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| - | The issue when installing Rhino on lab or classroom computers, is that often it works for the Admin. However | + | The issue when installing Rhino on lab or classroom computers, is that often it works for the Admin. However |
| - | There are two parts to configuring Rhino to use a Zoo server. | + | There are two parts to configuring Rhino to use a LAN Zoo server. |
| - | 1. The **Registry Key**: Specify the Zoo DNS servername (prefered) or IP. | + | 1. The **Registry Key**: Specify the LAN Zoo DNS servername (prefered) or IP. |
| IP is reset if you dynamic IPs. To you the IP you need to remove the IP from the dynamic range.) | IP is reset if you dynamic IPs. To you the IP you need to remove the IP from the dynamic range.) | ||
| 2. Write the **license file** to the local computer. | 2. Write the **license file** to the local computer. | ||
| - | This only needs to be done once, correctly of course. | + | This only needs to be done once, correctly of course. |
| - | The main issue is that the Admin writes to the registry in the Admin user Hive and the when logged | + | If done correctly, |
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| + | The main problem here is that the Admin writes to the registry in the Admin user Hive. This occurs when Rhino is opened normally | ||
| + | When normal users logged | ||
| The solution is to write the registry key to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\McNeel\Rhinoceros\6.0\License Manager area. | The solution is to write the registry key to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\McNeel\Rhinoceros\6.0\License Manager area. | ||
| This will allow any user on the computer to see the server key. | This will allow any user on the computer to see the server key. | ||
| + | This is done when you open Rhino as an admin and write the LAN Zoo server key. | ||
| - | ===== How to Install Rhino in a EDU Lab ===== | + | ===== How to Install Rhino in a Lab ===== |
| - | 1. [[https:// | + | 1. [[https:// |
| - | 2. Login to student computer as Admin or any account at will allow an install. | + | 2. Login to student computer as **Admin** or any account at will allow an install. |
| 3. Download your [[https:// | 3. Download your [[https:// | ||
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| 11. Now Rhino should open. | 11. Now Rhino should open. | ||
| - | 12. Close Rhino and logout as Admin. Login as a Student or low level user. | + | 12. Close Rhino and logout as **Admin**. Login as a Student or low level user. |
| 13. Open Rhino. | 13. Open Rhino. | ||
| //Why does it open?// | //Why does it open?// | ||
| - | When logged in as student, Rhino looks to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive, and finds that there is no key for the Zoo server. It continues to look in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive, and finds the key that the Admin had previously written. Rhino then contacts the named Zoo server through TCP port 80 and is handed a Rhino license. It also verifies the license with the local license file in C: | + | When logged in as student, Rhino looks to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive, and finds that there is no key for the LAN Zoo server. It continues to look in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive, and finds the key that the Admin had previously written. Rhino then contacts the named LAN Zoo server through TCP port 80 and is handed a Rhino license. It also verifies the license with the local license file in C: |
| - | **Reference: | + | **Reference: |
| - | |How Does Rhino for Windows Find a Zoo Server?]] | + | |
| + | [[https:// | ||
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| + | Lastedit: Sept-15-2023 | ||
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