Instructions

SIMetrix uses the FLEXnet publisher license manager developed Acresso Software. (FLEXnet publisher was formerly called FLEXlm).

To use network licensing, a license server must be set up on a single machine on your network. This page describes how to setup the license manager on a Windows machine. For Linux see Installing Network Licensing for Linux. The license manager may not be installed on Windows 95, 98 or ME.

Before You Start

You must have the installation program and a license file:

1. The installation program may be obtained from here: flex_install.exe
2. We will usually email you the license file. See How to Obtain a License File for details

You must be logged on as an administrator to be able to install the license manager. With Windows Vista using "User Account Control" you will need to right click the program shortcut and select "Run as administrator". You must do this even if your account has full administrator privileges.

The install program will do everything needed to setup the license manager on your computer.

Procedure

1. Copy the license file to your Desktop. (The license file is a file with the extension .lic)
2. Run flex_install.exe
3. Follow the instructions given. You will be prompted for the license file after clicking the first "Next". Select the file copied to your desktop in 1. above
4. When the installation is complete, proceed to Installing on Windows for details on installing SIMetrix itself on the users' machines
5. If you get error messages during the installation, proceed to Windows License Manager Installaller Errors

Advanced Users

You may already be experienced with FLEXnet publisher installation and would prefer to install the license manager manually. If so please visit Windows License Manager Advanced Installation. This topic also explains in detail exactly what the automated installer (flex_install) will do.