TechSoft Support Zone
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The SolidNetWork License Manager is installed on a server computer and is used to distribute SOLIDWORKS licenses on your network. The SolidNetWork License Manager licenses all SOLIDWORKS components, including Flow Simulation, eDrawings, Visualise, Composer, etc.
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Before installation you should check that your Windows Server version is compatible with the SOLIDWORKS version you want to install. SOLIDWORKS 2021 requires Windows Server 2016 or 2019. You can find out more information on the SOLIDWORKS System Requirements page.
Note: Newer versions of the SolidNetWork Licence Manager can work with older versions of SOLIDWORKS.
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If you have a download of the software, you will have an exe file that will be called something like «SolidWorksSetup2020.exe». Double click on this file and a «WinZip Self-Extractor» box will open.
We advise turning Background Downloader off by unticking Use the background downloader for future service packs as it can sometimes install the next version of SOLIDWORKS which cannot always be run using Educational licences. Finally click Back to Summary.
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Open SolidNetWork License Manager on your server computer. You can find this on the Windows Start menu, listed as «SOLIDWORKS Tools 2021 > SOLIDWORKS License Manager Server 2021» (the year will depend on the version you have installed).
Note: If you get a message saying «Activation Count Exceeded» you will need to deactivate a previous server, or you can call/email us to do this manually.
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Open Control Panel on the server and click on System and Security.
Congratulations, the SolidNetWork License Manager is now installed and activated.
To distribute the SOLIDWORKS software to your client computers, see our page on Overview Page.
Установка и активация Менеджера лицензий
Менеджер лицензий SolidNetWork поддерживает несколько лицензионных клиентов. Он распределяет лицензии для клиентов в сети.
При обновлении предыдущей версии Менеджера лицензий SolidNetWork, использовавшей аппаратные ключи для активации лицензии, удалите аппаратный ключ перед установкой новой версии Менеджера лицензий SolidNetWork.
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Запустите Менеджер установки SolidWorks (как описано в разделе Начало установки SolidWorks).
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В качестве типа установки выберите
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Серверные продукты Установка Менеджера лицензий SolidNetWork (распределение лицензий) на этом компьютере
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Если в вашей организации используется брандмауэр, выберите На этом сервере запущен брандмауэр .
Для получения дополнительной информации см. раздел Использование SolidNetWork с брандмауэрами.
How to install the SOLIDWORKS SolidNetWork License Manager
The SOLIDWORKS SolidNetWork License Manager supports multiple license clients by distributing licenses to clients on the network. This allows the number of users to exceed the number of licenses by using what we call “floating” licenses.
To install the SOLIDWORKS SNL (SolidNetWork License) Manager, the first thing you’ll need to acquire is a SOLIDWORKS installation disk, or a set of SOLIDWORKS installation media.
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Open up the install folder and click the Setup.exe
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On the first install screen click the ‘Server Products’ option and Select to install SolidNetWork License Manager. Click ‘Next’. The SOLIDWORKS Installation manager will then run through some automated tasks, to check various things (e.g. the presence of a later version of SOLIDWORKS).
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On the Summary screen the first thing you can do is click ‘CHANGE’ on the SolidNetWork License Manager option at the top. If you have several SNL serial numbers, you can enter then here – Use a comma to separate each Serial Number.
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On the same screen you can also click ‘Browse’ to change the installation location. Otherwise click ‘Back to Summary’, in the bottom right.
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Back in the Summary screen (shown before), tick to accept the terms of the SOLIDWORKS License Agreement and click ‘Install Now’, to start the install.
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Once the installer completes, click ‘Finish’ to close the installer. We usually advise joining the SOLIDWORKS Customer Experience Improvement Program.
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You’ll now be able to open the SolidNetWork Installation Manager Server from your start menu. When it opens for the first time, you’ll be asked if you want to activate. Click ‘Yes’ here.
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The SOLIDWORKS activation manager will then launch. On the first screen, tick the box if you are using a firewall (even a Windows native one). Take note of your Computer name and Port number – You’ll need these when installing the clients. Click ‘Next’.
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You can then activate the software by entering your email address and click ‘Next’.
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Once activated, the installation process is complete!
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