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AutoCAD 2010
Network Administrator’s
Guide
January 2009

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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Network Administration and
Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Deployment Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Choose an Installation Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Choose a License Server Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting Up Network Tools and Your License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing the Network License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing and Using the Network License Activation
Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Configure Your License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Distributing the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Create a Network Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Minimize the Chances of Installation Failure . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Distributing an AutoCAD Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2 Setting Up a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Preliminary Tasks for a Network Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Configure Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Your Deployment Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Enter Product and User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Specify Log File Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
What Is Silent Mode? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Customer Involvement Program (CIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Select a License Type (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Select the Installation Type (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Select Installation Folders for Support Content . . . . . . . . . . 25
Define Search Paths and File Locations (optional) . . . . . . . . . 27
Install Additional Files (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Specify User Preferences (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Include Service Packs (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Configure InfoCenter Communication Center (optional) . . . . . 33
Allow Users to Access Online Resources (optional) . . . . . . . . . 36
Choosing a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Creating a Default Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Creating a Configured or Customized Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Final Review and Complete Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Modify a Deployment (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Point Users to the Administrative Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Uninstall an Autodesk Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Appendix A Use Scripts to Deploy the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Create Scripts That Install Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
A Sample Installation Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Use Switches and Flags in Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Run Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Appendix B Use Group Policies to Install a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Assign a Deployment Using Group Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Group Policies . . . . . . 58
Distribute a Deployment Through Group Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Assign a Deployment to Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Verify the Installation of a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Verify That the Program Is Assigned to a Computer . . . . . . . . 62
Appendix C Use Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager to Install
a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tasks for Deploying Autodesk Software with SCCM . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Set Up a Source Directory Using the Deployment Wizard . . . . . . . . 66
Create the SCCM Software Installation Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Appendix D Distribute the Product Using Imaging Software . . . . . . . . . 71
Use a Master Image to Distribute Multi-Seat Stand-Alone Products to
Multiple Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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Use a Master Image to Distribute Network Licensed Products to
Multiple Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Restore the Master Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Clean a Master System and Restore the Operating System . . . . . . . . 73
Appendix E Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
General Installation Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be
updated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
What is the text editor used for? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
When performing a Typical installation, what gets
installed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Why should I install the Material Library? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Where are my product manuals? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Deployment Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Is there a checklist I can refer to when performing a
deployment? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Where should deployments be located? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
What are the default search paths and file location
settings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
How will changing the support file locations affect my search
paths? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Along with defining search paths and file location, can files be
added? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Where can I check if service packs are available for my
software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
How do I extract an MSP file? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Can Online Resource settings be modified later? . . . . . . . . . . 83
Where can I learn about InfoCenter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
What are information channels? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
What are the benefits to enabling CAD Manager
Channels? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
What are RSS feeds and how do they benefit my
installation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Where can I learn about InfoCenter search locations? . . . . . . . 84
How do I set or customize search locations? . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Licensing Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a
network license? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
What is the benefit of using a network licensed version of the
software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
What is Internet Explorer used for? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Networking Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
When installing tools and utilities, which selections are
applicable for a multi-seat stand-alone installation? . . . . . . . 86
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When installing tools and utilities, which selections are
applicable for a stand-alone installation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Where do I find my server name? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
When specifying user workstation settings, I am given the
option to specify a profile. What are profiles? . . . . . . . . . . 86
Can I create custom desktop shortcuts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
What happens when you choose to append or merge service
packs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
What is an administrative image (MSI) file? . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
What is the impact of selecting all products for the
administrative image, and can I add products later? . . . . . . . 87
Uninstall and Maintenance Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features
get installed by default? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or
removing features? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair? . . . . . . 89
Do I need my original disc to reinstall my software? . . . . . . . . 90
After repairing my installation, is it possible to recover my
settings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my
system? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Getting Started with
Network Administration
and Deployment
Network administration and deployment requires careful planning and execution. This section
gives you information about how to prepare for deployment, set up a license server, and set
up and distribute the program.
If you are not familiar with network administration and deployment, you should familiarize
yourself with the following topics before you attempt to deploy and administer the program
over a network.
Deployment Preparation
To prepare for a deployment, you should take the time to review the following
requirements and options.
