Maple Flow 2024 Installation and Licensing Guide

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Maple Flow 2024 Installation and Licensing Guide
Maple Flow 2024 Installation Using a Single User License
Activating Single User Versions
Maple Flow 2024 Installation Using a Network License
Silent (Unattended) Installation
Verifying Video Card Driver Requirements
Configure the License Manager
Named Network Licensing
Getting Started with Maple Flow 2024
System Requirements
Trademarks

Maple Flow 2024 Installation and Licensing Guide

This installation guide contains information on how to install Maple Flow™.

Maple Flow 2024 Installation Using a Single User License

64-bit Windows Single User Installation
Macintosh Single User Installation

64-bit Windows Single User Installation

For Windows® installation instructions, read this section.

During the installation, you will need your purchase code, generally sent to you in an email.

To install Maple Flow 2024 on your Windows operating system, read and complete the following tasks.

Pre-Installation Instructions

  1. Check the System Requirements for your operating system.
  1. Log on as an administrator or log on to an account, with appropriate read and write privileges, that will own the Maple Flow files.
  1. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact your distributor or Maplesoft customer service.
  1. Check your video card driver requirements. For more information, see Verifying Video Card Driver Requirements.
  1. Close all programs.

Install Maple Flow 2024

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  1. Double-click MapleFlow2024.1WindowsX64Installer.exe from where you downloaded the file.
  1. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Maple Flow 2024 is now installed.

  1. In the Choose The Type of Licensing screen, select Single User License.
  1. When prompted, enter the purchase code and the required information to complete activation.
  1. If you activated successfully, you are ready to use Maple Flow 2024. If you had problems activating or chose not to activate during the installation, see Activating Single User Versions.

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Macintosh Single User Installation

For Macintosh® installation instructions, read this section.

During the installation, you will need your purchase code, generally sent to you in an email.

To install Maple Flow 2024 on your Macintosh operating system, read and complete the following tasks:

Pre-Installation Instructions

  1. Check the System Requirements for your operating system.
  1. Log on as an administrator or log on to an account, with appropriate read and write privileges, that will own the Maple Flow files.
  1. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact your distributor or Maplesoft customer service.
  1. Check your video card driver requirements. For more information, see Verifying Video Card Driver Requirements.
  1. Close all programs.

Install Maple Flow 2024

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  1. Double-click MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.dmg from where you downloaded the file, then double-click MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.app.
  1. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Maple Flow 2024 is now installed.

  1. In the Choose The Type of Licensing screen, select Single User License.
  1. When prompted, enter the purchase code and the required information to complete activation.
  1. If you activated successfully, you are ready to use Maple Flow 2024. If you had problems activating or chose not to activate during the installation, see Activating Single User Versions.

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Activating Single User Versions

Starting Maple Flow 2024 requires a Maple Flow 2024 license file to operate. License files for earlier releases of Maple Flow will not work with Maple Flow 2024. You must activate the single user version of Maple Flow 2024 to obtain your license file. If you are running a single user installer, you can activate during the installation process. If you do not activate during the installation process, follow the steps below.

  1. Activation requires an Internet connection. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact your distributor or Maplesoft customer service.
  1. Start Maple Flow 2024.
  1. When prompted to activate, click Activate.
  1. You will be prompted to enter your purchase code. If you are activating behind a proxy server, make sure to enter this information before clicking Next.
  1. You will be prompted to enter additional information. Click Next when this is complete.
  • Alternatively, on Windows, from the Start menu, under Maple Flow 2024, select Activate Maple Flow 2024.

Depending on the version of your Windows operating system, either run as administrator, or click yes to allow Maple Flow 2024 activation to proceed.

  • On Macintosh, you can also activate by running the activation script located in the bin folder of your Maple Flow 2024 installation. By default, /Library/Frameworks/MapleFlow.framework/Versions/2024/bin.

A Maple Flow 2024 license file (license.dat) will be saved in the license folder of your Maple Flow 2024 installation. If you experience difficulties with activation, check our FAQs page at https://faq.maplesoft.com.

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Maple Flow 2024 Installation Using a Network License

64-bit Windows Installation Using a Network License
Macintosh Installation Using a Network License

64-bit Windows Installation Using a Network License

For Windows installation instructions, read this section.

