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You can also try the IP address of the license server.\n<pre>&lt;span style=\"background-color: rgb(206, 212, 217);\"&gt;\"C:\\Program Files\\Lumerical\\v241\\licensingclient\\winx64\\lmutil.exe\" lmstat -c <strong>1055<\/strong>@<strong>rho.mcc.northwestern.edu<\/strong> -a&nbsp;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=\"background-color: rgb(206, 212, 217);\"&gt;\"C:\\Program Files\\Lumerical\\v241\\licensingclient\\winx64\\lmutil.exe\" lmstat -c <strong>1055<\/strong>@<strong>IP_ADDRESS<\/strong> -a&lt;\/span&gt;<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Open the Optics Launcher and configure Lumerical using the <em>Optics Launcher &gt; Licenses &gt; Configuration utility<\/em>.&nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&gt;&gt;Try the <strong>IP address<\/strong> instead of the hostname, &ldquo;&lt;span style=&#8221;text-decoration: underline;&#8221;&gt;rho.mcc.northwestern.edu&lt;\/span&gt;&rdquo;.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Apply and restart the Launcher when prompted.<\/li>\n<li>Check if &ldquo;Domain&rdquo; indicates &ldquo;&lt;span style=&#8221;text-decoration: underline;&#8221;&gt;<em>Server unreachable or licenses not found<\/em>&lt;\/span&gt;&rdquo; in the <em>Optics Launcher &gt; Licenses &gt; Configuration utility<\/em>.&nbsp; &lt;br&gt;If this is the case, consult with your IT\/license server admins on how you can connect to the server, &ldquo;&lt;span style=&#8221;text-decoration: underline;&#8221;&gt;rho.mcc.northwestern.edu&lt;\/span&gt;&rdquo; on the TCP ports used in the Ansys license manager. &gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4660658639251-Configuring-the-Ansys-license-manager-for-shared-access\">Configuring the Ansys license manager for shared access &ndash; Ansys Optics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-363072","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"@Jason Bonacum,The error you provided 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