Autodesk COMBUSTION-4 Network Guide - Page 7

Network Installation Components ❚❘❘ Client Workstation combustion Hardware / Requirements Software Optional Modem or access to an Internet connection Notes - Network Installation Components To deploy and configure combustion on a network, the following network installation components are required. These are included on the combustion 4 installation CD. • Autodesk License Manager (AdLM) • FLEXlm™ Tools • combustion License Configuration Switcher • SAMreport-Lite (optional); for information about SAMreport-Lite, refer to the online samlite_ug.chm file located on the combustion 4 installation CD, in the Network Licensing\Manuals folder. Autodesk License Manager The Autodesk License Manager (AdLM) provides authorization for clients running combustion on a network. The AdLM also contains tools for network administrators that provide query and tracking capabilities. For authorizing combustion on a network, double-click setup.exe in the Network Licensing directory on the combustion 4 installation CD and follow the AdLM installer instructions on the screen. See "License Management" in Chapter 2, "Network Planning Concepts''. FLEXlm Tools The AdLM uses FLEXlm technology from Macrovision® to manage network licenses. FLEXlm provides administrative tools that help simplify management of network licenses. You can use FLEXlm tools to monitor network license status, reset licenses lost to a system crash, troubleshoot license servers, and update license files on the fly. See "Using the FLEXlm Configuration Tools" in Chapter 5, "Administration''. combustion License Configuration Switcher You use the combustion License Configuration Switcher (LicenseSwitcher.exe) located in the same directory as the combustion.exe to allow a workstation to use either a network license or a standalone license. For example, users running a network license of combustion on a network workstation can use the combustion License Configuration Switcher to switch their license configuration to a standalone configuration and take work on the road. When they return, they can switch back to a network license configuration. With the combustion License Configuration Switcher, users can remain productive while their computer is detached from the network. Using the combustion License Configuration Switcher does not convert a network license to a standalone license. It only changes the method combustion uses to get its license. See "License Management" in Chapter 2, "Network Planning Concepts''. See "Using the License Configuration Switcher" in Chapter 5, "Administration''. 3