To install Maple Flow 2024 on your Windows operating system using a network license, read and complete the following tasks.

Pre-Installation Instructions

  1. Check the System Requirements for your operating system.
  1. Log on as an administrator or log on to an account, with appropriate read and write privileges, that will own the Maple Flow files.
  1. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact your distributor or Maplesoft customer service.
  1. Check your video card driver requirements. For more information, see Verifying Video Card Driver Requirements.
  1. Close all programs.

Install Maple Flow 2024

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  1. Double-click MapleFlow2024.1WindowsX64Installer.exe from where you downloaded the file.
  1. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Maple Flow 2024 is now installed.

  1. In the Choose The Type of Licensing screen, select Network License .
  1. Do one of the following, depending on whether you have a single or redundant license server setup.
  • If you have a single license server setup:
  1. Select Single Server, and then click Next.
  1. Enter the name or IP address of the license server in License server.
  1. Enter the port number of the license server in Port number.
  1. Click Next.
  • If you have a redundant license server setup:
  1. Select Redundant Server, and then click Next.
  1. Enter the names or IP addresses of the license servers in License server 1, License server 2, and License server 3.
  1. Enter the port numbers of the license servers in Port number 1, Port number 2, and Port number 3.
  1. Click Next.
  1. Maple Flow 2024 is now installed. Prior to using Maple Flow 2024, you need to Configure the License Manager.

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Macintosh Installation Using a Network License

For Macintosh® installation instructions, read this section.

To install Maple Flow 2024 on your Macintosh operating system, read and complete the following tasks:

Pre-Installation Instructions

  1. Check the System Requirements for your operating system.
  1. Log on as an administrator or log on to an account, with appropriate read and write privileges, that will own the Maple Flow files.
  1. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact your distributor or Maplesoft customer service.
  1. Check your video card driver requirements. For more information, see Verifying Video Card Driver Requirements.
  1. Close all programs.

Install Maple Flow 2024

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  1. Double-click MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.dmg from where you downloaded the file, then double-click MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.app.
  1. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Maple Flow 2024 is now installed.

  1. In the Choose The Type of Licensing screen, select Network License .
  1. Do one of the following, depending on whether you have a single or redundant license server setup.
  • If you have a single license server setup:
  1. Select Single Server, and then click Next.
  1. Enter the name or IP address of the license server in License server.
  1. Enter the port number of the license server in Port number.
  1. Click Next.
  • If you have a redundant license server setup:
  1. Select Redundant Server, and then click Next.
  1. Enter the names or IP addresses of the license servers in License server 1, License server 2, and License server 3.
  1. Enter the port numbers of the license servers in Port number 1, Port number 2, and Port number 3.
  1. Click Next.
  1. Maple Flow 2024 is now installed. Prior to using Maple Flow 2024, you need to Configure the License Manager.

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Silent (Unattended) Installation

Using options specified directly in the command line
Using an Option File
Available Installation Options
Additional Information
Silently Uninstalling Maple Flow

It is possible to install the single and network version of Maple Flow using an unattended mode option. There are two ways to perform an unattended installation of Maple Flow:

  • Using options specified directly in the command line.
  • Using an option file.

Using options specified directly in the command line

You can run an unattended installation without an option file by specifying the installation options directly in the command line. To run the unatttended installation this way, do the following:

Windows

  1. Open a command prompt window.
  1. Browse to the directory in which your Maple Flow install file is located.
  1. Run the unattended installation process with the appropriate command wthe the following syntax: MapleFlow2024.1WindowsX64Installer.exe --option optionvalue. For example, use the command MapleFlow2024.1WindowsX64Installer.exe --mode unattended to install Maple Flow in unattended mode.

macOS

  1. Unpack MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.dmg to get the MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.app file.
  1. Open a command terminal.
  1. Browse to the MacOS folder inside the .app file (this is usually /Volumes/Maple Flow2024.1MacInstaller/MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.app/Contents/MacOS).
  1. Run the following command ./installbuilder.sh --option optionvalue. For example, use the command ./installbuilder.sh --mode unattended to install Maple Flow in unattended mode.

Using an Option File

Windows

  1. Check the System Requirements for your operating system.
  1. Close all programs, particularly any previous release of Maple Flow.
  1. Log on as administrator or ensure that you have administrator privileges.
  1. Create an option file.

