Allow Users to Access Online Resources (Optional)
 
 
 

On the Configure Access to Online Resources pages, you can specify whether users can access online resources such as receiving live updates from Autodesk, enabling information or CAD Manager channels, or subscribing to RSS feeds. You can also allow access to the DesignCenter as well as specifying Customer Error Reporting and InfoCenter settings.

DesignCenter

The DC Online tab in DesignCenter provides access to pre-drawn content such as blocks, symbol libraries, manufacturers' content, and online catalogs. This content can be used in common design applications to assist users in creating drawings.

NoteDesignCenter Online is not selected by default. If you choose not to enable DC Online at the time of installation, you can enable it later from the CAD Manager Control utility.

Subscription Center

With Autodesk Subscription, users receive the following:

Online Help

Access to online Help documentation is available to your users from www.autodesk.com. The Help system can also be installed during the product installation process should you choose to restrict online access. Access to online or local Help can also be done through the CAD Manager Control utility.

The Help documentation includes User’s and Customization Guides, a Command Reference, New Features Workshop, developer documentation, learning and training tutorials, and other learning resources. A product Readme is also available that contains late-breaking information on your product.

Customer Error Reporting (CER)

If your Autodesk product closes unexpectedly, users have the opportunity to send an error report directly to Autodesk, which helps Autodesk to determine and resolve the error. You can determine whether users can also receive notification from Autodesk when their reported errors are resolved.

NoteYou can also turn Customer Error Reporting notification on or off in the CAD Manager Control utility.

Specify InfoCenter Search Settings

The Search Results tab of InfoCenter can be configured to display content from various sources, such as the product Help system, CAD Manager Channels, or the Internet.

You can specify whether users who install from the deployment can customize access to their InfoCenter search locations.

To configure access to online resources

  1. While creating a deployment, on the Configure Access to Online Resources page, do the following to configure DesignCenter Online:
    • To enable DesignCenter Online, select the check box next to Enable DC Online.
  2. If you want to receive notification of problem resolutions, do the following:
    • Select the check box next to Allow Users to Receive Notification of Resolution so that users are made aware of resolutions to issues and can download applicable updates provided by Autodesk. This option is enabled by default.
      NoteUsers must have administrative permissions to install an update provided by Autodesk.
    • Select the check box next to Include Computer Name to include the user’s computer name in error reports. The computer name is included in notifications to the user and in reports available to subscription administrators. This option is disabled by default.
  3. Specify whether users have the option to customize their InfoCenter search locations. This option is enabled by default.
  4. Click Configuration Complete.