Installation guide

Glossary
activate Part of the Autodesk software registration process, it allows you to
run a product in compliance with the product's end-user license agreement.
Active Directory A directory service from Microsoft that is part of Windows
2000 and Windows 2003 Server that manages the identities and relationships
that make up network environments.
administrative image A collection of shared file resources created by the
deployment wizard and used by deployments to install the program to network
workstations.
advertising A pull technology that notifies users of an updated software
product that is available for installation. Users typically double-click a shortcut
(or do a similar operation) to complete the installation of the advertised
product.
deploy The process of installing an Autodesk product to one or more
computers on a network.
deployment A link to a unique MST (Microsoft Transform) file that serves as
a basis for an installation. Using the deployment wizard, administrators can
create multiple deployments that result in different types of installations for
users.
directory service A network service that identifies all resources on a network
and makes them accessible to users and applications. Resources include email
addresses, computers, and peripheral devices such as printers. Ideally, the
directory service should make the physical network topology and protocols
transparent so that a user on a network can access any resource without
knowing where or how it is physically connected. Virtually all directory services
are based on the X.500 ITU standard.
FLEXnet License management technology from Acresso
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FLEXnet provides administrative tools that help to simplify management of
network licenses. FLEXnet can be used to monitor network license status, reset
licenses lost to a system failure, troubleshoot license servers, and update
existing license files.
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