You can create your own options.txt file using the following example as a template:

mode=unattended

installdir=C:\Program Files\Maple Flow 2024

defaultapp=1

desktopshortcut=1

shortcutname=Maple Flow 2024

configureMATLAB=0

matlabpath=""

licenseType=network

serverName=myServerName

portNumber=27000

  1. Open a command prompt window.
  1. Browse to the directory in which your MapleFlow2024.1WindowsX64Installer.exe file is located.
  1. Run the silent installation process with the command MapleFlow2024.1WindowsX64Installer.exe --optionfile <optionfile>, where <optionfile> is the name of the option file.

Note: If you created your option file in a directory other than the directory in which the MapleFlow2024.1WindowsX64Installer.exe file is located, you must specify the path to the option file when you run this command.

macOS

  1. Check the System Requirements for your operating system.
  1. Close all programs, particularly any previous release of Maple Flow.
  1. Log on as administrator or ensure that you have administrator privileges.
  1. Create an option file.

You can create your own options.txt file using the following example as a template:

mode=unattended

licenseType=network

serverName=myServerName

portNumber=27000

  1. Open a command terminal.
  1. Browse to the directory in which your MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.app file is located.
  1. Run the silent installation process with the command MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.app --optionfile <optionfile> where <optionfile> is the name of the option file.

Note: If you created your option file in a directory other than the directory in which the MapleFlow2024.1MacInstaller.app file is located, you must specify the path to the option file when you run this command.

Available Installation Options

Option Name

Description

Allowed Values

Default Value

Platform Availability

help

Display the list of valid options

 

 

 

version

Display product information

 

 

 

unattendedmodeui

Unattended Mode UI

none minimal minimalWithDialogs

none

 

optionfile

Name of option file

string

 

Mac; Windows

debuglevel

Debug information level of verbosity

0 1 2 3 4

2

 

mode

Installation mode

win32; unattended

win32

Windows

debugtrace

debugtrace

string

 

 

installer-language

 

en ja

en

Mac; Windows

installdir

Installation Directory

string

C:\Program Files\Maple Flow 2024

Windows

upgradeOrReinstall

It has been determined that you currently have Maple Flow 2024 installed at this location. Please choose whether to upgrade the installation or to uninstall the old installation first before reinstalling. You may also click the Back button to choose a new Maple Flow installation pathname.

upgrade; reinstall

 

Mac; Windows

shortcutname

Custom label for desktop shortcuts

string

 

Windows

defaultapp

Make Maple Flow 2024 the default application for Maple Flow files

0 or 1

1

Windows

desktopshortcut

Install desktop shortcuts

0 or 1

1

Mac;Windows

licenseType

Type of Licensing

single; network

single

Mac; Windows

singleOrRedundant

Single or redundant server setup

single redundant

single

Mac; Windows

serverName

Name of license server

string

 

Mac; Windows

portNumber

Port number on license server

numeric

27000

Mac; Windows

serverName1

Name of license server 1

string

 

Mac; Windows

portNumber1

Port number on license server 1

numeric

27000

Mac; Windows

serverName2

Name of license server 2

string

 

Mac; Windows

portNumber2

Port number on license server 2

numeric

27001

Mac; Windows

serverName3

Name of license server 3

string

 

Mac; Windows

portNumber3

Port number on license server 3

numeric

27002

Mac; Windows

enableUpdates

Enable periodic checking for Maple Flow 2024 updates after installation

0 1

1

Mac; Windows

checkForUpdatesNow

Check for updates now

0 1

1

Mac; Windows

proxyServer

Name of the proxy server. To use the system's proxy server, leave blank

string

 

Mac; Windows

proxyPort

Port number on proxy server. To use the system's proxy port, leave blank

numeric

 

Mac; Windows

proxyUsername

User name for proxy server (if required)

string

 

Mac; Windows

proxyPassword

Password for proxy server (if required)

string

 

Mac; Windows

Additional Information

  • You are not provided with any feedback when you run the installer in this mode.
  • While you can install the single-user version of Maple Flow silently, it is not possible to activate the product at this time. After the silent installation of the single user version of Maple Flow 2024 is complete, you must activate the product. For more information, see Activating Single User Versions.

