Install the license file and Restart the license manager when prompted.Īdding licenses (without the Ansys License Management Center).

Browse to the location of your license file and add the license file.

Navigate to 'License file options' -> 'Add a license file'.

Open the Ansys license management center from the 'Start Menu > Ansys license manager' in Windows or open the URL, on your server running the Ansys LM.

If the license manager port, 1055 is not used/changed to a different port number, the client computer accessing the license should 'Specify' the port number in the Lumerical license configuration and not use the 'Default' option.

If different ports are used for the FlexNet and VENDOR Deamon in the license file, add these ports together with the Licensing Interconnect (2325) port to your firewall/exception list.

Once the VENDOR port is added to your license file, in our example, add the TCP ports 1055,1056, and 2325 to your firewall/exception lists to allow access to the license manager.

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To set a static port for the Vendor Daemon, append 'PORT=1056' or any free TCP port in your network to the end of the VENDOR line in the license file,.

The 'ansyslmd' vendor daemon port is dynamic (random) when you receive your license file.

See this page for the location of the license file.

If Ansys LM is running, 'Stop' the Ansys license manager and edit the ' ansyslmd.lic' license file to add a static port for the VENDOR Daemon. The process shown here is using the default TCP Ports used by the Ansys license manager. If you use a firewall or on a secure network, you will have to add the ports used by the Ansys license manager to your exceptions list. Admin or root access on the license server.

The guideline shown on this page is to configure the Ansys license manager for shared access to the Ansys Lumerical licenses.

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