About License Types

The following notes provide a general overview. For more detailed information, see About License Types in the Autodesk Licensing Guide.

License Types

You can install most Autodesk products for a trial period of 30 days to evaluate the product. If you purchase a license, it is configured as either stand-alone or network, and for a specific number of users. These license types are briefly described as follows:

A stand-alone license is intended for use by one person. The licensed products can be installed on two computers, as long as both instances are not running concurrently.
A multi-seat stand-alone license is intended to support a specified maximum number of users, but it can be installed on a larger number of computers for convenient access.
A network license supports a specified number of users who are connected to a network. The Network License Manager is installed on one or more servers on the network to manage the distribution of licenses to users.

Network License Server Models

If you are using a network license, choose the server configuration for the Network License Manager that was specified at the time of license purchase:

Single License Server
One server manages all licenses on the network.
Distributed License Server
Licenses are distributed across a pool of multiple servers in the network. You enter the name of each server in the pool.
Redundant License Server
Three servers are available to authenticate each license. You enter the names of the three servers.

About License Types

License Types

Network License Server Models

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