Installing a license

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Use these instructions if:

You have already obtained a standalone license from Autodesk and need to install it to activate your software. (See Activating the software from a serial number if you have not obtained your license.)
You are setting up a networked license server on Windows and already have a license for it.

Do not use these instructions if:

You have a serial number but have not yet received a license. See Activating the software from a serial number.)

To install your license

Once you’ve received your license via email, launch the Product Configuration Wizard if necessary by doing one of the following:
- (Windows) Go to Start > Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk Maya 2009 > Licensing.
- (Mac OS X) In the Maya directory (by default, this is /Applications/Autodesk/Maya2009/), double-click the Autodesk Product Configuration Wizard icon.
- (Linux) Enter the following command in a shell:
```
	/usr/autodesk/maya2009/bin/apcw
```
Go to the Autodesk Product Configuration dialog box.
Select I have a license that I need to install and click Next.
The following dialog box appears:
Choose whether to install your license from a file, to or copy and paste it from the email you receive, and click Next.
One of the following dialog boxes appears.
Do one of the following:
- If you are pasting or typing the license...
The Enter License Data window provides a text input field where you can either type the license feature information or paste the data from an email or other text file.

A message will let you know if the data is valid or not.

When you are finished entering the license data and it is verified by the program, click Next. (If the license data is not valid, the Next button is greyed out and you cannot proceed to the next step.)
- If you are installing from a file...
Click Browse. A file browser appears. Browse to the location where you stored the license file. By default, you can only select files with the .dat suffix.

When you click on a file, it is automatically checked for a valid license.

A check mark appears if the selected file contains a valid license. Click Next to continue.

An “X” symbol indicates the selected file does not contain a valid license. The file may not have a valid format, it may not contain a valid license, or it may contain a license for a hardware ID other than your own. Select another file, or edit the file so that it uses the right format or contains a valid license. The Next button is greyed out and you cannot proceed to the next step until you select a valid file.

When you click Next with a valid license, this automatically installs your license and you are prompted to start Maya.

Licensing notes

NoteOn Windows, the Product Configuration Wizard may display a message indicating that you do not have permission to save the license file to the directory C:\FLEXLM. A file browser appears where you can save the license to a different location.

You need to have permissions set correctly on C:\FLEXLM to move the license file there. Talk to a system administrator to get permissions set for this directory.

On Mac OS X, you may be prompted for your administrative password if your current user account lacks permission to write a file to /var/flexlm.

TipIf you need to use the Product Configuration Wizard again, you can launch it by doing one of the following:

(Windows) Go to Start > Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk Maya 2009 > Licensing.
(Mac OS X) Double-click the Maya Product Activation icon in the Applications/Autodesk/maya2009/ folder.
(Linux) Run /usr/autodesk/maya2009/bin/apcw