FARO Licensing Manager Application
Overview
The FARO® Licensing Manager provides a single interface to manage all of your FARO software licenses from one convenient application. Activate a new license, manage and update licenses, and view active maintenance plans/expiration dates.
The Licensing Manager can be installed via FARO InTouch. FARO InTouch is a software distribution and management application that streamlines the downloading, installation, updating and execution of FARO software. To install the latest version of the Licensing Manager and FARO InTouch, follow the steps below.
System requirements
The Licensing Manager only supports the x64 version of:
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server IoT 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server IoT 2022
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server IoT 2025
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021 LTSC
- Windows 10 Version 21H2
- Windows 10 Version 22H2
- Windows 11 Version 22H2
- Windows 11 Version 23H2
- Windows 11 Version 24H2
- Windows 11 Version 25H2
If you don’t have InTouch installed:
- Download the Licensing Manager and FARO InTouch.
- Once installed, open FARO InTouch, locate the Licensing Manager application and click Run.
If you already have InTouch installed:
- Open FARO InTouch, locate the Licensing Manager application and click Install. (Note: The Licensing Service application will also be installed automatically.)
- Once the Licensing Manager application has been installed, click Run.
Licensing Manager Home Screen
| ➀ | Licenses (home screen) - Displays all licenses currently installed on the computer. Each listing includes the expiration date and other related information. A filter can be used to narrow the licenses displayed and the settings panel allows to change the license selected to run FARO applications. |  |
| ➁ | Activate - Allows entry of a product key for activation of a new license. | |
| ➂ | Configure - Provides basic settings to configure network license servers or clients. | |
| ➃ | Notifications - Opens the Notification pane. The notification pane lists newly activated licenses, expired licenses, and update license results. | |
| ➄ | Settings - Allows the management of the license selected to run the latest versions of CAM2, CAM2 Editions, FARO Zone, As-Built AutoCAD and As-Built Revit. |
Notifications
The notifications pane contains a historic view of licensing-related activities. Clicking on any notification will display a pop-up window with additional details.
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Listed below are some of the most common notifications:
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Settings
The licensing manager has a settings panel, with a button to see “My selected licenses”. It allows the management of the license selected to run the latest versions of CAM2, CAM2 Editions, FARO Zone, As-Built AutoCAD and As-Built Revit.
Clicking on the button opens the “My Selected Licenses” screen, which allows customers to delete the saved license selection for a given software product.
Next time the customer runs FARO Zone 3D, he will be able to choose the license to run the software (assuming he has more than one valid license available to choose from):
License Information
Find the whole procedure in the License Information on Licensing Manager Application article.
Update Licenses
Find the whole procedure in the License Update for FARO Software article.
Activate Licenses
Find the whole procedure in the License Activation for FARO Software article.
Configure Network
Find the whole procedure in the Network License Server and Client Configuration article.
HASP Driver Update and Repair
Find the whole procedure in the HASP Driver Installation, Update and Repair article.