ETABS 🔵

Stanford students can install the ETABS application on their computers to perform structural analysis and design by following these steps.

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Note: You must be connected to the Stanford network environment (on-campus or via the VPN) to use our network license server for ETABS.

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Requirements

A computer (or virtual machine) running the Windows operating system.
Connection to the Stanford network — either:

On-campus and directly connected via wire or wifi to “Stanford” network.
Off-campus and connected to “Stanford” through the VPN.

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Installing the Stanford VPN Client (if working off-campus)

Download the VPN Client software from this site:

Remote Access VPN | University IT

Use Stanford's remote access virtual private network (VPN) to create a private encrypted connection over the Internet between a single host and Stanford's private network, SUNet. Stanford's VPN allows you to connect to Stanford's network as if you were on campus, making access to restricted services possible. There are two types of VPN available: Default Stanford

uit.stanford.edu

Follow the instructions to install the VPN (AnyConnect) to access Stanford’s Network.

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Connecting to the Stanford VPN (if working off-campus)

Open the VPN to connect to the campus network.
Click Connect and authenticate.

If you’ve successfully connected, you’ll see this:

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Install the ETABS application

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Download the latest version of the ETABS software directly from CSI using this link:

www.csiamerica.com

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Note: The setup file is very large (> 1 GB), so it will take several minutes to download.

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Open downloaded ETABSv2110LegacySetup.exe file.

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Accept the terms of the license agreement.

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Enter a User Name (your name) and Organization (”Stanford” or “Stanford University”).

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Choose the installation Destination Folder or leave it set to the default location.

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Make sure to write down the location of the destination folder. You’ll need these info later to complete the installation.

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Select Use Network License as the License Option.

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Click Install to start the installation process.

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Wait patiently for the installation to be completed. It will take several minutes.

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When the installation is complete, click the Finish button.

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IMPORTANT FINAL STEP: Configure Your Computer to Find Our License Server

In order to use the ETABS application, you must configure your computer to point to the IP address of our ETABS network license server by creating a text file pointing to the license server location and storing it in the folder where the application is installed.

Use Notepad or any plain text editor to create a text file with this single line of text: cee-license.stanford.edu

Save this file using the filename LMHost.ini in the folder containing your ETABS installation.

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The file must be named LMHost.ini. Make sure you don’t save it as LMHost.ini.txt.

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If you cannot save the LMHost.ini directly to the ETABS 21 installation folder, save it elsewhere on your computer, then copy and paste it into the installation folder.

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Run the ETABS application

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Important: To run the ETABS application, you must be connected to the Stanford network by being on-campus or by connecting to the network through the Stanford VPN.

Double-click the ETABS icon on your desktop or select Computers and Structures > ETABS from the Windows Start menu.
ETABS will start up and present its home screen, where you can create or open a project.