated to a product/subscription OR create a new server.

Refer to the MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 User Guide.

18. If you already have an available server (NOT connected to any product/license), click the required server's name (displayed in light blue) to open the corresponding "Server Details" page and proceed to step 20.

If you need to create a new server, continue to step 19.

19. In the "Servers" page, click to add a new server.

When creating a server, make sure you have NOT exceeded the number of enabled servers included in the subscription.

If you have reached the server limit, you can use the "enable/disable status" feature. Disable an existing server and replace it with a new server.

Refer to the MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3 User Guide.

20. In the "New Server" page, fill in the following fields (mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk):

If you are using an existing server, you have opened that server's "Server Details" page (step 18). The options are identical to the ones displayed in the "New Server" page.

Product	Select the desired product from the drop-down.
Installation Code	Enter the Installation Code provided by MCL-Net Setup Wizard.
Server Alias *	Enter a name to be the server's alias.
Address	Enter the server's IP address.
Port	Enter the server's port.
Subnet	Enter the server's subnet mask.
Gateway	Enter the server's gateway.
Max. Connection	Define the maximum of connections that the server is allowed to establish. (0 = no connections limitation)
Description	If relevant, add information regarding the server.

21. Click to save your new server/server details.

22. Click to download the generated license file (*.lic file) to a folder in your PC (Ex: "C:\MCL4\Net").

23. Click to save the server's license file in your PC.

24. Go back to MCL-Net Setup Wizard.

25. Click and, in the resulting OS browse window, locate the previously downloaded license file (*.lic) in steps 21 and 22.

26. Click .

Wait for the activation process to proceed.

27. Once the "Your Product is activated" message is displayed, click .

A message regarding the firewall is displayed.

28. Click to continue.

29. Wait until the "Installation Complete" information is displayed and, then, click .

30. Select the desired services to install.

Install MCL-Net as a service	Check this option, if you want to run MCL-Net v4 as a service.
Install MCL-License Renewal Service as a service (requires an MP 1.3 Subscription)	Check this option to run this utility as a service. If you have purchased an MCL-Net Subscription, you must decide which installation architecture you want to adopt: Option A - Check this component to ensure that both MCL-License Renewal Service v4 and MCL-Net v4 are installed and running in the same server. Option B - Do NOT check this option and install MCL-License Renewal Service v4, on its own, in a different location. See MCL-License Renewal Service v4.
Renewal Interval (minutes) min 60	Refers to the time interval for license validity verification. The default 60 minutes value means that the MCL-License Renewal Service v4 will retrieve the subscriptions available in the license folder (defined in the "Default" or "Custom" option in step 9) and communicate with MCL-Mobility Platform 1.3, every 60 minutes, so that the platform can validate those licenses. The minimum renewal interval is 60 minutes.
Enable fallback port 5443	Check this option to ensure communication (via port "5443") for the "MCL-License Renewal Service" in case the customer's firewall blocks traffic for port "http 443".

31. Click .

32. The MCL-Net v4 installation/activation process is complete. Click to conclude.