Is the Network License Manager Server Allowed on Public IP Space?

I recently learned that my department will lose its current campus-wide license, and so we are choosing to go with a concurrent license server (Network License Manager).

Am I allowed to put the host on a public IP, or must it be internal?

Many thanks,

Louis

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Yes, it can be on public IP. However, you can only serve members of your own organization (or perhaps some collaborators, when they are working with you on a project.) You cannot serve licenses to the general public.

[Louis]

Oh, wow that's great! Thank you for sharing that. This will be much less disruptive for off-campus users.

So they wouldn't have to physically be on the same network to use the license file if I were to use a public IP?

[Walter Roberson]

Correct.

I had mine on a public IP. On the other hand, I could firewall to block outside access.

At the moment I do not recall what authentication procedure is used for proof of identity.