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Access to Floating License Times Out Over VPN

Access to the FlexNet floating license over a virtual private network (VPN) may time out if the network is slow. To minimize this issue, set the FLEXLM_TIMEOUT environment variable.

  1. Open the Windows System Properties dialog (Start > Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings.
  2. On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables.
  3. Under System Variables, click New.
  4. In the Variable name box, enter: FLEXLM_TIMEOUT
  5. In the Variable value box, enter: 1000000
  6. Click OK to close each dialog box.