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by sending the serial number, request code, and registration data to Autodesk over the Web or by email. For more information on activation, go to Autodesk Licensing and select the FAQ link. Create Deployment Administrative Image This is a customized set of installation files created by the deployment process. It is used to install a consistent configuration of programs on each computer. Other settings: ■ Administrative image path. Specify a shared network location where you have Full Control permissions. Users will go to this path to install the programs. ■ Target platform. Select either 32-bit or 64-bit to match the operating system of the computers that will use the deployment. ■ Include only products required by this deployment configuration. If selected, the deployment cannot be modified in the future to include additional products. If unselected, the administrative image will include all possible products, and the deployment can be modified in the future in any way. Installation Settings ■ Silent mode runs the installation in background, without user input. IMPORTANT In silent mode, the user's computer can restart automatically and without warning when the installation is complete. ■ A log file records installation data for each computer. ■ A network log file keeps a central record of installation data for all computers that run the deployment. It has the same name as your deployment, and must reside in a shared folder where users have Change permissions, so that their computers can write to the log file. Frequently Asked Questions For advice and assistance with topics not covered here, go to Autodesk Support, click your product name, and search in the Knowledgebase for your product. 6 | Chapter 1 Installation Overview and FAQ

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by sending the serial number, request code, and registration data to Autodesk
over the Web or by email. For more information on activation, go to
Autodesk
Licensing
and select the FAQ link.
Create Deployment
Administrative Image
This is a customized set of installation files created by the deployment process.
It is used to install a consistent configuration of programs on each computer.
Other settings:
Administrative image path.
Specify a shared network location where
you have Full Control permissions. Users will go to this path to install the
programs.
Target platform.
Select either 32-bit or 64-bit to match the operating
system of the computers that will use the deployment.
Include only products required by this deployment
configuration.
If selected, the deployment cannot be modified in the
future to include additional products. If unselected, the administrative
image will include all possible products, and the deployment can be
modified in the future in any way.
Installation Settings
Silent mode
runs the installation in background, without user input.
IMPORTANT
In silent mode, the user's computer can restart automatically and
without warning when the installation is complete.
A
log file
records installation data for each computer.
A
network log file
keeps a central record of installation data for all
computers that run the deployment. It has the same name as your
deployment, and must reside in a shared folder where users have Change
permissions, so that their computers can write to the log file.
Frequently Asked Questions
For advice and assistance with topics not covered here, go to
Autodesk Support
,
click your product name, and search in the Knowledgebase for your product.
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| Chapter 1
Installation Overview and FAQ