Setting up each client

User Guide > General > Installation and Licensing > Licensing Maya > Client setup >

To set up each client, you must add information to each client computer’s aw_servername.dat file (on Mac OS X, aw_client.dat).

NoteYou can run Maya locally on the license server computer using its existing aw_servername.dat or aw_server.dat file, so you don’t need to do the following steps on the server.

To set up a client

Make sure the license server and client can access each other through your TCP/IP network.
Do 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/opa
```
In the Product Configuration Wizard, expand the icons, then click I have a license that I need to install.
The Install License screen of the Product Configuration Wizard appears.
Select I would like to type or paste in my license file and click Next.
In the text area provided, type:
```
SERVER server 0 7111 
```
```
USE_SERVER
```
Change the word server in the first line to match your machine name. For example, if the machine is myserver, it would appear like this:
```
SERVER myserver 0 7111 
```
```
USE_SERVER
```
The SERVER and USE_SERVER lines tell the client which computer serves the licenses.
Press Enter to leave a blank line at the end.
Errors in the license are highlighted in red; the text turns black when the license is valid.
Click Next to save the file to the default location:
- Windows: C:\FLEXLM
- Mac OS X, Linux: /var/flexlm/
The License Installation Results screen appears. You can click Show Details if you want more information on the license that was installed.

While you can go through this series of steps on each machine, once you have created the first aw_servername.dat file, you can copy it to the C:\FLEXLM or /var/flexlm/ directory on the other clients.

This completes the licensing procedure for networked licenses.

NoteYou can use an IP Address instead of the name of the server. For example, a license file named aw_myserver.dat on a client machine that is referencing the IP address would look like this:

SERVER 10.0.0.10 0 7111 USE_SERVER

Copying license files to other clients

While you can go through this series of steps on each machine, once you have created the first aw_servername.dat file, copy it to the /var/flexlm or C:\FLEXLM\ directory on the other clients.

When copying a file from a Windows machine to a Mac OS X or Linux machine, there may be DOS control characters in the license file. You can remove them by using the tounix utility or a similar utility or text editor that ensures your license file is in the proper format.