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Mid-West CAD Support: Installation & Deployment

Thank you for choosing Mid-West CAD Support. In an effort to help our clients more efficently with installation and deployment tasks and troubleshooting, we've dedicated some webpages to bringing this information together. Please use the links below to navigate to your product page. Before you get started take a look at the FAQ section for common questions and answers.

Installation & Deployment Frequently Asked Questions

Q:	What is the difference between a Network copy and a Standalone copy?
A:	Physically, nothing. The difference between Network and Standalone is the license. A Standalone license is activated through Autodesk and consists of one single activation. You can purchase multiple Standalone seats, but each seat is activated individually. A Network license will require the installation of the Autodesk Network License Manager (aka: LMTools or NLM). You will request and recieve a license file from Autodesk that LMTools will use to distribute the license.

Q:	What is the difference between Installation and Deployment?
A:	An installation means that you install the product on a single workstation. A deployment means that you create an "installation package" on a shared drive. Then each workstation installs the package from the shared location.

Q:	Do I need a server to run the Autodesk Network License Manager?
A:	No. You can run LMTools on any workstation that other Networked copies have access to. You can view the system requirements for installation of LMTools here.

Q:	When I install a new version of Autodesk software, do I need to upgrade LMTools too?
A:	Yes. The newest version of LMTools will serve licenses to any version of Autodesk products. Older versions sometimes will not serve licenses to newer versions of Autodesk products.

Q:	Do I have to have a Network license to create a deployment?
A:	No. You can create a Network Deployment or a Standalone Deployment. The only difference is how the product is licensed.

Q:	Do I have to create a Network Deployment from a server?
A:	No. A deployment can be created from any workstation that has access to a shared drive.

Q:	How do I obtain a Network License File?
A:	Autodesk has to provide the network license file. You can contact the Authorization Department at 1-800-551-1490 and a license file will be emailed to you, usually while you're still on the line.

Q:	I'm getting License Errors, How do I know it's not the License File?
A:	You can check your license file using the Autodesk License Parser, available here.

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