Installing Ansys License Manager (Windows)

1. First, select the computer you will use as your license manager.  Click HERE‍ for help & system requirements. 
2. Download Installation Files:
   1. First, Sign up for access to the the Customer Portal if you have not already done so.
   2. Login to the Ansys Customer Portal  >  select Downloads  >  Current Release  >  expand the Tools section
      1. Can't access the portal?‍
   3. Download the package called Ansys License Manager (~200MB).
3. Delete

   Comprehensive Install (Optional)

   If you are troubleshooting a difficult issue and have already reinstalled once, please do the following before proceeding:

   • Verify the Integrity of the Installation Files
   • Manually Reinstall Prerequisite Microsoft Software

4. Prepare the Installation Files
   1. Unzip the file:
      1. Right click the file  >  select Extract All.  (If the setup file is run without unzipping the archive file first, the installation will appear to complete successfully, but the program will not function properly)
5. Install the Software
   1. Once the file has been unzipped, right click the setup.exe file > Run as Administrator (DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP)
      1. Note - Be aware that the license manager will be stopped during the installation and clients will not be able to communicate with the license server during this time. The installation typically takes ~ 5min.
   2. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.  Default values are recommended unless there is a specific reason that requires otherwise.  
   3. Upon completing the installation, the License Management Center web page will open:
6. For Brand New Installation/licenses 
   1. Install your Ansys license file(s)
   2. Next, you must add firewall exceptions to your firewall‍ in order for other client computers to communicate with your license server.
7. For Upgraded Installations 
   1. The previously installed license file will remain in place.  You can verify this by selecting View FlexNet Licenses.  
   2. Verify that the license manager is running by selecting View Status/Start/Stop License Manager.
8. Communicate License Server Name to Your Users  
   1. They will need to specify this server name in the client license settings.
   2. Send them these instructions‍ as necessary‍

Installing Ansys Client Software (Windows)

1. Download Installation Files:
   1. First, Sign up for access to the the Customer Portal if you have not already done so.
   2. Login to the Ansys Customer Portal  >  select Downloads  >  Current Release
      1. Can't access the portal?
   3. Select your Download type (Primary Packages or ISO Images):
      1. Primary Packages: If you only need to install a single physics package, downloading the primary package (zip file) is normally easiest as the download is smaller.
      2. ISO Images:  If you are installing multiple physics packages, we recommend downloading the ISO files because these files include all physics packages (excluding Electronics) which makes installation faster.
      3. 
   4. Download the installation files of your choice.
2. Delete

   Comprehensive Install (Optional)

   If you are troubleshooting a difficult issue and have already re-installed the software, please perform the following before proceeding. 

   • HOW TO - Verify the Integrity of Installation Files
   • HOW TO - Manually Re-install Prerequisite Microsoft Software

3. Prepare the Installation Files
   1. If you downloaded a Primary Package / Zip File:
      1. Unzip the file by right clicking it and selecting Extract All.  (If the setup file is run without unzipping the file first, the installation will appear to complete successfully, but the program will not function properly)
   2. If you downloaded the ISO Images:
      1. Double click the Disc 1 ISO file.  This will mount it as a virtual DVD drive in Windows 10.
      2. Browse to and Double click all other ISO files, this will mount them as an additional virtual DVD drive.  (take note of the drive letter is used for each disk as this will be used later)‍
4. Install the Software
   1. Right click the setup.exe file found with your installation files and select Run as Administrator.
   2. When prompted, specify the name of the license server you will be using.
   3. Follow the installation wizard, selecting the software packages applicable to you. 
   4. Allow the installation to complete. This normally takes anywhere from 10-30 min, depending on how many applications you are installing and the speed of the computer.
5. Specify a License Server
   1. Lastly, Specify a License Server‍ to connect to if you did not do so during the installation wizard.
   2. If you can't checkout licenses see HOW TO - Test & Fix License Manager Connectivity Issues‍ 

Installing LSTC (LS-Dyna) Client & License Manager Software 

https://www.lstc.com/download

Installing Ansys License Manager (Linux)

1. Sign up‍ for access to the Ansys Customer portal if you haven't already done so.

Installing Ansys Client Software (Windows)

1. Sign up‍ for access to the Ansys Customer portal if you haven't already done so.