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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Installing Autodesk Media & Entertainment Products
- Installation Overview
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What if I have lost my serial number or product key?
- Why do I need to activate a product after installation?
- Can I install Autodesk products from a website?
- How does a trial license work in a product suite or bundle?
- How do I switch my license from stand-alone to network or network to stand-alone?
- Where can I find product license information after installation?
- After installation, how can I change product configuration, repair, or uninstall the product?
- Appendix: Installing Autodesk Maya
- Installation Information Specific to Autodesk Maya 2013
- Installing a 32-bit Product on a 64-bit Operating System
- Install Maya on Mac OS X
- Install Maya on Linux
- Uninstall Maya on Mac OS X or Linux
- Install the Maya Help
- Install MatchMover, Composite, Backburner, and DirectConnect
- Install mental ray for Maya satellite
- Index
If your computer is disconnected from the Internet, you can activate later
when you are connected. Some products also permit you to activate offline
by sending the serial number, request code, and registration data to Autodesk
over the Web or by email. For more information on activation, go to
Autodesk
Licensing
and select the FAQ link.
Create Deployment
Administrative Image
This is a customized set of installation files created by the deployment process.
It is used to install a consistent configuration of programs on each computer.
Other settings:
■ Administrative image path. Specify a shared network location where
you have Full Control permissions. Users will go to this path to install the
programs.
■ Target platform. Select either 32-bit or 64-bit to match the operating
system of the computers that will use the deployment.
■ Include only products required by this deployment
configuration. If selected, the deployment cannot be modified in the
future to include additional products. If unselected, the administrative
image will include all possible products, and the deployment can be
modified in the future in any way.
Installation Settings
■ Silent mode runs the installation in background, without user input.
IMPORTANT In silent mode, the user's computer can restart automatically and
without warning when the installation is complete.
■ A log file records installation data for each computer.
■ A network log file keeps a central record of installation data for all
computers that run the deployment. It has the same name as your
deployment, and must reside in a shared folder where users have Change
permissions, so that their computers can write to the log file.
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