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Installation variants
Irrespective of whether you wish to operate ATHENA as a single license or a network license, you can install the program files on the local hard disk or in a server path.
Advantages of the local installation: You can use ATHENA even when the server fails (assuming AutoCAD is also used as a single license).
Advantages of the server installation: This type of installation simplifies the administration required, because the installation of updates must only be implemented once. Networks are primarily recommended where there are many CAD workstations.
Both installation variants can take place in combination with an AutoCAD single license (SLM) or a network license (NLM).
If you are operating 32-bit and also 64-bit systems in one network, a separate server installation is required for each version.
Installing a single license locally
You install ATHENA on each workstation as described in section Installing ATHENA. You can specify the installation paths for the program folders in the appropriate dialog boxes of the setup. Use local folders for each workstation (we recommend the default folder for this).
Installing a single license on the server
You install ATHENA on the first workstation as described in section Installing ATHENA. You can specify the installation paths for the program folders in the appropriate dialog boxes of the setup.
Then set up an ATHENA profile for AutoCAD on all further workstations. The procedure is described in the section Create ATHENA profile.
For each workstation use the same server paths.
Installing an ATHENA network license locally
Install the drivers for the hardware protection plug and the license manager on the server as described in section Hardware protection - installing the drivers/license manager.
You then install ATHENA on each workstation as described in section Installing ATHENA. You can specify the installation paths for the program folders in the appropriate dialog boxes of the setup. Use local folders for each workstation (we recommend the default folder for this).
Installing an ATHENA network license on the server
Install the drivers for the hardware protection plug and the license manager on the server as described in section Hardware protection - installing the drivers/license manager.
You install ATHENA on the first workstation as described in section Installing ATHENA. You can specify the installation paths for the program folders in the appropriate dialog boxes of the setup.
Then set up an ATHENA profile for AutoCAD on all further workstations. The procedure is described in the section Create ATHENA profile.
For each workstation use the same server paths.