instructions for downloading and installing micro station v8i

8/2/2019 Instructions for Downloading and Installing Micro Station v8i

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Instructions for Downloading and Installing

MicroStation v8i

1. Get on the internet and go to http://apps.bentley.com/studentserver/ .2. Click on the Join Now box.3. Fill in the information requested. The School Code is provided by your professor.4. Once you have joined you must login.5. Click on Download Software.6. Note the Site Activation Key as shown below. Click on the icon to the right to copy it

to the clipboard. You will need it when you activate MicroStation. See step 12.g .

7. Select both MicroStation v8i and Prerequisite for Bentley Desktop Application asshown below.

8. Click on UPDATE DOWNLOAD QUEUE. A Download option will appear next tothe selections.

9. Click the Download option for both selections. You will be asked to accept theagreement. Both file will be copied to the C:\BentleyDownload folder.

10.Go to the C:\BentleyDownload folder and double click on the pbda08110703en.exe fileand install the prerequisites for Microstation.

11.After the prerequisites are installed, double click on the ms081107443en.exe file andinstall Microstation.

12.Activate MicroStation.a. Bentley Software Activation Process

Site Activation Key


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b. As part of most Bentley software installation processes you are prompted to usethe Product Activation Wizard to register your product. This requires the

activation key provided on the Software Download page of the STUDENTserver.

This is a 29+ character code associated with your school for "Home Use" on yourpersonal laptop or desktop computer.

c.

When you run the Product Activation Wizard immediately after installation youare prompted to identify the type of SELECT server your Site Activation Key willbe activated against. You must choose the hosted (Bentley) SELECT Server

option.

d. When the Product Activation Wizard appears, select the first option:e. "SELECT subscriber activating against a hosted (Bentley) SELECT Server"f. ClickNext.g. You are prompted only for your Site Activation Key.h. Enter the site activation key character string from the STUDENTserver Software

Download page into the Site Activation Key field. You can use copy (Ctrl-c) and

paste (Ctrl-v) from the software download web page to this

field.

i. Copy/Paste your key into the Site Activation Key field.j. ClickNext.k. Confirm the Server Name (selectserver.bentley.com) and Site Activation key

information then clickFinish to complete the Activation process.

l. At this point, you can run your Benltey product without interruption. Each timeyou start your program, the software will attempt to validate your account via theinternet. You can run up to 30 days disconnected from the internet before the

product reverts to its demo mode (runs for 15 minutes before automatically


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shutting down). Reconnection to the internet will revalidate your copy of the

product and restart the 30 day timer.

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