System Requirements
This section contains the system requirements for the location of the
administrative image that you create, the network license server, and the client
workstation.
Before you begin installing the program on a network, make sure that your
servers and client workstations meet the minimum recommended hardware
and software requirements for a deployment.
The program will automatically detect if the Windows operating system is the
32- or 64-bit version when installing AutoCAD. The appropriate version of
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AutoCAD will be installed. The 32-bit version of AutoCAD cannot be installed
on a 64-bit version of Windows vice-versa.
See the following tables for administrative image, license server, and client
workstation system requirements.
Hardware and Software Requirements - Administrative Image Location
The location where you create the adminis-
trative image must be a shared location so
2 GB or above (recommended)Hard disk
that users can access the administrative
image.
Hardware and Software Requirements - Network License Server
The Network License Manager
supports Ethernet network config-
urations only.
Windows Vista®32-bit SP1
Windows Vista 64-bit SP1
Windows®XP 32-bit SP3
Operating system
Windows XP 64-bit SP2
Windows 2003 R2 Server Edition
Windows 2000 Server Edition
Linux 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5.0 WS (U4)
Apple®Mac®OS 32-bit Intel 10.4.9
and later
Pentium®III or higher
Computer/processor
450 MHz (minimum), Intel Mac
The Network License Manager
supports multiple network inter-
Compatible with existing Ethernet net-
work infrastructure
Network interface card
face cards, but at least one must
be an Ethernet card.
The Network License Manager
uses TCP packet types.
TCP/IPCommunication protocol
32-bit Hardware and Software Requirements
For more information on Windows
Vista versions see http://www.mi-
crosoft.com/windowsvista/versions/
Windows®XP Home and Professional
Edition SP2 or later
Microsoft®Windows Vista®SP1 or later
including:
Operating systems
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32-bit Hardware and Software Requirements
■Windows Vista Enterprise
■Windows Vista Business
■Windows Vista Ultimate
■Windows Vista Home Premium
Internet Explorer®7.0 or later
Browser
Windows XP - Intel®Pentium®4 or AMD
Athlon™Dual Core processor, 1.6 GHz
or higher with SSE2 technology
CPU type
Windows Vista - Intel Pentium 4 or AMD
Athlon Dual Core processor, 3.0 GHz or
higher with SSE2 technology
Windows XP - 2 GB RAMMemory
Windows Vista - 2 GB RAM
1024 x 768 with True ColorDisplay resolution
A 32-bit AutoCAD cannot be installed
on a 64-bit Windows operating sys-
tem and vice-versa.
Installation 1 GBHard disk
MS-Mouse compliantPointing device
3D Modeling Addi-
tional Requirements
■Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon
processor, 3.0 GHz or higher; or In-
tel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0
GHz or higher
■2 GB RAM or greater
■2 GB free hard disk space available
not including installation
■1280 x 1024 32-bit color video dis-
play adapter (True Color) 128 MB
System Requirements | 3

32-bit Hardware and Software Requirements
or greater, Direct3D®capable
workstation class graphics card
64-bit Hardware and Software Requirements
For more information on Windows
Vista versions see http://www.mi-
crosoft.com/windowsvista/versions/
Windows®XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
or later
Microsoft®Windows Vista®SP1 or later
including:
Operating systems
■Windows Vista Enterprise
■Windows Vista Business
■Windows Vista Ultimate
■Windows Vista Home Premium
Internet Explorer 7.0 or laterBrowser
AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technologyCPU type
AMD Opteron™with SSE2 technology
Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support and
SSE2 technology
Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support
and SSE2 technology
Windows XP - 2 GB RAMMemory
Windows Vista - 2 GB RAM
1024 x 768 with True ColorDisplay resolution
A 64-bit AutoCAD cannot be in-
stalled on a 32-bit Windows operat-
ing system and vice-versa.