Silently Uninstalling Maple Flow

  1. To perform a silent uninstallation of Maple Flow, at a command prompt, run the uninstall command, located in the <Maple Flow Install Folder>/uninstall directory, as follows:

<Maple Flow Install Folder>/uninstall/uninstall --mode unattended

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Verifying Video Card Driver Requirements

Identifying Your Video Card Type
Verifying and Upgrading Your Driver Software
Downloading and Installing Driver Updates From a Vendor's Website

To optimize the performance of graphics in Maple Flow 2024, it is strongly recommended that you install the latest driver software available for your video card. Before using Maple Flow 2024, follow the steps in this section to verify and, if necessary, upgrade your video card driver software.

Identifying Your Video Card Type

Windows

  1. Do the following to open the Device Manager window:
  • Open the Start menu. In the Start Search field, search for devmgmt.msc. From the search results, click Device Manager.
  1. In the Device Manager window, expand the Display adapters section. Your video card type is listed in this section (for example, RADEON X600 Series).

macOS

  1. From the Apple menu, select About this Mac.
  1. Click More Info...
  1. In the System Profiler, expand the Hardware section in the left pane and click Graphics/Displays. Your video card is displayed beside Chipset Model in the panel at the right of the window (for example, Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 2600Pro).

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Verifying and Upgrading Your Driver Software

Windows

  1. In the Device Manager window, in the Display adapters section, right-click the entry for the video card used by your computer and select Update Driver... The Hardware Update Wizard is displayed.
  1. When prompted to connect to Windows Update, select Yes, this time only and click Next.
  1. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next. The wizard checks whether a more current version of the driver software is available.

If the wizard indicates that the latest driver software is installed, click Finish to close the wizard. Your computer is configured to display graphics in Maple Flow 2024.

If the wizard indicates that a more current version of the driver software is available, follow the on-screen instructions to install the update.

macOS

  • From the Apple menu, select Software Update...

If no driver software update is listed for your video card in the Software Update window, the latest version is installed on your computer. Your computer is configured to display graphics in Maple Flow 2024.

If a driver software update is listed, select the entry from the list and click Install. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

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Downloading and Installing Driver Updates From a Vendor's Website

Identifying the Driver Version Used by Your Video Card

Windows
  1. In the Device Manager window, expand the Display adapters section.
  1. Right-click the entry for the video card used by your computer and select Properties. A dialog box that contains information related to your video card is displayed.
  1. Click the Driver tab. The driver version used by your video card is listed beside Driver Version at the top of the window.

Obtaining the Latest Driver Software

To download the latest driver software for your video card, visit the website of your video card vendor.

AMD or ATI Video Cards

Visit http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx and search for the driver software for your operating system and video card type. Download and install the latest driver software available for your video card.

Note: If you are using an AMD Catalyst™ or ATI Catalyst video card, download the Catalyst Software Suite.

Intel Video Cards

Visit http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/ and search for the driver software for your chipset type. Download and install the latest driver software available for your video card.

For more information about identifying your chipset type in Windows, visit http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/cs-009245.htm.

NVIDIA Video Cards

Visit http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx and search for the driver software for your operating system and video card type. Download and install the latest driver software available for your video card.

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Configure the License Manager

Configure the License Manager for Windows
Configure the License Manager for macOS

Configure the License Manager for Windows

Before starting the Windows Network version of Maple Flow 2024, you must obtain your license file and start the license manager by completing the following tasks.

  1. Install FlexNet Publisher and Activation Utilities
  1. Activate a Network License
  1. Choose one of the following:
  1. Start the License Manager for Maple Flow 2024 Only
  1. Start the License Manager for Multiple Maplesoft Products

Install FlexNet Publisher and Activation Utilities

  1. Double-click the NetworkToolsWindowsX64Installer.exe file from where you downloaded the file.
  1. Close all programs, particularly Microsoft® Excel® and any previous release of Maple Flow.
  1. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Activate a Network License

Network licenses for Maple Flow and other Maplesoft products are registered using the Network Tools program.

Maple Flow 2024 requires a Maple Flow 2024 license file to operate. License files for earlier versions of Maple Flow do not work with Maple Flow 2024. To obtain your license file, you must use the Maple Network Tools activation program or activate off-line by following the instructions at http://www.maplesoft.com/contact/webforms/offlineactivation/. Ensure that you can connect to the Internet as activation requires an Internet connection. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact Maplesoft customer service.

