Licensing

Vault Workgroup, Vault Professional, and Vault Office use licensing for certain Vault applications.

License Types

Vault offers two types of licenses: single-user and multi-user.

• Single-User Subscription license–A single-user subscription license is a stand-alone, or device, license that is tied to the machine on which the Vault applications run.

  The single-user subscription license is available with Vault Workgroup and Vault Professional.

  Important: Activate your single-user (device) subscription license prior to running any Vault applications.
• Multi-User Subscription License-A multi-user subscription license is a network license that is tied to the Windows account used to run the Vault applications. Only one license is pulled if the applications which require a license are launched from the same machine with the same windows account.

  The multi-user subscription license is available with Vault Workgroup, Vault Professional, and Vault Office.

Vault Applications that Pull a License

Unless noted, a license is pulled when the user logs in:
• Autodesk Vault Client
  Note: The license is pulled when the application opens.
• Autodesk Vault Add-ins
• Job Processor
• Copy Design
• Autoloader
• Report Template Authoring Utility
• Vault Mirror
• Lifecycle Event Editor
• Vault Thin Client
  Note: The Thin Client allows read-only access to a vault in Vault Professional only. The Thin Client requires a Vault Office license for editing rights and to connect to a Vault Workgroup or Professional server.

The license is released when the application is closed.

Install the Autodesk Network License Manager

The Autodesk Network License Manager is installed from the Vault Server installation media.

Note: Vault Basic does not require the Network Licensing Manager.

Install the Network License Manager for Vault

1. Launch the Autodesk Vault Server installation package and click Install Tools and Utilities.
2. On the Select the Products to Install page, select Network License Manager. If you want to change the install type or installation path, it can be done at this time. Click Install.
   Caution: Do not install the Network License Manager on a remote drive. When you install the Network License Manager files, provide a path to a local drive. Specify the drive letter; the universal naming convention (UNC) is not permitted.
   Note: The license server does not have to be on the same server as the Vault server. When installing the Vault server, select the license server that you want to use.
3. Review the Autodesk software license agreement for your country or region. Accept this agreement to proceed with the installation. Choose your country or region, click I Accept, and then click Next.

   If you do not agree to the terms of the license and want to terminate the installation, click Cancel.

4. When the Installation Complete page displays, click Finish.

Configure Your License

1. If a license is not configured yet, launch the Vault Client.

   A Let's Get Started splash screen appears asking you to select a license type.

2. Select your license type.

   For a Single-User Subscription License

   1. Click Enter a Serial Number
   2. Enter the serial number for your Vault product on the next page.

   For a Multi-User Subscription License

   1. Click Use a Network License.
   2. On the Enter a Network License Server screen, select the license server model that you prefer to use and enter the Server Name.
   3. If for some reason the license file cannot be found, you are asked on the FlexNet License Finder dialog to select where you want the system to look for a license file.
      • If you select Specify the License Server System, enter the Computer Name of the License Server System, click Next, and click Finish to complete the configuration.
      • If you select Specify the License File, FlexNet automatically tries to locate the license file. If it cannot, it asks you to browse to the license file and select it. Click Next and then click Finish to complete the configuration.

Note: If for some reason the license cannot be obtained, the Let's Get Started screen displays again. Select a different license server or select Enter a Serial number to use a single-user subscription license.

For information on configuring license timeouts and other license attributes, see Configure Your Network License Server.

View License Use

View the licenses you are occupying for the current session by selecting the drop-down in the upper right of the Vault Client and selecting Manage License.

Click the license you are occupying to see:

• Who the license thinks you are
• From where you are pulling the license
• The type of license
• The license ID
• When the license expires, if at all.

See Configure Your Network License Server for more information on modifying your license behavior.