Installation 1.5 GBHard disk
MS-Mouse compliantPointing device
3D Modeling Addi-
tional Require-
ments
■Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon pro-
cessor, 3.0 GHz or higher; or Intel or
AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or
higher
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64-bit Hardware and Software Requirements
■2 GB RAM or greater
■2 GB free hard disk space available not
including installation
■1280 x 1024 32-bit color video display
adapter (True Color) 128 MB or
greater, Direct3D®capable worksta-
tion class graphics card
Choose an Installation Type
When you set up your deployment, you need to choose the type of installation
to deploy. In the AutoCAD Deployment wizard, you specify one of the
following installation types:
Network License installation With this type of installation, you install the
program to workstations with the files and registry entries that allow the
program to communicate with the Network License Manager. You also define
the configuration of the Network License Manager so that the licenses can be
accessed. Workstations running the program based on a network installation
do not require individual activation. Licensing of this program is managed
by at least one license server.
The main advantage is that you can install AutoCAD on more systems than
the number of licenses you have purchased (for example, purchasing 25
licenses but installing on 40 workstations). At any one time, AutoCAD runs
on the maximum number of systems for which you have licenses. This means
you get a true floating license.
Multi-Seat Stand-Alone installation (Stand-Alone option) Choose this type
of installation for stand-alone installations where a single serial number and
product key are used for multiple seats. Multi-seat stand-alone installations
do not rely upon the Network License Manager to manage product licenses;
however, you can still use the AutoCAD Deployment wizard to create
administrative images and deployments. Registration and activation is more
automated for multi-seat stand-alone installations. After the first activation
using the multi-seat stand-alone serial number and product key, activation
occurs automatically for all workstations based on this deployment, as long
as your systems are connected to the Internet.
Stand-Alone installation (Stand-Alone option) Choose this type of
installation for stand-alone installations where a single serial number and
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product key are used for a single seat. Like a multi-seat stand-alone installation,
you do not use the Network License Manager to manage product licensing,
but installation, registration, and activation occurs on each workstation.
If you choose one of the Stand-Alone installation types, you can proceed to
the section Distributing the Program on page 12.
Choose a License Server Model
If you chose the Network License option, you need to decide which license
server model to use to distribute the product licenses.
TIP If you are deploying a stand-alone or multi-seat stand-alone installation type,
you do not use a license server model. Proceed to Distributing the Program on
page 12.
For the network installation, use one of the following license server models:
■Single license server model. The Network License Manager is installed on
a single server, so license management and activity is restricted to this
server. A single license file represents the total number of licenses available
on the server.
■Distributed license server model. Licenses are distributed across more than
one server. A unique license file is required for each server. To create a
distributed license server, you must run the Network License Manager on
each server that is part of the distributed server pool.
■Redundant license server model. You use three servers to authenticate a
single license file. One server acts as the master, while the other two provide
backup if the master server fails. With this configuration, licenses continue
to be monitored and issued as long as at least two servers are still functional.
The license file on all three servers is the same. You must install the
Network License Manager on each server.
Each of these license server models is described in detail in the Network Licensing
Guide. It is strongly recommended that you read that guide before you deploy
the program. You can find the Network Licensing Guide by clicking the Read
the Documentation selection, the Documentation link at the lower left corner
of the Deployment wizard, or in the Help system.
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Setting Up Network Tools and Your License Server
If you are planning to have users run the program using network licenses, you
need to use the Network License Manager and the Network License Activation
Utility. The Network License Manager helps you configure and manage license
servers. The Network License Activation Utility helps you get licenses and
register them over the Internet.
Installing the Network License Manager
The Network License Manager is used to configure and manage the license
servers.
To install your Network License Manager
1In the AutoCAD Installation wizard, click Install Tools and Utilities.
2On the Select the Products to Install page, select Autodesk Network License
Manager and click Next.
3Review the Autodesk software license agreement for your country or
region. You must accept this agreement to proceed with the installation.
Choose your country or region, click I Accept, and then click Next.
NOTE If you do not agree to the terms of the license and want to terminate
the installation, click Cancel.
4On the Review - Configure - Install page, review your product selection
and the current settings. If you don’t want to make any changes, click
Install. If you want to change the install type or installation path, click
Configure.
5On the Select the Installation Location page, accept the default installation
path (C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager\) or Browse to
specify a different path. If you enter a path that does not exist, a new
folder is created using the name and location you provide. Click Next.
WARNING Do not install the Network License Manager on a remote drive.
