Installing Sage 100 Contractor on the Sage license server

Use these instructions when installing the software on the computer you’ll use as the Sage license server or if you are running in a stand-alone environment. Stand-alone means that you are running Sage 100 Contractor on one computer, or you are not networking with other computers running Sage 100 Contractor.

To install from a download package unzipped into a local or shared folder:

1. Close all open programs except for firewall and anti-virus programs.
2. Browse to the drive and folder where you downloaded and extracted the software package.
3. In the folder, locate the setup.exe file, and then double-click it.
4. On the installation option window, select the option This computer will be my Sage license server, and then click [Next].
5. On the license agreement window, read the License Agreement carefully.
6. Select the check box to accept the terms, then click [Next] to continue the installation.
7. On the select product edition window, specify whether to install the US or Canada edition.

8. On the select additional options window, select the option Install the Sample Company for training purposes. We recommend that you install the Sample Company.

9. Click [Install].

   Note: The installer begins the installation process. It checks to see if the computer has .NET Framework 4.0 installed. If this program is not found, the installer installs it.

   At the end of the installation process, a confirmation window appears containing a list of installed programs.

   • Sage 100 Contractor
   • License Administration for Sage 100 Contractor

   This window also displays the computer’s IP Address and its network name. You will use this information to specify the Sage license server.

10. Review the list of installed programs, and write down the IP Address and network name of the computer.

    Important! Write down and keep the Sage license server computer’s IP Address and name in a convenient location. To select the Sage license server from client computers running Sage 100 Contractor, you need to select its name from a list or type the computer’s IP Address or name in a text box.

11. Click [Next].

    The activate your product licenses window appears. The Launch the License Administration program check box is preselected to launch the License Administration program, so you can activate your licenses.

12. Read the instructions about activating your product licenses, and then click [Finish], leaving the Launch the License Administration program check box selected.

    For information about this process, press F1 when viewing the main License Administration window.

Note: When Sage 100 Contractor is installed, an icon labeled License Administration is placed in the Start > Programs > Sage 100 Contractor menu of Windows and a file named Sage.SMB.LicenseAdministration.exe in the Programs (x86)\Sage\Sage 100 Contractor folder to provide you with the convenience and ability to view license information or update license information for your provisioned license server while on a machine other than the provisioned license server. You  can provision additional licenses you have recently acquired to the actual license server machine without having to be present at the actual license server.