Connect to VRay license manager over the internet?

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Hi gang;

I have recently upgraded to VRay 3.5 for 3ds Max. I have USB dongle for it. I have it set up on a ‘manager’ computer at work that all my workstations connect to.

I’d like to be able to use VRay from home occasionally and I was wondering if it’s possible to connect VRay via the internet to that computer and allow it to use the license?

Of course, I understand in theory it should be as simple as pointing it to the IP address but there’s those pesky factors such as that the manager has an internal IP address (192.168.x.x) and I don’t really know enough about networking to know if it’s possible or not.

I think I’ve read it’s also possible to ‘borrow’ the license but that seems to be for longer terms (like 2 weeks) as opposed to a quick night test from home, and it seems unnecessarily tedious.

Any advice?

Thanks,
-Rich

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Hey, richard

It’s possible to use your dongle licenses over the internet over a VPN connection to the ‘manager’ computer’s network and then create a vrlclient.xml file in C:\Program Files\Common Files\ChaosGroup on your home computer.

vrlclient.xml


<VRLClient>
    <LicServer>
        <Host>The IP address of your 'manager' computer</Host>
        <Port>The port on which the license server is running (30304 by default)</Port>
        <Host1></Host1>
        <Port1></Port1>
        <Host2></Host2>
        <Port2></Port2>
        <!Proxy></!Proxy>
        <!ProxyPort>0</!ProxyPort>
        <User></User>
        <Pass></Pass>
    </LicServer>
</VRLClient>

The end setup should look something like:

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