Although some administrators use imaging software to distribute products, Autodesk does not support this use. Imaging software can cause licensing conflicts, incomplete installations, and activation problems.
Distribute multi-seat stand-alone products
- Create a network deployment for a multi-seat stand-alone product.
- Install the Autodesk product from the deployment onto a master computer.
- On the master computer, create a master image, including the boot sector. Test the product on a computer other than the master computer. To do so, start the product on the other computer and then register and activate it there.
- If the test is successful, apply the master image to all target computers.
Distribute network licensed products
- Create a Network License deployment for the product.
- Install the deployment to a master computer.
Note: For the product to obtain a license, a license server must be running and each computer must be connected to the network.
- When the product is successfully installed, use the imaging software to create an image of the master computer's hard drive.
- Apply the master image to the target computers.