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Procedures and Policies

How and where to get help

Maintenance Schedule

EECN Staff

EECN Labs

EECN Support Tools

UG-NX for non-lab use

Note: EECN cannot fully support the installation of UGNX on your personal computer. EECN will try and offer suggestions to help. Otherwise, you must complete your UGNX work in the MTU labs available.

Note: EECN will not attempt UGNX support for Windows Vista or MAC at this time.

9-12-2008 4:42 pm: Updated to most current license server on new pdf for NX5.

9-16-2008 10:19 am: On NX5 page, added steps for 5.0.4.1 update

1. For certification of specific systems, video cards, OS... please see this link
2. Visit NX Staff/Student Use site for license agreement and enter username and password (same password as for email).
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3. Connect to VPN. Note: In order to start NX, off-campus NX users must be connected to the VPN and aquire an MTU address to establish a connection with the license server.
   1. Open vpn.mtu.edu in web browser and login with userid and ISO password (same password as for email).
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      • If you cannot successfully log in, make sure you sync your password at...
        login.mtu.edu and select "Active Directory/ISO Password Synchronization"
      
      
      • install necessary plugins.
   2. Operating System
      • For Windows XP
        • Select link "Engineering UGNX Install Drive"
      • For Windows Vista (not supported by EECN at this time)
        • Select link "get an MTU address"
        • Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt
        • type "net use * \\eecn-smb1.coe.ad.mtu.edu\nx" (without the quotes)
      
      
   3. Enter userid: MTU\userid (Make sure MTU is in CAPS)
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   4. Enter ISO Password (also, same password as for email).
   5. This will mount the drive as the L: drive (or possibly different drive letter for Vista) as shown below...
   6. If MTU\userid does not work and you cannot get passed this login, your firewall may be blocking it. Temporarily shutting off the firewall may give you access to this. Start | Control Panel | Windows Firewall | Check off. Please remember to reset to ON after installing NX.
   7. If you are using Windows Live OneCare and are having troubles getting passed this login, please temporarily do the following...
      1. Go into Windows Live OneCare
      2. Open my settings
      3. Open the firewall tab
      4. Click on Advanced Settings
      5. Open the Ports and Protocols Tab
      6. Scroll to the bottom of the list there
      7. Checked VPN - ESP and VPN - GRE to enable them
      8. Hit ok to exit out
4. For NX3 Install, please look NX3
5. For NX5 Install, please look NX5
6. If you are having problems installing after connecting to the drive, you can copy directories and files from that drive onto your personal hard drive and install from there.
7. If you are having problems connecting to the drive, you can log into another computer, mount the drive and copy the directories and files onto a CD and install to your personal computer from the CD.