A license is a coded record of your software purchase. The license resides in a license file on your machine.
You must go through the process of obtaining and installing a license if:
Alias supports three types of licensing: standalone (node-locked), floating (network), or temporary (30-day trial).
Standalone (node-locked) license
A standalone (node-locked) license is for a single computer. It lets you run Alias only on the computer where the license is installed. (Or, in the case of hardware locks, on the computer where the hardware lock is attached.) This computer must have an Ethernet ID or hardware lock.
Node-locked licenses look similar to the following sample:
FEATURE AliasAuto sgiawd 2009 09-may-2008 \
uncounted 7CD390F11000\
HOSTID=123456789012
A floating (network) license is a license to be shared by various computers on a network. Autodesk Alias software is installed on many computers, each with a license file that accesses the floating licenses installed on a server. For example, if you install five licenses on your server, up to five machines on the network can run the licensed software at any one time. Floating licenses require client and server setup. Also called a site license.
Floating licenses look similar to the following sample:
SERVER server 123456789012 7111
VENDOR sgiawd
FEATURE AliasAuto sgiawd 2009 10-may-2008 1 FC29A6FBF000
The license server machine needs either an Ethernet ID or a hardware lock. All other machines must be able to connect to and receive their license from this server.
A temporary (30 day trial) license lets you run Alias for a trial period on the computer where the license is installed. The trial begins the day you generate the trial license from the Web site and continues for 30 consecutive days after that.
A record of what you purchased from Autodesk, required for obtaining a license through Online Product Activation. Here is a sample of what a serial number might look like:
342-52134876If you did not receive a serial number when you purchased the product, contact your local Autodesk sales office or your reseller.
An alphanumeric code that identifies the machine that is authorized to run the software, required for Online Product Activation. This number can be an ethernet ID (also known as a MAC Address) or a hardware lock (dongle). The Product Configuration wizard will, in most cases, identify your MAC Address. Or, you can get your Hardware ID by choosing Licensing Utility Tasks from the Product Configuration Wizard, and selecting Show OPA Hardware Identifiers on this computer.
An automated activation process where you submit an online form with your serial number and hardware ID, and a license is automatically generated and sent back.
A tool that uses Online Product Activation to allow you to request and install your license easily.
A hardware lock (dongle) allows you to run Alias on different computers (one computer at a time) without having to obtain a unique license for each computer. To run Alias on different machines, you move the hardware lock. You must have a duplicate of the license file on each computer. The software is licensed to the hardware lock rather than the computer’s hardware ID.
A hardware lock attaches to the USB port of your computer.
A file with encrypted data that enables Autodesk Alias to run on your machine. A license is required to run the software.
In floating license configurations, the machine that requests a license from the license server
In floating license configurations, the machine that provides licenses as requested by users on client machines.
