切换从独立的SOLIDWORKS许可证SOLIDWORKS Network License

So you’ve made (or are considering) the decision to use a SOLIDWORKS Network License.

There are many great reasons to switch to a network license setup:

• Perhaps you have engineers/designers/drafters who do not use SOLIDWORKS 100% of the time.
• Maybe they spend some time building their exciting products,
• Or perhaps they aren’t so fortunate and find themselves sometimes having to use… another CAD package (shudder).

Whatever the reason, it might be that your company has 10 SOLIDWORKS users, but only 5 are ever using SOLIDWORKS at the same time. One option would be to have separate CAD workstations where users leave their cubicle (gasp) and work from a different computer. Another, simpler way is to make use of Network Licensing. With a network license, you can easily switch which computers are using SOLIDWORKS.

Step 1: Find a License Server

The system requirements for a License Server aren’t particularly strict. It just needs to have a certified O/S (seethis page, and scroll down to SOLIDWORKS Network License Server). Nothing nearly as strict as the requirements to run SOLIDWORKS. Often times, people will ask whether or not you can install the SolidNetWork License Manager (or SNL Manager) on the same computer as SOLIDWORKS (so it could function as both a server and a client machine). The answer is yes, but do keep in mind that if that user’s computer turns off (either through crashing, rebooting, or being turned off while the user goes on a 2-week holiday), then the license server is down and no one will be able to use SOLIDWORKS.

Step 2: Check your Firewall settings

If you do not have internal firewalls, then this step is very easy. If there is a firewall between your server and the client machines, then you will need to open TCP/IP ports 25734 and 25735 for both inbound and outbound connections

Step 3: Install SolidNetWork License Manager

这可以通过运行安装程序管理or. Select Server Products from the list then check the box for Install SolidNetWork License Manager.

SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager

Step 4: Activate the License Manager. You can do this by launching the SolidNetWork License Manager utility on the server. Then under the Server Administration tab, click the Modify button and choose the Activate/Reactivate. See screenshot below:

Activate SOLIDWORKS Network License

If you are on a computer that is doubling as a client machine, you may encounter a situation where your SolidNetWork License manager does not have a Server Administration tab. If that is the case, please refer tothis blog article.

Step 5: Change the client workstations to use the SOLIDWORKS network license

On each of the client workstations, modify the installation andchange the serial number. you will be prompted to identify the server. Simply type 25734@server(replaceserverwith the name of your license server).

Step 6: Test the computer you just changed by launching SOLIDWORKS

If it does not launch, contact your VAR for assistance. If it does launch, then you are good to repeat the procedure on the other client workstations.

If you’d like to make the switch to network licenses, please contact your SOLIDWORKS sales rep for more information.