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Installing the Network License Manager

Note: The Network License Manager and License file are only needed for Vault Workgroup,
Collaboration, and Professional.
1. From the installation screen select Install Tools & Utilities.
2. Accept the license agreement and click Next.
3. Check Network License Manager and click Install.

Obtaining Your License File

Note: The Network License Manager and License file are only needed for Vault Workgroup,
Collaboration, and Professional.
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Go to http://register.autodesk.com.
If you do not have a login you can create one. If you have a login continue to login.
Choose the account to which to add your license.
Enter your serial number and select your operating system for the Vault server then
click next.
5. Choose which license server type you plan on using.
6. Enter the license server name and the license server ID (Mac address without
dashes).

7. Click Next.
8. When presented with the license information click Save License File.

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Configuring Your License Server
1. In the LMTOOLS program, on the Service/License File tab, make sure the Configure
Using Services option is active.

2. Click the Config Services tab.

3. In the Service Name list, select the service name you want to use to manage
licenses.
By default, the service name is Flexlm Service 1. If LMTools is managing
other software on your computer in addition to Autodesk, you can change
the service name to avoid confusion. For example, you can rename Flexlm Service 1
to Autodesk Server1.
4. In the Path to Lmgrd.exe File field, enter the path to the Network License Manager
daemon (lmgrd.exe), or click Browse to locate the file. By default, this daemon is
installed in the C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager folder.
5. In the Path to the License File box, enter the path to your license file, or click Browse
to locate the file. This path is to the license file obtained using the previous section or
the location where it moved the license file after saving it.

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6. In the Path to the Debug Log File box, enter a path to create a debug log, or click
Browse to locate an existing log file.

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It is recommended that you save to the C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License

Manager folder. The log file must have a .log file extension. For new log files, enter
the .log extension manually.
To run lmgrd.exe as a service, select Use Services.
To start lmgrd.exe automatically when the system starts, select Start Server at Power
Up.
Click Save Service to save the new configuration under the service name you
selected in step 4. Click Yes when prompted if you would like to save the settings to
the service.
Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab and do one of the following:

If a service has not yet been defined for Autodesk, click Start Server to start
the license server.
If a service for Autodesk is already defined and running, click Re Read
License File to refresh the Network License Manager with any changes made
to the license file or Options file.

The license server starts running and is ready to respond to client requests.
11. Close LTOOLS.

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Installing Vault Server
1. Enter the following information on the installation screen:
- Serial Number
- Product Key
- Network License Server Type
- Network License Server Name
Note: The License Server Type and Name should match those used when setting up
your license server in the previous steps.
2. Check Autodesk Vault Server. If Sharing Inventor Content Center files is needed,
check the Content Center Libraries for Inventor 2013.
3. To make any changes to the default configuration click the little down arrows below
the components title.
Note: All Inventor content libraries are checked by default when installing this feature.
To remove any of these libraries you need to configure this feature.
4. Click Install.
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