Instructions for Downloading and Installing MicroStation v8i

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

8. Click on UPDATE DOWNLOAD QUEUE. A Download option will appear next to the selections. 9. Click the Download option for both selections. You will be asked to accept the agreement. Both file will be copied to the C:\BentleyDownload folder. 10. Go to the C:\BentleyDownload folder and double click on the pbda08110703en.exe file and install the prerequisites for Microstation. 11. After the prerequisites are installed, double click on the ms081107443en.exe file and install Microstation. 12. Activate MicroStation.

a. Bentley Software Activation Process

b. As part of most Bentley software installation processes you are prompted to use the 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 your personal laptop or desktop computer. c. When you run the Product Activation Wizard immediately after installation you are prompted to identify the type of SELECT server your Site Activation Key will be 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. Click Next. 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. Click Next. k. Confirm the Server Name (selectserver.bentley.com) and Site Activation key information then click Finish to complete the Activation process. l. At this point, you can run your Benltey product without interruption. Each time you start your program, the software will attempt to validate your account via the internet. 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

shutting down). Reconnection to the internet will revalidate your copy of the product and restart the 30 day timer.