Port number used for network licensing of Autodesk products (Firewall Exception)

[david.lau]

If you are setting up a Firewall exception for Autodesk Network Licensing, you will need to know the following:

• Port 2080 is used for the adskflex.exe
• Port 27000-27009 is used for the lmgrd.exe

The default license file will start with the following 3 lines:

   SERVER Your-SERVER-name 0025b3282c6b

   USE_SERVER  

   VENDOR adskflex port=2080

To force the lmgrd to use a particular port, just edit the network license file as noted below:

   SERVER Your-SERVER-name 0025b3282c6b 27000
   USE_SERVER
   VENDOR adskflex port=2080

You do not need to change 2080 as this port has been reserved for Autodesk.  

Firewall exception instructions are as noted below:

• Incoming > Add Port > Name: Autodesk 2080 > Port Number:  2080 > Protocol TCP
• Incoming > Add Port > Name: Autodesk 27000 > Port Number:  27000 > Protocol TCP

NOTE:  For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, you can actually put in a range of ports. i.e. 27000-27009.  You may not need to force the system to look at a particular port number i.e. 27000.

The client license, if you have added the custom port on the server license file would be:

SERVER Your-SERVER-name 0 27000
USE_SERVER

[Darin.Green]

Hi David,

The port range should be done within the Firewall, not inside of the license file.

I recommend opening port 2080, and one of the 2700#'s ports. Then, within the license file update the header to online use that port.

SERVER Your-SERVER-name 0025b3282c6b 27005
USE_SERVER
VENDOR adskflex port=2080

[Ezekiel12]

Hello,

does these pots apply also for Desktop subcription licensing? (Renting)

Thank you

[reshma.dhotre]

HI, 

Can i make Autocad listen to my client(normal c++ socket client program :that is pumping commands to autocad) on particular port.

If so how can i achieve it. Could you please elaborate.

Thank you so much.

[Anonymous]

After adding firewall exceptions still was not able to get the client to check-out license. Enabling the firewall rule "File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv4-In)" fixed the issue.