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Can floating licenses be used over the internet or local LAN only?
Sorry if this is a noob question, but my company said its OK for me to work remotely. They have a set number of floating licenses that users on the local LAN use internally. Is it possible to access one of them over the internet? if so, how is that to be set up?
Can floating licenses be used over the internet or local LAN only?
Sorry if this is a noob question, but my company said its OK for me to work remotely. They have a set number of floating licenses that users on the local LAN use internally. Is it possible to access one of them over the internet? if so, how is that to be set up?
I thought floating licences for AutoCAD had been discontinued a few years ago.
If you are still using that system, you can opt to 'borrow' a licence, this will 'permanently' reserve a license for your workstation, meaning you will not need to connect to the LAN network for a certain amount of time. You cannot however borrow a license indefinitely (max 3 months I believe) and while you have borrowed a license the LAN pool of licenses will have one license less to distribute to your colleagues.
If borrowing licenses is not a suitable solution for you, you will need to have access to the LAN server where the LMTools are installed, in practice this would mean that you have access to your office network through a VPN connection.
I thought floating licences for AutoCAD had been discontinued a few years ago.
If you are still using that system, you can opt to 'borrow' a licence, this will 'permanently' reserve a license for your workstation, meaning you will not need to connect to the LAN network for a certain amount of time. You cannot however borrow a license indefinitely (max 3 months I believe) and while you have borrowed a license the LAN pool of licenses will have one license less to distribute to your colleagues.
If borrowing licenses is not a suitable solution for you, you will need to have access to the LAN server where the LMTools are installed, in practice this would mean that you have access to your office network through a VPN connection.
An alternative option would be to leave your work station in the office on and then from home remote into that work station and then start AutoCAD. Advantages to this method are:
1) no need to install AutoCAD on your home station
2) you have complete access to all licensed programs including AutoCAD
3) you have complete access to all files on the server
Disadvantage: you’ll most likely have to talk to your IT staff to make this happen
you may want to read an article I wrote awhile back covering this topic
An alternative option would be to leave your work station in the office on and then from home remote into that work station and then start AutoCAD. Advantages to this method are:
1) no need to install AutoCAD on your home station
2) you have complete access to all licensed programs including AutoCAD
3) you have complete access to all files on the server
Disadvantage: you’ll most likely have to talk to your IT staff to make this happen
you may want to read an article I wrote awhile back covering this topic
