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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Installation Process
- Stand-Alone Installation
- Network Administration and Deployment
- Installation Questions
- General Installation 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 do I register and activate Autodesk Navisworks?
- 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?
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- When performing a Typical installation, what gets installed?
- How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and project basis?
- How do I change which exporter plugins are installed?
- Deployment and Networking Questions
- Where should deployments be located?
- When should I select all products for the administrative image, and can I add products later?
- Where can I check if service packs are available for my software?
- How do I choose between 32-bit and 64-bit deployments?
- Where do I find my server name?
- What is an administrative image (MSI) file?
- How do I extract an MSP file?
- How should I configure a network license server for a firewall
- Licensing Questions
- Uninstall and Maintenance Questions
- How can I see what is included in a default installation?
- Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or removing features?
- How do I install tools and utilities after installing my product?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of repairing it?
- Do I need the original media to reinstall my product?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- General Installation Questions
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 3 Network Administration and Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Plan a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Check Deployment Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System Requirements for a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Determine the Installation Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Determine the License Server Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Include Service Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Create a Network Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Set Up Network Tools and Your License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Install the Network License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
To Activate a Network License Through Autodesk.com . . . . . . 30
Configure Your License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Your Deployment Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Silent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Specify Log File Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Change Deployment Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configure Individual Products for Deployment . . . . . . . . . . 35
Select the Project and Site Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Select Additional Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Create a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Modify a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Direct Users to the Administrative Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Overview of Distribution Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 4
Installation Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
General Installation Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
What if I have lost my serial number or product key? . . . . . . . 45
Why do I need to activate a product after installation? . . . . . . 45
Can I install Autodesk products from a website? . . . . . . . . . . 46
How do I register and activate Autodesk Navisworks? . . . . . . . 46
How do I switch my license from stand-alone to network or
network to stand-alone?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Where can I find product license information after
installation?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be
updated?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
When performing a Typical installation, what gets
installed?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and
project basis?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
How do I change which exporter plugins are installed? . . . . . . 51
Deployment and Networking Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Where should deployments be located? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
When should I select all products for the administrative image,
and can I add products later?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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