Installing the Software To install Ansoft software: 1. Log in as Administrator, or log on to an account with administrator privileges. 2. If you have received a CD for the Ansoft product you wish to install, insert it into the CD-ROM drive. The Installation Shell should appear automatically. If it does not appear, run the autorun.exe file located in the top-level directory of the CD-ROM drive. If you downloaded the Ansoft product (page 1-4), unzip the download, and run the autorun.exe file in the newly created directory. The Installation Shell appears. 3. Click Install . The Welcome screen appears. 4. Click Next. The License Agreement screen appears. 5. Read the license agreement carefully. Click Yes if you accept the terms of the agreement. The Customer Information screen appears. 6. Enter your information in the User Name and Company Name boxes. 7. Click Next. The Choose Destination Location screen appears. 8. Under Destination Folder, do one of the following to accept the default path or specify a new one: • Accept the default installation directory listed under Destination Folder. • To select a different directory, click Browse. The Choose Folder window appears. Select a directory, and click OK. If you have other Ansoft software, Ansoft recommends that you install new software in the same directory. • To create a new directory, click Browse. The Choose Folder window appears. Enter the new name in the Path field, and click OK.Ansoft Windows Installation Guide Installing Ansoft Software 2-3 9. Click Next. Depending on the software and version being installed, you may see one or both of the following screens before the Select Program Folder screen: the Choose Temporary Folder Location screen and/or the Choose Library Option screen. 10. If the Temporary Folder Location screen appears, select a default location for all simulations (including local) to use as a temporary work space. • If desired, change the temporary folder assignment. You can edit the field directly or use the Browse button to display file browser to let you navigate the folders on your machine and network. • If desired, check the option to add read/write permissions for Everyone. If the installation will be used for remote simulation by multiple users, all users must have permissions on the temporary folder. 11. If the Choose Library Option screen appears, do one of the following to specify the location of Ansoft libraries: • Click This local installation to copy and install the default Ansoft compo- nent libraries, and then click Next. • Click The following common location to use libraries that are already installed (locally or on the network). Click Browse, select the appropriate path, and click OK. Click Next. 12. Click Next. 13. On the Select Program Folder screen, do one of the following to specify a name for the program folder: Note Ansoft libraries are large databases of electronic components, developed by Ansoft and various manufacturers. Ansoft Windows Installation Guide 2-4 Installing Ansoft Software • Accept the default name displayed in the Program Folders box. • Select an item from the Existing Folders list. • Type a new name for the folder in the Program Folders box. 14. Click Next. The License Information screen appears. For additional information about the three license options, click Help me decide which of the following options to choose. This displays a browser page with additional explanations. Note The program folder, which appears on the Windows Start menu, is a grouping of related software that includes executable files and other components. The default programs folder is Ansoft (Start>Programs>Ansoft). Note You can review the current license configuration by clicking View current license configuration.Ansoft Windows Installation Guide Installing Ansoft Software 2-5 15. Select one of the following three license options: I have a new license file I want to specify a license server I want to keep the current license configuration Select this if you recently received a license file from Ansoft (either evaluation or purchased). a. Click Next. Another License Information window appears, asking you to specify a directory and license file. b. Click Browse. The Select License File window appears. c. Find and select the license file you received from Ansoft. Click Open, and then click Next. d. If prompted, enter the name of the license server. You may also select or clear the Specify server TCP/IP port number (advanced) option. Specifying a TCP/IP port means that the software only looks at that port for licenses. If this option is not selected, the software searches the default 27000- 27009 port range. e. Click Next. Select this if you are using a counted license and already know on which machine FLEXlm is/will be installed. a. Click Next. Another License Information window appears, asking if you want to use a single server or a redundant server. b. Select or clear the Specify redundant servers check box, and enter the server name(s) in the field(s). The redundant-server setup requires three license servers, each serving an identical license file. The order in which the servers are entered must match the license files on each server. c. Select or clear the Specify server TCP/IP port number (advanced) option. For redundant servers you must enter a port. Specifying a TCP/IP port means that the software only looks at that port for licenses. If this option is not selected, software searches the default 27000-27009 port range