  1. You can launch Network Tools from the Start screen or Start menu, depending on your version of Windows.
  1. Click Activate Maple.
  1. You will be prompted to enter your purchase code, hostname, and hostid of your license server. If you are activating behind a proxy server, make sure to enter this information before clicking Next.
  1. You will be prompted to enter additional information including the number of licenses you are activating. Click Next when this is complete.
  1. A license file, MapleFlow2024.lic, will be saved to the C:\Program Files\Maple Network Tools\activate folder. You will need this license file in the next step.

Start the License Manager for Maple Flow 2024 Only

The C:\Program Files\Maple Network Tools\FLEXlm\11.13.1.2\windows directory contains license manager daemons (lmgrd and maplelmg) required to run Maple Flow, as well as utilities to assist you in installing and configuring FlexNet Publisher for your system.

Start the License Manager Daemons

If you intend to use a Novell® server, see Novell Networks.

To set up and start the license manager daemons on a Windows Network Server:

  1. From the Start menu, select Maple Network Tools>LMTools11.13.1.2.
  1. Under the Service/License File tab, click Configuration using Services.
  1. Click the Config Services tab.
  1. In the Config Services property sheet, enter or browse to the following files:

Service Name

Enter a name for the service (optional)

Path to the lmgrd.exe file

C:\Program Files\Maple Network Tools\FLEXlm\11.13.1.2\windows\lmgrd.exe

Path to the license file

C:\Program Files\Maple Network Tools\activate\MapleFlow2024.lic

Path to the debug log file: Enter the path to the directory containing the debug log file. You must create this file manually (log.txt is the manually created file in the example below), as it is not automatically generated.

C:\Program Files\Maple Network Tools\FLEXlm\11.13.1.2\windows\log.txt

  1. To set up the daemons as a service (recommended), select the Use Services check box.
  1. To start the daemons at boot time (recommended), select the Start Server at Power Up check box.
  1. Click Save Service. When prompted to save the service, click Yes.
  1. Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab. In that property sheet, click Start Server to start the license manager daemons.

You can now use Maple Flow 2024.

Start the License Manager for Multiple Maplesoft Products

To run multiple Maplesoft products (including Maple Flow), you must place all license files in the same directory. If you have other FlexNet Publisher license files stored in one central location, you can store your Maplesoft product license files there as well.

Complete the following tasks:

  1. Stop the License Manager
  1. Move All Maplesoft Product License Files to a Common Directory
  1. Start the License Manager Daemons
Stop the License Manager
  1. Go to the directory of the FlexNet Publisher utilities that are currently being used and double-click lmtools.exe. Alternatively, in the Start menu, select Maple Network Tools>LMTools11.13.1.2
  1. Under the Service/License File tab, click Configuration using Services.
  1. Click the Config Services tab. From the Server Name list, select the service currently being used.
  1. Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab, then click Stop Server.
Move All Maplesoft Product License Files to a Common Directory

Using Windows Explorer, move all of the license files to a common directory, for example, C:\Program Files\Maple Network Tools\activate.

Start the License Manager Daemons
  1. From the Start menu, select Maple Network Tools >LMTools11.13.1.2.
  1. Under the Service/License File tab, click Configuration using Services.
  1. Click the Config Services tab.
  1. In the Config Services property sheet, enter or browse for the following:

Service Name

Enter a name for the service (optional)

Path to the lmgrd.exe file

C:\Program Files\Maple Network Tools\FLEXlm\11.13.1.2\windows\lmgrd.exe

Path to the license file Note: The path to the license file should not contain a terminating backslash

C:\Program Files\Maple Network Tools\activate

Path to the debug log file: Enter the path to the directory containing the debug log file. You must create this file manually (log.txt is the manually created file in the example below), as it is not automatically generated.

C:\Program Files\Maple Network Tools\FLEXlm\11.13.1.2\windows\log.txt

  1. To set up the daemons as a service (recommended), select the Use Services check box.
  1. To start the daemons at boot time (recommended), select the Start Server at Power Up check box.
  1. Click Save Service. When prompted to save the service, click Yes.
  1. Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab. In that property sheet, click Start Server to start the license manager daemons.

