In the installation guide for PXM, after starting the InDesign Server Service and assigning it the port of 8081, it should then load up in the browser using a URL such as http://localhost:8081/service?wsdl. However in my case, this was not occurring and the browser was unable to connect.
It turns out this was due to a licensing issue. To check this, the service can be loaded via command line:
It turns out this was due to a licensing issue. To check this, the service can be loaded via command line:
- Change the command line directory to that of the Adobe InDesign Server path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CC Server 2015 for example.
- Run the command: InDesignServer -port 8081
- If "Adobe InDesign server is not properly licensed and will now quit" displays, the license has not been installed correctly.
In my case this was due to a trial version, I simply downloaded Adobe_Provisioning_Toolkit_6_2_ALL and installed it to the desktop. Changed directgory to the install folder in the command line and ran the command: adobe_prtk --tool=StartTrial --leid=V7{}InDesignServer-11-Win-GM.
The service now loads correctly in the browser;
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The service now loads correctly in the browser;
