Autodesk® Network License Manager
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Install and configure Autodesk Network License Manager
Autodesk Network License Manager
Network licenses are managed by one or more network license managers running on servers
within your company’s network. The network license manager is the software that makes
licenses available to users. Network licensed software installed on workstations does not
require individual registration and activation. Network licenses are also called "floating licenses,"
because they are not tied to a particular workstation or user. Most network licensed Autodesk
products allow you to run unlimited concurrent sessions of a product on a single workstation
while using only one network license.
With network licenses you can have more installations of software than you have licenses for.
With for example 100 network licenses of AutoCAD there can be a maximum of 100 concurrent
users running AutoCAD at any point in time but more than 100 computers can have AutoCAD
installed.
Network licenses are more expensive than single licenses. Make sure to get a good return of
investment (ROI) for them. The more users the easier it is to save money by using network
licenses. Depending on how much the users are using the Autodesk product, network licenses
can make sense even for companies with just 5-10 users. For companies with more users there
is almost never a reason to have single licenses.
When you start a network licensed Autodesk product, it requests a license from the license
server. If the number of available licenses has not been exceeded, the Network License
Manager assigns a license to the computer, and the number of available licenses on the license
server is reduced by one.
Likewise, when the last session is closed, the license is released and checked in to the License
Manager.
Trivia
AdLM or NLM is often used as short for Autodesk Network License Manager.
Network licenses are also known as floating licenses or concurrent licenses.
Autodesk’s network license manager is based on Flexera Software’s FlexNet Publisher license
manager product.
FlexNet was formerly known as FLEXnet and before that FLEXlm.
FLEXlm was originally a joint development by GLOBEtrotter Software and Highland Software in
1988 and has since then been developed and owned by GLOBEtrotter, Macrovision, Thoma
Cressey Bravo (Acresso Software) and today Teachers' Private Capital (Flexera Software).
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