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Thread: Network License and remote site licensing

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    cferguso Guest

    Network License and remote site licensing

    One of our clients is about to purchase a new server at one of their locations and install AutoCAD 2005 on the server and run it on the workstations from the server at that location. They have one remote location which they need to use AutoCAD but running it from that same server is not a feasible solution. How does the licensing for AutoCAD work for a solution to this nature.
    Thanks for any help!

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    Cy Shuster Guest
    Buy one standalone license; it doesn't need network access. Your reseller
    should help with this. See http://www.autodesk.com/activation.

    --Cy--

    "cferguso" <nospam@address.withheld> wrote in message
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    One of our clients is about to purchase a new server at one of their
    locations and install AutoCAD 2005 on the server and run it on the
    workstations from the server at that location. They have one remote
    location which they need to use AutoCAD but running it from that same server
    is not a feasible solution. How does the licensing for AutoCAD work for a
    solution to this nature.
    > Thanks for any help!

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    Mike Gauvin Guest
    If I understand the scenario correctly it appears that a standalone install
    would be the easiest. Am I missing something?

    Mike Gauvin
    CADsoft Consulting - Arizona

    "cferguso" <nospam@address.withheld> wrote in message
    news:5465461.1095974307682.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum 1.autodesk.com...
    One of our clients is about to purchase a new server at one of their
    locations and install AutoCAD 2005 on the server and run it on the
    workstations from the server at that location. They have one remote
    location which they need to use AutoCAD but running it from that same
    server is not a feasible solution. How does the licensing for AutoCAD
    work for a solution to this nature.
    Thanks for any help!

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    cferguso Guest
    In the location where the server is going to located there is about 10 machines which need AutoCAD and at the remote site there are another 10 machines which need it as well. At the server location, they would like to run AutoCAD from the server and store all the drawings and such on the server as well. At the remote site, they need to access the files on the server but running the executable file from the server is going to be too sluggish. With that said, they are going to need 10 standalone licenses at the remote site and 10 network licenses at the server location. Is this correct? Sorry if I was not clear in the initial message. Thanks again!

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    Jimmy Bergmark Guest
    I suggest that you only go for network licenses and have the installation
    locally on each PC. Then you have to figure out how many network licenses
    you need. It depends on how much AutoCAD is used of all users. Remember that
    you can set a timeout on the server licenses to as low as 900 seconds. This
    means that let's say 20 users might only need 10-15 licenses. Ask every user
    how many hours a day they actually are working in AutoCAD. Remember that
    with the timeout they can go to a meeting or work with something else and
    after 900 sec the license is avaiable for someone else.

    --
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    CAD and Database Developer Manager at www.pharmadule-emtunga.com
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    More on AutoCAD 2005;
    www.jtbworld.com/autocad2005.htm


    "cferguso" <nospam@address.withheld> wrote in message
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    In the location where the server is going to located there is about 10
    machines which need AutoCAD and at the remote site there are another 10
    machines which need it as well. At the server location, they would like
    to run AutoCAD from the server and store all the drawings and such on the
    server as well. At the remote site, they need to access the files on the
    server but running the executable file from the server is going to be too
    sluggish. With that said, they are going to need 10 standalone licenses
    at the remote site and 10 network licenses at the server location. Is
    this correct? Sorry if I was not clear in the initial message. Thanks
    again!

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