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A license is a contractual agreement between Wordfast LLC and the user to use the WFS software within certain limitations. A license is materialized as a code issued by the licensing party—usually Wordfast LLC—in response to a given ''Install'' number. The ''Install'' number of a WFS installation is found in the ''Setup > General'' pane. That number, as well as WFS’ version number, have to be provided to license Wordfast Server.
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A license is a contractual agreement between Wordfast LLC and the user to use the WFS software within certain limitations. A license is materialized as a code issued by the licensing party—usually Wordfast LLC—in response to a given ''Install'' number. The ''Install'' number of a WFS installation is found in the ''Setup > General'' pane. That number, as well as the WFS version number, have to be provided to license Wordfast Server.
  
  
 
== How to Download and License Wordfast Server ==
 
== How to Download and License Wordfast Server ==
  
First, [http://www.wordfast.com/products/products_wordfast_server download] and install [[Wordfast Server]] on your computer.
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First, [https://www.wordfast.com/products/products_wordfast_server download] and install [[Wordfast Server]] on your computer.
  
 
Once installed, to license Wordfast Server, follow these steps:
 
Once installed, to license Wordfast Server, follow these steps:
# [[How to log in at wordfast.net|Log in at Wordfast website]] ([http://www.wordfast.net www.wordfast.net]) with your login email and password.
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# Sign into your account one the Wordfast website ([https://www.wordfast.com/myaccount www.wordfast.com]) with your email and password.
# Click {{menu|License/Relicense/Renew}}.<ref>If you don't see this button right after login on the website, go to ''support'' / ''my account'' menu on the website.</ref>
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# Select a valid WFS license in the table of licenses. The activation key will be generated for that license.
# If there is more than one license in the list, select a valid Wordfast Server license by clicking on the circle in the lefthand column. The activation key will be generated for that license.
 
 
# Start Wordfast Server, click the Setup tab, then click 'General'.
 
# Start Wordfast Server, click the Setup tab, then click 'General'.
# Copy the twelve-character install number from Wordfast Server and paste it in the www.wordfast.net form.
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# Copy the twelve-character install number from Wordfast Server and paste it in the the form that appears once you have selected a valid Wordfast Server license.
# Type in the version number on the www.wordfast.net form as it is written in the title bar of Wordfast Server (e.g. 1.0.14.717c), without the hyphen and bit number (e.g. “- x64”).
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# Type in the version number on the form as it is written in the title bar of Wordfast Server (e.g. 1.14.731.229), without the parentheses and bit number (e.g. “(64 bits)”).
# Click on "Generate License" to obtain a license.
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# Click on "Generate License" to obtain a license number.
# Copy, then paste the license number into the WFServer License text box, click the 'Activate' button. The red Demo mode warning should stop flashing, and the License text box should now have a white background. You may need to restart Wordfast Server.
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# Copy the license number, then paste it into the WFS License# text field and click the 'Activate' button. The red DEMO MODE warning should stop flashing, and the License# text field should now have a white background. You may need to restart Wordfast Server.

Revision as of 18:11, 21 October 2022

A license is a contractual agreement between Wordfast LLC and the user to use the WFS software within certain limitations. A license is materialized as a code issued by the licensing party—usually Wordfast LLC—in response to a given Install number. The Install number of a WFS installation is found in the Setup > General pane. That number, as well as the WFS version number, have to be provided to license Wordfast Server.


How to Download and License Wordfast Server

First, download and install Wordfast Server on your computer.

Once installed, to license Wordfast Server, follow these steps:

  1. Sign into your account one the Wordfast website (www.wordfast.com) with your email and password.
  2. Select a valid WFS license in the table of licenses. The activation key will be generated for that license.
  3. Start Wordfast Server, click the Setup tab, then click 'General'.
  4. Copy the twelve-character install number from Wordfast Server and paste it in the the form that appears once you have selected a valid Wordfast Server license.
  5. Type in the version number on the form as it is written in the title bar of Wordfast Server (e.g. 1.14.731.229), without the parentheses and bit number (e.g. “(64 bits)”).
  6. Click on "Generate License" to obtain a license number.
  7. Copy the license number, then paste it into the WFS License# text field and click the 'Activate' button. The red DEMO MODE warning should stop flashing, and the License# text field should now have a white background. You may need to restart Wordfast Server.