Article - CS56687
How to install Creo Elements/Direct License Server
Modified: 21-Aug-2025
Applies To
- Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 17.00 to 20.5
- Creo Elements/Direct Drafting 17.00 to 20.5
- Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager / Drawing Manager 17.00 to 20.5
- Creo Elements/Direct Drafting 20.8
- Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 20.8
- Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager / Drawing Manager 20.8
Description
- How to install Creo Elements/Direct License Server
- How to install the license server
- How to upgrade the license server?
- How to configure the license server
- How to configure the licenses for Creo Elements/Direct
- Every time the customer restarts the computer, he must manually turn on the CED license server service.
- At present, advanced firewall has added 17171, LicensingConfigurationm, MELs32 three items, but there is no improvement.
- Trying to establish license server, license file is not being accepted
- The client computer needs to reinstall the software because the creo elements/direct modeling software cannot be used after the reinstallation.
- The LICENSE has expired, and after the replacement, "Connected to the license server xxx. There is no license available for the application." The LICENSE applied for the day before yesterday is 20.5 and the software version is License Server 20.3 Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 20.3
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