You can now use your network licensed Maplesoft products.

Novell Networks

FlexNet Publisher does not run on Novell or IPX/SPX. Follow these instructions to install the license manager on any network that is exclusively a Novell environment.

  1. Install TCP/IP on all client machines.
  1. Select a Windows computer that has TCP/IP installed to act as a license server and run the license daemons using the Start License Manager for Maple Flow 2024 Only instructions.

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Configure the License Manager for macOS

Before starting the macOS® Network version of Maple Flow 2024, you must obtain your license file and start the license manager by completing the following tasks.

  1. Install FlexNet Publisher and the Activation Utilities
  1. Activate a Network License
  1. Choose one of the following:
  1. Start the License Manager for Maple Flow 2024 Only
  1. Start the License Manager for Multiple Maplesoft Products

Install FlexNet Publisher and the Activation Utilities

To begin installing the FlexNet Publisher and Activation Utilities:

  1. Double-click NetworkToolsMacInstaller.dmg from where you downloaded the file.
  1. Run the installer by double-clicking the NetworkToolsMacInstaller icon.
  1. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Activate a Network License

Network licenses for Maple Flow and other Maplesoft products are registered using the Network Tools program.

Maple Flow 2024 requires a Maple Flow 2024 license file to operate. License files for earlier versions of Maple Flow do not work with Maple Flow 2024. To obtain your license file, you must use the Maple Network Tools activation program or activate off-line by following the instructions at http://www.maplesoft.com/contact/webforms/offlineactivation/. Ensure that you can connect to the Internet as activation requires an Internet connection. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact Maplesoft customer service.

  1. From the Finder, open a terminal window from Applications -> Utilities.
  1. Change to the location of the activation utility directory. By default, /Users/<username>/Maple Network Tools/activate.
  1. Run the activation script by issuing the command ./activation. To launch activation in console mode, use the -console option.
  1. You will be prompted to enter your purchase code, hostname, and hostid of your license server. If you are activating behind a proxy server, make sure to enter this information before clicking Next.
  1. You will be prompted to enter additional information including the number of licenses you are activating. Click Next when this is complete.
  1. When prompted, enter the name or IP address of the license server.
  1. A license file, MapleFlow2024.lic, will be saved to the /Users/<username>/Maple Network Tools/activate directory. You will need this license file for the next step.

Start the License Manager for Maple Flow 2024 Only

Start the License Manager Daemons

Before you can use Maple Flow 2024, you must start the license server. It is recommended that you do not run lmgrd as root because any process run by root is a potential security risk.

  1. Navigate to the location of the FlexNet Publisher utilities for your operating system. By default, /Users/<username>/Maple Network Tools/FLEXlm/11.13.1.2/.
  1. Start the license manager daemons
  1. To start the license manager daemon (lmgrd), enter the following command at the prompt:

./lmgrd -c license_file_path -l debug_log &

where license_file_path is the full path and filename of the network license file (by default, /Users/<username>/Maple Network Tools/activate/MapleFlow2024.lic), and debug_log is the name of a file to which debugging information is written. The -l option (letter l, not the number 1 (one)) creates the file.

Help for Starting the License Server

If you have any problems starting the license server in the system boot up files, refer to http://www.flexerasoftware.com.

You can now use Maple Flow 2024.

Start the License Manager for Multiple Maplesoft Products

To run multiple Maplesoft products (including Maple Flow), you must place all license files in the same directory. If you have other FlexNet Publisher license files stored in one central location, you can store your Maplesoft product license files there as well.

Complete the following tasks:

  1. Stop the License Manager
  1. Move All Maplesoft Product License Files to a Common Directory
  1. Start the License Manager Daemons
Stop the License Manager

Go to the location of the FlexNet Publisher utilities that are currently being used. For Maple Flow 2024, the default location is /Users/<username>/Maple Network Tools/FLEXlm/11.13.1.2/. Enter the command:

./lmdown

Move All Maplesoft Product License Files to a Common Directory

Copy all the network license files to /Users/<username>/Maple Network Tools/activate.

Start the License Manager Daemons
  1. Navigate to the location of the FlexNet Publisher utilities for your operating system. By default, /Users/<username>/Maple Network Tools/FLEXlm/11.13.1.2/.
  1. When starting license manager daemons, you must enter the path to the directory containing all license files. By default, /Users/<username>/Maple Network Tools/activate.

