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3 On the Select the Products to Include in the Deployment page, select the products you want to include, the
languages to include in your administrative image, and the language of your deployment:
■ On a 64-bit version of Windows, you can install the 64-bit version of Autodesk Navisworks, 64-bit version
of Autodesk Navisworks Freedom, and both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of exporter plugins.
■ On a 32-bit version of Windows, you can install 32-bit version of Autodesk Navisworks, 32-bit version
of Autodesk Navisworks Freedom, and 32-bit version of exporter plugins.
After making your choices, click Next.
4 Review the Autodesk software license agreement for your country or region. You must accept this agreement
to proceed with the deployment. Choose your country or region, click I Accept, and then click Next.
NOTE If you do not agree to the terms of the license and want to terminate the installation, click Cancel.
5 On the User and Product Information page, enter your personal details, serial number, and product key.
Review the Privacy Policy from the link at the bottom of the dialog box. After reviewing, click Next.
NOTE The information you enter here is permanent and is displayed by clicking the down arrow next to the Help
button ➤ About Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 on users’ computers. Because you can’t change this
information later without uninstalling the product, make sure you enter the information carefully.
6 On the General Deployment Settings page, choose whether or not you want to create network log and/or
a client log, if you want to run the client installation in silent mode.
■ When you choose to create a network log file, you also have to specify where the log file is created by
entering either a valid UNC (universal naming convention) path or hard-coded path on your network.
The network log file is optional.
NOTE The folder where the network log resides must be a shared folder where users who install the program
have Change permissions. Otherwise, successes or failures for user installations cannot be written to the log
file.
■ Choose whether you want a client log file created.
■ If you want to prevent users from changing installation settings when they install, select Silent Mode.
For more information regarding log files, refer to “
Specify Log File Locations” on page 44.
Click Next.
7 On the Create Deployment page, click Create Deployment.
By clicking Create Deployment, an administrative image is created in your shared folder using the deployment
options listed in the Current Settings field. If you would like a summary of your deployment settings, click
Copy to Clipboard.
8 On the Deployment Complete page, click Finish.
Create a Deployment Using Configured or Customized Values
If you plan on altering your deployment by removing features or restricting access to online resources you can
create a configured or customized deployment.
To create a custom deployment
1 In the Deployment wizard, click Create Deployments.
2 On the Begin Deployment page, specify the following: administrative image location, deployment name,
and if your target system is 32- or 64-bit.
■ In the Specify the Administrative Image Location field, enter the path to your existing shared network
location, or use the Browse button to navigate to that location. This area is where you create and store
your administrative image. Users install the program from this location.
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