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Install Ansys License Manager. Open it (it opens in your browser)
Click “Get System Hostid Name”
This page gives you your HOSTNAME and HOSTID which you’ll need in a second
Go to the Ansys Licensing Portal and sign in with your Northeastern email
Click “Active Entitlements” on the left and click “Add Server” at the top
fill in the pop up with the info from the license manager
Make sure the licenses you want are selected and the ones you do not want are unselected
Ansys Academic Research Mechanical and CFD (25 tasks) is the important one
Click “Save and Generate” at the top
A file should download. Move that file into C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\licensing\license_files
Search for Ansys License Settings in your start menu (should already be on your computer from when you installed Ansys)
Instead of just opening it, right click and click “Run as Administrator”
Enter “1055” as the port and your hostname as server 1. Click test. You should get a little green check mark
Click save. You should be able to see all the analysis systems you got a license for in Ansys now!