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Aug 19, 2015

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ANSYS 16.0 License Manager: Configuring Firewall Exceptions on Windows

In this demonstration, you'll learn how to add firewall exceptions to your Windows License Server. You will need to add firewall exceptions for five executable files displayed on your screen.

Steps to Add Firewall Exceptions

  1. Start from the Windows Control Panel.
  2. Click System and Security, and then click the Windows Firewall option.
  3. Select Allow a program or feature through the Windows Firewall.
  4. Click Allow another program to add the necessary firewall exceptions.
  5. Click Browse to open the Windows Explorer.
  6. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\WinX64.
  7. Select ansysli-client.exe and click Open.
  8. Click Add to add the executable to the firewall exceptions list.

You will need to repeat this process to add the remaining four exceptions.

Conclusion

This concludes the demonstration of adding firewall exceptions to your Windows License Server. We hope this was helpful.

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In this demonstration, you'll learn how to add firewall exceptions to your Windows License Server. You will need to add firewall exceptions for the five executable files displayed on your screen. We will start this tutorial from the Windows Control Panel.

From the Windows Control Panel, click System and Security, and then click the Windows Firewall option. Click Allow a program or feature through the Windows Firewall. Click Allow another program to add the necessary firewall. Click Allow a program to add the necessary exceptions.

Click Browse to open the Windows Explorer to select the executable file to be added to the Windows Firewall exceptions. Browse to C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\WinX 64. Select ansysli-client.exe and click Open. Click Add to add the file.

Click Add to add the executable to the firewall exceptions list. You will need to repeat this process to add the remaining four exceptions. This concludes this demonstration of adding firewall exceptions to your Windows License Server. Oh grotto mallo. I hope this was helpful.

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