Autodesk Network License Manager 2014

[TravisNave]

Well, it's that time again.  Time to update your Autodesk Network License Manager files to the latest and greatest (Autodesk) version.

Autodesk is providing version 11.11 for 2014 products.

You can get the Autodesk Network License Manager files here for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=18610121&linkID=12305695

You can always get the latest version of the NLM from the following link:

http://www.globes.com/support/fnp_utilities_download.htm

At the time of this post, the latest version is 11.11.1, which is newer than the version supplied by Autodesk.  I am attaching the necessary 32-bit adskflex vendor daemon file in this message (v11.11) for your convenience.  You can use this file if you are using the Flexera License Administrator instead of LMTOOLS.  You can find the FLEXnet License Admin also in the link above.  I will post the 64-bit adskflex.exe vendor daemon file in a follow-up post below.

You can update your license file to 2014 versions once your Subscription has been fulfilled. 

You can use the online method to activate your license here:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?id=18424632&siteID=123112

Or you can can call Autodesk Product Registration and Authorization:

http://en.autodesk.ca/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=9719649&id=9830778

1-800-551-1490 > Option 1 (English) > Option 2 > (Network)

Asia / Pacific: 65.6735.5688
Europe / Middle East / Asia: 41.32.723.9595

You will need to provide your serial number and ethernet ID of the new license server.

For a Quick-Start Guide on configuring the Autodesk License Manager, please see my post for further information:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Installation-Licensing/Quick-Start-Guide-for-Configuring-LMTOOLS/m-p/3...

Good Luck!

[TravisNave]

For those of you who need the 64-bit version of the adskflex.exe vendor daemon for your LMTOOLS update or FLEXnet License Administrator, you can find it attached to this post.

[DarrenP]

i was hoping they would switch to the flex net publisher

[TravisNave · Accepted solution]

As in previous iterations of the NLM upgrades, this version also seems to suffer from the same -15 errors, IPv6 issues, and the subsequent exiting of the adskflex.exe vendor daemon on Windows 8 and Server 20xx R2 installations. 

I was able to get it working with no problems on Windows 7, Server 2003, and Windows XP.  However, if you are installing on newer machine configurations, you will want to see my posts about fixing -15 errors here:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Installation-Licensing/Network-License-Error-1-5-15-and-IPv6/m-p/29828...

Subsequently, you may find success in running the 11.7 version of the adskflex.exe vendor daemon, as I have done on my Windows 8 machine.  If you would like to use this file with the latest NLM, you can.  I have attached the older 11.7 version zipped here.

[TravisNave]

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@DarrenP wrote:

i was hoping they would switch to the flex net publisher

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I agree, Darren.  I keep hearing rumors about cloud licensing though.  Hard telling...

[DarrenP]

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@TravisNave wrote:

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I agree, Darren.  I keep hearing rumors about cloud licensing though.  Hard telling...

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i have heard of that too
supposedly they are testing this with certain accounts

[Anonymous]

Isn't this the same one that came with 2013 software? If so, then we should be able to use the existing LMTools already installed from last year. Correct? Just checking. Thanks.

[DarrenP]

no a new license manager version comes out every year

2013 is 11.10

2014 is 11.11

[Anonymous]

that's strange because mine shows the following:

[TravisNave]

Then your license manager is already upgraded.  However, the vendor daemon from Autodesk changes every year as well. 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Travis

I should be able to just swap out the old files with the new ones then I believe if it is anything like before. Just leave the LMTools install alone and change the reference in the configuration.

[TravisNave]

Yeah, stop the service. Close and exit LMTOOLS. Replace the 4 .exe
files. Start the service. That easy. Nothing else to muck with.

[Anonymous]

Hello All

I have questions. Would you like to help me? If i have borrowed license from server for suite, what happened if the borrowed license expired and did not return the license? 

Thanks

[TravisNave]

The license will expire on the server at its expected time. If your client
got stuck, borrow another then return it.

Borrowing is user and hardware related. So if you login different or
disable a network card or remove from a docking station, this will also
invalidate your borrowed license.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your reply Travis. So if i have 1 lic for 20 user then i borrowed 2 lic, and they did not return the lic until expired, will i have 20 user back?

[TravisNave]

Correct. Even if the user never returned the license manually, it would
still return automatically upon the expiration date.

[dgorsman]

The network card issue is the most common one encountered by laptop users.  Most laptops will only power up the network card when its connected ie. borrowing the license.  When they go mobile, the card is powered down to save battery life and the license is no longer valid.  I've gone into each of our company laptops and set the network card to "always enabled" so the users (who aren't IT savvy enough) don't have to bother with it.

[jlobo2]

I am kind of new to this process, Can you help me through this process.

1. We are currently on AutoCAD 2012 and Using the Flexera License Manager tool. (License Manager Tool installed with the AutoCAD 2012 Install.)

2. We are now going to AutoCAD 2014 and would like to install the License Manager (from AutoCAD 2014 install) on our License Server and support the existing license and future 2014 Licenses.

So was wonderring,

    1. Where could I find the installation guidelines for the same?

     2. Do we have to uninstall the current LM and then install the LM for 2014?

     3. Is there any documentation for the same where I can refer to?

Any help regarding the same would be highlu appreciated.

Thanks 

[TravisNave]

Just replace the .exe files with the latest ones provided in this post. For
documentation, see my Quickstart guide in my signature.

[jlobo2]

Thank You for your reply.

I had another quick question. We have recieved 2 .lic files this time,

1. ACD2014enlicense.lic and

2, CIVIL2014enlicense.lic

So how do I use both of them, since theres only one .lic file we have been using till now?

Thanks

Joel Lobo