## Configure the Network License Manager

You configure the network icense manager in different ways, depending on which platform you are installing:

Windows

Configuring the network license manager service provides automatic startup at system boot time and centralizes administration of the license manager through the Windows Services control panel. To review the default network license manager configuration settings, click View Default Settings. If you choose not to configure the network license manager service, you can do it later.

### Note

If you have an existing network license manager that you want to continue to use until you install the new one, select the Do NOT configure license manager as a service (files will still be installed) option. The installer still installs the network license manager files. After installation, you can stop your existing license manager and start your new license manager.

Linux

To add an entry for the network license manager to your system Startup Items folder, leave the option selected and click Next. Specify the user name that will own the license manager process. For security reasons, this name cannot be root.