When you install the Network License Manager files, you must provide a path
to a local drive. You must specify the drive letter; the universal naming
convention (UNC) is not supported.
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6On the Configuration Complete page, click Configuration Complete to
return to the confirmation page.
7On the Review - Configure - Install page, click Install.
8When the Installation Complete page displays, click Finish.
Installing and Using the Network License Activation
Utility
With the Network License Activation Utility, you can obtain licenses over the
Internet, which saves time and effort in setting up a network-licensed version
of the program. In addition, you can register your product, get automated
support by email if you cannot obtain a license over the Internet, and save
and migrate license files automatically.
To install your Network License Activation Utility
1In the AutoCAD Installation wizard, click Install Tools and Utilities.
2On the Select the Products to Install page, select Network License
Activation Utility and click Next.
3Review the Autodesk software license agreement for your country or
region. You must accept this agreement to proceed with the installation.
Choose your country or region, click I Accept, and then click Next.
NOTE If you do not agree to the terms of the license and want to terminate
the installation, click Cancel.
4On the Review - Configure - Install page, review your product selection
and the current settings. If you don’t want to make any changes, click
Install. If you want to change the install type or installation path, click
Configure.
5On the Select the Installation Type page, select Typical or Custom and
either accept the default installation path (C:\Program Files\Autodesk
Network License Manager\Network License Activation Utility\) or Browse to
specify a different path. If you enter a path that does not exist, a new
folder is created using the name and location you provide. Click Next.
6On the Configuration Complete page, click Configuration Complete to
return to the confirmation page.
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7On the Review - Configure - Install page, click Install.
8When the Installation Complete page displays, click Finish.
To use your Network License Activation Utility
1Do one of the following:
■(Windows XP or Windows Vista) Click Start menu ➤All Programs
➤Autodesk ➤Network License Manager ➤[AutoCAD] Network
License Activation Utility.
2On the Obtain a Network License page, review how this utility works and
the requirements for using it, and then click Next.
3On the Server Information page, enter the product serial number.
NOTE If you are modifying an existing license file or obtaining a new license
for an existing product, your previously entered information might be
displayed. Make sure that the serial number that is displayed is the one you
want to license. If it is not, enter the correct product serial number.
4In the License Server Model section, click a license server model. For more
information about each license server model, click the ? button.
5In the Server Host Name box, enter a server host name to locate the name
of each server you plan to use.
6In the Host ID box, for each server host name you entered in the previous
step, click Lookup to have the utility automatically locate the host ID for
the server, or enter the host ID manually.
NOTE If your server has more than one network adapter, select the one that
corresponds to a physical network adapter. To determine which adapters are
physical, enter ipconfig /all at a Windows command prompt and view the
Description field above each physical address. If there is more than one
physical network adapter, you can use any one of them, as long as it was
listed when you ran ipconfig /all. Logical devices such as VPN adapters, PPP
adapters, and modems may be listed but are not usable for licensing.
7If you chose Distributed Server in step 4, the Seats box is displayed. In
the Seats box, enter the number of seats for each license server, and then
click Next.
8On the Confirm Server Information page, review the server information
you entered, and click Next.
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9If the Register and License Your Autodesk Product page is displayed, do
all of the following, and then click Next.
■In the This Product Is To Be Registered To option, select Company or
Individual.
■In the Select Country or Region section, select your country or region
of residence.
■In the Is This an Upgrade section, select Yes or No.
10 If the Registration Information page is displayed, enter your registration
information, and then click Next.
11 If the Confirm Information page is displayed, review your registration
information, and then click Next.
12 If the Connecting page is displayed, click Next to connect to the Internet
to obtain your network license.
13 On the Licenses Received page, in the Save License File for [computer name]
dialog box, enter the location where you want to save your license file,
or click Browse to navigate to the location.
NOTE It is recommended that you save your license file to the location where
you installed the Network License Manager.
14 If you have an existing license file from another Autodesk product, select
one of the following options:
■Insert the New License Information Into It. The new license
information is added into the existing license file.
■Overwrite the Existing License File. The entire contents of the existing
license file is replaced with the new license information. Select this
option only if you no longer require any part of the existing license
file contents.
