Right Click Tools Community Edition

Install Right Click Tools Community Edition

Before downloading and installing Right Click Tools, make sure that the system requirements for its implementation are met.

Download Right Click Tools Community

The Community Edition of Right Click Tools is available through the Recast Software website. In the page footer, click DOWNLOAD NOW.

When installing Right Click Tools for the first time, you can request a trial of the Enterprise tools

Check out the difference between the Community and Enterprise editions of Right Click Tools.

Run the Right Click Tools Installer

After downloading Right Click Tools Community from the Recast Portal, run the installer. Close all Configuration Manager consoles before installing.

To install Right Click Tools Community:

1. Double-click the .msi file to open the installer. 

2. Click Next.

3. Choose Right Click Tools Community as the installation type and click Next.

4. On the Right Click Tools Community page, click Install.

5. When the installation completes, click Finish to exit the installer.

A Recast Software folder will appear in your Configuration Manager console's navigation panel.

License Right Click Tools Community

Before you can use Right Click Tools Community, you'll be asked to create a free Recast Software account.




License Right Click Tools Community Edition

If you are a new user of Right Click Tools Community Edition, you can license the software by creating a free Recast account and downloading your license from the Recast Portal.

To create an account:

1. On the sign-in page, click Register for FREE

Right Click Tools licensing workflow start

2. Enter the required user information and click Create Account.

Right Click Tools licensing Create Account

3. When you receive a confirmation code by email, enter it and your email address in the Right Click Tools - License Required window.

4. Click Confirm to complete your registration.

Right Click Tools Confirm Registration

Download Your Community Edition License

You can download or copy licenses for your Recast Software products and components from the Recast Portal. Click on the cloud icon under Actions.Recast Software portal table row showing cloud icon in the Actions column

If your product licenses are not available via the Recast Portal, contact Recast Support or your CSM to have license files sent to you.



Upgrade to Right Click Tools Enterprise Edition

When you upgrade from the Community Edition to the Enterprise Edition of Right Click Tools, you don’t need to reinstall the application to apply your enterprise license. We do recommend connecting Right Click Tools to Recast Management Server, the centralized web interface for Recast Enterprise products, to take advantage of its features. To access all the functionality of the Standalone Edition of Right Click Tools Enterprise, there's no need to install additional Recast components, but you will have to download your Enterprise license. 

Upgrade to Right Click Tools Enterprise with Recast Management Server

If you are upgrading from the Community Edition to the Enterprise Edition with Recast Management Server, you'll need to install Recast Management Server with Recast Proxy. Then you can add the URL for the Recast Management Server in the Configure Recast Console Extension application, verify the connection to RMS, and upload your Right Click Tools license to the Licenses page in the RMS interface.

Upgrade Workflow

  1. Install Recast Management Server with Recast Proxy.
  2. Connect Right Click Tools to Recast Management Server.
  3. Verify the Right Click Tools connection to RMS.
  4. Upload your Enterprise license to Recast Management Server.

You'll find instructions for steps 2, 3 & 4 below.

Connect Right Click Tools to Recast Management Server

To add your Recast Management Server URL in Configure Recast Console Extension:

1. From the Windows Start menu, open Configure Recast Console Extension.

2. On the General tab, enter the Recast Management Server URL, including https:// at the beginning.

Enter the Recast Management Server in the Configure Recast RCT dialog

3. Click Save.

4. If the Configuration Manager console is open, close and reopen it.

Verify Recast Management Server Connection

To verify that Right Click Tools is connected to RMS:

1. Open the Assets and Compliance section in the Configuration Manager console where you installed Right Click Tools. 

2. Click Recast Software in the navigation panel. 

3. Check that the Installation Information section shows your Remote Server Status as 'Connected'. Right Click Tools Enterprise Server Installation

Upload Licenses to Recast Management Server

Once you've connected Right Click Tools to your Recast Management Server, you can upload your licenses. Licenses are available from the Recast Portal.

Recast Management Server Licenses page


Upgrade to Right Click Tools Enterprise Standalone

To access all the features of the Standalone Edition of Right Click Tools Enterprise, there's no need to install additional Recast components. You'll just have to download your Enterprise license.

Download Your Enterprise License

When you upgrade from the Community edition to Right Click Tools Standalone, the method you use to download your Enterprise license depends on the internet connectivity of the computer on which the Configuration Manager console is installed.

Internet-connected computers

If the computer where the Configuration Manager is installed has internet access, you can download your license from within the Configure Recast Console Extension application.

To download a license from the Configure Recast Console Extension application:

1. From the Windows Start menu, open Configure Recast Console Extension.

2. Click the Licensing tab.

3. In the Download License section, enter the email address and password associated with your Recast Portal account.

4. Click Retrieve License

Enter your email address and password and click Retrieve License

5. If your Configuration Manager console was open during license retrieval, restart the application.

Computers with no internet connection

If the computer where the Configuration Manager is installed is without internet, you can manually download the license to a location accessible from the computer with no internet connection. You can then retrieve the downloaded license via the Configure Recast Console Extension or add it manually to the Licenses directory.

To manually download your Right Click Tools Enterprise license:

1. Log into the Recast portal using your account credentials.

2. In the portal table, under Actions, click the black cloud to download the license to your computer.

Recast portal table: Click the black cloud to download license


To retrieve a downloaded license in Configure Recast Console Extension:

1. From the Windows Start menu, open Configure Recast Console Extension.

2. Click the Licensing tab.

3. In the Browse for License section, click Browse to open a dialog that links to the downloaded file. Browse for your license file

To manually add a downloaded license to the Licenses directory:

1. After downloading the license from the Recast portal, copy the file to c:\ProgramData\Recast Software\Licenses.

2. Restart the Configuration Manager console where Right Click Tools is installed.

Verify Your Enterprise License

No matter which method you use to add your Right Click Tools Enterprise license, you can check that it's been successfully applied.

To verify that Right Click Tools is licensed for the Enterprise Edition:

1. Open the Assets and Compliance section in the Configuration Manager console where you installed Right Click Tools. 

2. Click Recast Software in the navigation panel. 

The Installation Information section should indicate that you have an Enterprise License and display its expiration date. For Right Click Tools Standalone, the Remote Server Status should display as 'None'.Verify that your license has been applied

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