System Requirements for the Network License Manager

Make sure that your network license server meets the minimum recommended requirements. See the following table for hardware and software requirements.

Hardware and software requirements for the network license server
Hardware/software	Requirement	Notes
Operating system	Windows Vista^® 32-bit SP1 Windows Vista 64-bit SP1 Windows^® XP 32-bit SP3 Windows XP 64-bit SP2 Windows 2003 R2 Server Edition Windows 2003 Server Edition Windows 2000 Server Edition* Linux^® 64-bit Red Hat^® Enterprise Linux 5.0 WS (U4) Apple^® Mac^® OS X 32-bit Intel 10.4.9 and later	The Network License Manager supports Ethernet network configurations only. If you use a Windows 2000 Server, you must manually install the Network License Manager located in your product’s install folder: CDROM1\x86\support\NLM\en-US\NLM.msi*.
Computer/processor	Pentium^® III or higher 450 Mhz (minimum) Intel Mac
Network interface card	Compatible with existing Ethernet network infrastructure	The Network License Manager supports multiple network interface cards, but at least one must be an Ethernet card.
Communication protocol	TCP/IP	The Network License Manager uses TCP packet types.