15 Click Next.
16 On the License Activation Successful page, click Print to save a printed
copy of the license information, or click Done to complete the transaction
and exit the Network Activation utility.
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Configure Your License Server
You configure a license server so that you can manage AutoCAD licenses you
received when you ran the Network License Activation Utility. Configure the
license server with the lmtools.exe utility.
To configure your license server
You should be logged in with Administrator rights when working with the
LMTOOLS utility.
1Do one of the following:
■(Windows XP) Click Start menu ➤All Programs ➤Autodesk ➤
Network License Manager ➤LMTOOLS.
■(Windows Vista) Double-click the LMTOOLS icon on the desktop.
2In the Lmtools program, on the Service/License File tab, make sure the
Configure Using Services option is active.
3Click the Config Services tab.
4In the Service Name list, select the service name you want to use to
manage licenses.
By default, the service name is FLEXnet Service 1. If FLEXnet®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 FLEXnet
Service 1 to Autodesk Server1.
NOTE If you have more than one software vendor using FLEXnet for license
management, the Service Name list contains more than one option. Make
sure that only one Autodesk service is listed.
5In 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.
6In the Path to the License File box, enter the path to your license file, or
click Browse to locate the file.
This is the path to the license file obtained by the Network License
Activation Utility or the location where you placed the license file if you
obtained it offline.
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7In 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.
It is recommended that you save to the \Program Files\Autodesk Network
License Manager folder. The log file must have a .log file extension. For
new log files, you must enter the .log extension manually.
8To run lmgrd.exe as a service, select Use Services.
9To automatically start lmgrd.exe when the system starts, select Start Server
at Power Up.
10 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.
11 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 ReRead
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.
12 Close lmtools.exe.
Distributing the Program
Once you have fully prepared for creating a deployment, you are ready to set
up and distribute AutoCAD by using the Deployment wizard and choosing a
deployment method.
Create a Network Share
A network share is an installation folder that you make available to users'
computers on a network. You point users to this location to install the program.
Create a network share that will be used by the AutoCAD Deployment wizard
during the creation of a client deployment.
A shared folder is required for network license and multi-seat stand-alone
methods of installation. Any subfolders that are placed inside a network shared
folder are automatically shared.
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NOTE You must have Full Control permissions set for your shared folder when
you are creating your deployment images. Read permissions are necessary to
access the network share and administrative permissions on the workstation where
the program is deployed.
To create a network share folder
1On the desktop of a network server, create a folder named Deployments.
2Right-click the Deployments folder and click Share and Security (or Sharing).
3In the <folder name> Properties dialog box, Sharing tab, select Share This
Folder.
4Specify a Share Name, such as Deployments, if necessary.
5Click the Permissions button. In the Permissions dialog box make sure
Full Control is active. Click OK.
In Vista, right-click the Deployments folder and then click Share. In the
Properties dialog box select Sharing and then Advanced Sharing to share
the folder. Click the Permissions button to make sure Full Control is
active. Click OK.
These steps are important when creating your deployment images.
6Click OK or Close to close the Properties dialog box.
7For each product you plan to install, create a subfolder in the Deployments
folder. Name each folder with the pertinent product name.
Minimize the Chances of Installation Failure
The AutoCAD installation process may stop if some applications, such as
Microsoft Outlook or virus checking programs, are running when you are
creating a deployment. Close all running applications and temporarily disable
virus checking utilities.
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Distributing an AutoCAD Product
You can choose from several methods of distributing an Autodesk program.
Network sharing is the default method.
■Network Share. Users launch the program with the shortcut icon that you
created with the Deployment wizard. The program is installed on users'
local computers, and a product icon appears on their desktop.
NOTE Users must have Read permissions to access the network share and
administrative permissions on the workstation where this program is installed.
■Scripting. See Create Scripts That Install Programs on page 49.
■Group Policy Objects (GPOs). See Distribute a Deployment Through Group
Policies on page 58.
■Microsoft SystemCenter Configuration Manager (SCCM). See Tasks for
Deploying Autodesk Software with SCCM on page 65.
■Imaging Software. See To distribute a network licensed product to multiple
computers using a master image on page 72.
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