Quick Start: Setting up a license server on Windows

Here is a Quick Start Guide to setup a license server on Windows from the various posts in Up and Ready Blog.   There are a lot of links here so my suggestion is to open the URLs in a new tab!

1. You need download and install the NLM (Network License Manager) Software on the license server:

www.autodesk.com/nlm-ipv4-windows
www.autodesk.com/nlm-ipv4-mac
www.autodesk.com/nlm-ipv4-linux

www.autodesk.com/nlm-ipv6-windows
www.autodesk.com/nlm-ipv6-mac
www.autodesk.com/nlm-ipv6-linux

Reference:  http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2011/05/migrating-license-server-to-another-machine.html

2.  You will need to get a license and you will need to have your Serial Number,  Hostname and Ethernet Address ready:

a. Login to the Subscription Center and go to Contract Administration > Coverage Report to get your serial numbers:

http://www.autodesk.com/subscriptionlogin

b. Login to Register Once to get your license.

http://www.autodesk.com/register

a.  Validate your account information.

b.  Enter your serial number.

  

c.  Enter  your license server information.

  

 

Reference:  http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2011/07/general-licensing-requesting-a-network-license-online.html

3.  You will need to configure and setup and start  the license server.  Please read this Technical Solution:

http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS64756

An additional tip is to not use the default name when creating the service, please check out this post for reference:

http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2011/06/general-licensing-dont-use-the-default-name-when-configuring-lmtools.html

If you have downloaded the license file from the Subscription site, create a log file and put into C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Network License Manager\ 

Typically, I name the file the same but the extension will be different.  i.e. Max2012.lic & Max 2012.log

Video:  Quick-Setup-lmtools

Do NOT use the Server Diagnostics tab or you will get a "false" error:  
http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2012/02/general-licensing-flexnet-licensing-error-125147.html

4.  Please check the firewall port numbers quickly and easily on Server and Client computers by putting this in Internet Explorer:

http://Your-LICENSE-server-NAME:2080
http://Your-LICENSE-server-NAME:27000

We get a lot of customers mentioning that they can ping the license server but that is not the most accurate method of checking the license server status!

Reference:  http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2011/06/verifying-if-license-server-is-up-and-running-and-if-firewall-is-blocking-ports-from-a-client-using-.html

5.  To open the Firewall, please check out this post:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Installation-Licensing/Port-number-used-for-network-licensing-of-Autodesk-products/m-p/2807352/highlight/true#M25493

NOTE:  If you are using Internet Explorer 8, you will be required to login to the site.  This URL will work and link correctly in the lastest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome.

6.  We have been getting a lot of errors requiring the optional Install of NLM IPv6 for customers running Simulation CFD.  The instructions are noted in this post:

http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2011/10/autodesk-simulation-cfd-2012-the-interface-license-cannot-be-accessed-again.html