About the License Transfer Utility

You use the Product License Activation wizard to activate the product.

The License Transfer Utility is used only with stand-alone licenses. It transfers a product license online from one computer to another, and ensures that the product works only on the computer that contains the license. A single license applies to all products in a product suite. When you transfer the license, any installed products of the suite are disabled on the exporting computer, and enabled on the importing computer.

For some Windows-based products, you can install the License Transfer Utility from the Tools & Utilities tab of the installer. For others, you select the License Transfer Utility on the product configuration panel of the installer.

Important: To transfer a license, the Autodesk product must be installed on both computers. In addition, you need an Internet connection, and an Autodesk user ID and password, available from the Autodesk Register Once website. https://registeronce.autodesk.com

Important: If you are using Autodesk products on Mac OS X or Linux platforms, see your product appendix for more information on how to install and start the License Transfer Utility. After the utility is started, the procedures for exporting and importing licenses are the same on all platforms.

The License Transfer Utility is a custom stand-alone installation option. During installation, a shortcut is created. A shortcut is installed once per product, per computer.

You can transfer a license to another computer temporarily or permanently. For example, a temporary transfer enables you to use the Autodesk product on a mobile computer while your main computer is being repaired or replaced.

License transfers rely on the product serial number. Before an Autodesk license can be exported, it must be activated with the serial number and product key. During license import, a previously activated and exported license is imported to a product or suite installed with the same serial number. The activation is transferred to the importing computer, completing the license transfer.

The maximum number of concurrent license exports is equal to the number of seats you own. For example, if your license covers five seats you can have up to five license exports in progress at any time.

When you upgrade your Autodesk product, you can no longer perform online license transfers of the previous license.

Although the License Transfer Utility allows you to transfer your product license between computers, your license agreement may not allow the installation of an Autodesk product on more than one computer. Read your license agreement to find out whether your product license permits the use of the License Transfer Utility.