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NOTE If you will use a network license to run Maya, contact your network
administrator to find your license server name before you start the installation.
You can enter your license server name in the installer to configure your
network license.
3 If you are using a stand-alone license to run Maya, see
Register and
Activate an Autodesk Product
on page 58 for information on obtaining
your stand-alone license.
Prepare to Install Maya (Step by Step)
The following sections provide a summary of tasks to complete before you
install Maya.
Verify system requirements
Before you install Maya, make sure that your computer meets the system
requirements. To review the requirements, see www.autodesk.com/qual-charts.
Locate your serial number and product key
To license Maya, you need a serial number and product key. You can find
your serial number and product key on the outside of the product packaging
or in the Autodesk Upgrade and Licensing Information email you received if you
downloaded your product.
Maya serial numbers have 11 characters. For example: 123-45678901. Maya
product keys have 5 characters. For example: 657B1.
For Windows and Mac OS X, if you do not have a serial number, you can enter
000-00000000 as a temporary serial number to start a 30-day trial license.
Understand your license type (stand-alone or network)
During installation, you need to select which type of license you will use to
run Maya: stand-alone or network.
A stand-alone license (sometimes referred to as a node-locked license) is a
license for a single computer. It lets you run Autodesk Maya only on the
computer where the license is installed.
If you plan to use a stand-alone license to run Maya, you enter your serial
number during the install, then register and activate the license the first time
you run Maya. (See
Register and Activate an Autodesk Product on page 58.)
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