The reason for this is that all of the client machines or workstations will contact the server to check for an available license to run SolidWorks. The key to updating a network installation is to update the Solid Network License (SNL) manager on the server first and foremost. This will show you the License/Serial number that is currently being used to connect to the Server. If you have also lost the scrap of paper that has the your License/Serial number on it, the quickest way to find it is to log on to one of the computers that is running SolidWorks and in SolidWorks go to the file menu and select Help – About SolidWorks. Just for your own piece of mind, before you start, have a copy of the installation files for SolidWorks and your License/Serial number at hand. So here’s the procedure for all those who would like a reminder. This isn’t because it’s complicated (far from it), it is because updating a network installation is done maybe once a year and it’s easy to lose that scrap of paper that you wrote the procedure on last time. With the new release of SolidWorks 2014 so close, it may be time to start planning your upgrade to the new version of SolidWorks.Īs a support technician, at this time of year I receive a lot of questions about updating network installations.
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