Evaluators and students using node-locked licenses: if you are using a laptop or switch between networks often (i.e., wireless, wired, docking stations, etc.), you should use the Disk Serial Number to eliminate problems for MAC Addresses associated with disabled Network Adaptors. Others using network (or "floating") licenses must provide the MAC address of the license server.
Disk Serial Number
A Disk Serial Number (DSN) is a unique serial number that identifies the disk volume(s) on your computer and can be used for licensing purposes. The following procedure will allow you to quickly identify the DSN to use for licensing AWR Products.
Only the C: drive is valid. Do not check other drives. If you don't have a C: drive, then don't use a Disk Serial Number for your license. cmd
, and press Enter. vol c:
and press Enter.
The case of the letters is not important and no dash is included. In this example, you would enter 12abcd34
MAC Address
Modern Windows machines have several HostID's (also called the MAC Address or Physical Address). Most of them are 'virtual' adapters and they will not work for licensing purposes. The following procedure will allow you to quickly identify the proper HostID to use for licensing AWR Products. The case of the letters is not important and no dash is included. In this example, you would enter 1234567890abcmd
, and press Enter.
and press Enter.
If a network adapter is disabled when you run AWRDE, its address will not work. If you are using a laptop or switch networks often (i.e., wireless, wired, docking stations, etc.), you should use the Disk Serial Number to eliminate problems for MAC Addresses associated with disabled network Adapters. Information on enabling adapters is included on this page: Problems Running AWRDE on Laptop Node-Locked License.
Other Languages
- Getting Your HOSTID (English)
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- 獲取您的主機位址 (Chinese Traditional)
- HOSTIDの取得方法 (Japanese)
- Getting Your HOSTID 한국어 (한국어)(Korean)
- Как узнать Ваш HOSTID (Russian)