## Explanation of License Options

This panel sets up license information for the software you are installing. Select one of the following 3 options:

- I have a new license file.
- I want to specify a license server.
- I want to keep the current license configuration.

### I have a new license file.

If you have a new license file, you can use this option to have the installation write the appropriate contents of the license file to the admin subdirectory of the installation directory. If the file includes counted licenses, the license server information will be added into a file located in the admin directory. If the file includes uncounted licenses, each uncounted license will be added into a file in the admin directory.

If the file you reference contains counted licenses, you also need to add the license to the machine acting as the FLEXlm for Ansoft license server. This may be the same machine on which you installed the application. You can use the Ansoft License Utility, which was installed on the server when FLEXlm for Ansoft was installed, to add the license to the license server.

Note: If the file you reference contains counted licenses, you must have the TCP/IP network protocol installed for the application software to be able to communicate with the license server. This is true even if the license server and the machine on which you are running the application are the same machine. Most machines on a network or with Internet access will already have the TCP/IP protocol installed.

### I want to keep the current license configuration.

### I want to specify a license server.

Choose this option if you wish to enter the name or IP address of a machine on your network that is acting as the FLEXlm for Ansoft license server. The license server is the machine on which you have installed (or will install) the FLEXlm for Ansoft software. The license server may be the same machine on which you installed the application.

This option should only be used with counted licenses. If you are using uncounted evaluation licenses, you should choose "I have a new license file" to add your new uncounted evaluation licenses.

If you have set up redundant license servers, you can use this option to specify the names or IP addresses of the 3 machines that are acting as redundant license servers.

Note: You must have the TCP/IP network protocol installed for the application software to be able to communicate with the license server. This is true even if the license server and the machine on which you are running the application are the same machine. Most machines on a network or with Internet access will already have the TCP/IP protocol installed.

### I want to keep the current license configuration.

Choose this option if the previously installed licenses include licenses for the application you are installing. This option is active only when previously installed licenses have been located in the admin subdirectory of the directory to which you are installing the application.