Note: Point to the directory only, not an actual license file.

  1. To start the license manager, enter the following command:

./lmgrd -c license_file_path -l debug_log

where license_file_path is the full path to the directory containing the license files and debug_log is the name of a file to which debugging information is written. The -l option (letter l, not the number 1 (one)) creates the file.

You can now use your network licensed Maplesoft products.

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Named Network Licensing

Setting up Named Network Licensing

Named Network Users run Maple Flow on their own client machines. These client machines are connected to the license server over the network. The Network Named User licensing option allows system administrators to strictly enforce which users, or client machines, may run Maple Flow.

When you install Maple Network Tools, an options file (.opt) is automatically created in the $Maple Network Tools/activate directory.

Note: By default, the vendor daemon looks for the options file (maplelmg.opt) in the same directory that contains the license file used by the license server manager.

Setting up Named Network Licensing

To set up Named Network User licensing, perform the following steps:

  1. Edit the Options File
  1. Restart the License Manager

Edit the Options File

To manually edit the options file, perform the following steps:

  • Go to the directory that contains the options file. By default, this is $Maple Network Tools/activate.
  • INCLUDE lines in an options file state which users can run the product. Add an INCLUDE line for each product. If there is more than one user per product, add an INCLUDE line for each user, as well. Alternatively, you can use the GROUP syntax to combine authorized Named Users for a specific product.
Example 1: Specifying which users can run Maple Flow 2024

INCLUDE MapleFlow USER User1

INCLUDE MapleFlow USER User2

INCLUDE MapleFlow USER User3

INCLUDE MapleFlow USER User4

Example 2: Using GROUP syntax to specify users that can run Maple Flow 2024

GROUP MapleFlow_users User1 User2 User3 User4

INCLUDE MapleFlow GROUP MapleFlow_users

Restart the License Manager

You must restart the license manager for the changes to the options file to take effect.

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Getting Started with Maple Flow 2024

Windows
Macintosh

When you launch Maple Flow 2024, from the Start page, you can access the Tutorial.

In addition, the Maple Flow User Manual provides additional introductory information.

Windows

  • Double-click the Maple Flow 2024 shortcut on your desktop.

Macintosh

  • Double-click the Maple Flow 2024 shortcut on your desktop.

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System Requirements

64-bit Windows System Requirements
Macintosh System Requirements

64-bit Windows System Requirements

Version

CPU

Recommended RAM

Hard Disk

Windows 10

AMD X86_64 1 GHz Intel Xeon, Intel 64

4 GB

10 GB

Windows 11

AMD X86_64 1 GHz Intel Xeon, Intel 64

4 GB

10 GB

Windows Server 2019

AMD X86_64 1 GHz Intel Xeon, Intel 64

4 GB

10 GB

Windows Server 2022

AMD X86_64 1 GHz Intel Xeon, Intel 64

4 GB

10 GB

  • 16-bit color at 1024 by 768 (or greater) resolution recommended.
  • Internal TCP/IP connections enabled.
  • System performance may be affected if running below the recommended memory requirement.

Macintosh System Requirements

Vendor

CPU

Operating System

Version

Recommended RAM

Hard Disk

Apple

64-bit Intel

macOS

12, 13, 14

4 GB

10 GB

Apple

ARM64

macOS

12, 13, 14

4 GB

10 GB

  • 16-bit color at 1024 by 768 (or greater) resolution recommended.
  • Internal TCP/IP connections enabled.
  • System performance may be affected if running below the recommended memory requirement.

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Trademarks

Note: Maple Flow uses the Flexera Software Corporation FlexNet Publisher as its license manager. This document contains all the information you require for a standard Maple Flow installation. For more information, refer to the FlexNet Publisher documentation at http://www.flexerasoftware.com/.

Maple, Maple Flow, Maplesoft, and Waterloo Maple are trademarks of Waterloo Maple Inc.

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, and Excel are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Macintosh and macOS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Arm is a registered trademark of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the US and/or elsewhere.

NVIDIA is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation.

AMD, ATI, AMD Catalyst, and Catalyst are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Java and JRE are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.

FLEXlm and FlexNet are registered trademarks of Flexera Software Corporation.

All other brand names or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.