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Licensing Prerequisites
To configure license(s) and obtain a license pack file, you need the following:
The Sales Order Number (SON) for the software you want to install.
Web access and an account on PTC.com. Register at http://www.ptc.com/appserver/common/account/basic.jsp.
The Physical Address of the Ethernet adapter on your Arbortext IsoDraw computer. This address is the same as the CPU ID in the license configuration program on the PTC.com Arbortext Support Center website—and the Host ID in the Arbortext IsoDraw installer program.
See Determining a Machine’s HOST ID on PTC.com for instructions.
About Licensing
For each copy of Arbortext IsoDraw software you plan to install, you must:
• Configure a license on the PTC Arbortext Support Center website, http://www.ptc.com/support/arbortext.htm, using your Sales Order Number (SON) and Host ID (also called CPU ID). See Configuring Licenses for detailed instructions.
• Obtain a license pack file containing your configured license(s). The license pack file comes as a text file attached to an email from PTC License Management (LM@ptc.com). You save the attached license pack file to a folder on the computer you will install Arbortext IsoDraw on. See Receiving Your License Pack for detailed instructions.
About License Types
Arbortext IsoDraw can run using either a locked or floating license.
• A locked license allows Arbortext IsoDraw to run on one authorized computer. The locked license is stored in a license file on that computer.
• A floating license allows Arbortext IsoDraw to run on any computer connected to a “license server” computer on your network. The license file on the license server can contain multiple floating licenses. This allows multiple computers on the network to run Arbortext IsoDraw concurrently—up to the total number of floating licenses available.
See License Types for more information the different licensing types available for Arbortext IsoDraw software.
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You can also set up Arbortext IsoDraw to run with either a locked or a floating license if you specify Both license types during installation. (See Select License Type.)
 
Floating License Prerequisites
The following prerequisites apply if you plan to run Arbortext IsoDraw software using a floating license:
• The floating license server specified during Arbortext IsoDraw installation must have PTC License Server: FLEXnet Publisher software installed on it. This software manages floating licenses on the license server. You can download PTC License Server: FLEXnet Publisher software from the Support site on PTC.com. (See To Download PTC License Server: FLEXnet Publisher.)
• Run PTC-License-Server-install-path\setup.exe to install PTC License Server: FLEXnet Publisher software on the license server. See the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide for instructions. (Installing this software requires administrator rights on the license server.)
• Your Arbortext IsoDraw software must have a working network connection to the license server using the port number you specify.