DTS: Academic Licensing Options

Licensing Options for DTS We offer academic license types for students and academic faculties. These come in the form of single workstations or a network license for computer labs.

Aug 4, 2026
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Applies to: academic licenses

For commercial licenses, see Overview of 6.x/7.x/8.x Commercial Licenses.

Licensing Options for DTS

We offer license types for

students and academic faculty members
single workstations or for a network.

Academic License List

Users	Name of License	License Location		Usual Duration
Users	Name of License	End User Computer	Your Server	Usual Duration
Faculty	Standalone Academic	✔		1-year subscription
Faculty	Concurrent Network		✔	1-year subscription
Students	Standalone (bought by student)	✔		1 year
	Course — Workstation Setup (bought by the school)	✔		1, 2, 3 year subscription
	Course — Client-Server Setup (bought by the school)		✔	1, 2, 3 year subscription
	Textbook (free with book purchase)	✔		1 year

Activation can be automatic or manual.

Automatic Activation needs direct communication between your server or computer and our license server.
If that fails because of a firewall, Manual Activation is available.
- The software creates a digitally signed request file.
- Email the file to DTS Support or upload it to our Web page.
- You will receive a response file to upload in the software.
- Before wiping a hard drive/decommission a computer/server, the license must be deactivated. It must also be deactivated when transferring it.
  - Deactivation can also be automatic or manual.

What is a standalone license?

A standalone license is for use on a single computer.

Student licenses bought directly from Lumivero last for one year from first activation.

They have watermarks on graphs, but no restrictions on model size or software features.
Except for the watermark, a student license functions exactly like a commercial license for the DecisionTools Suite Industrial Edition.

What is a course license?

Course licenses are sold to accredited colleges and universities for use in instruction. The school's IT department can select workstation setup, client-server setup, or both.

Client-server setup is designed for a computer lab, where the computers are all on your network at all times. It's implemented as a concurrent network, so you can install the client software on any number of computers, but no more than the contracted number of students can use the software simultaneously.
Workstation setup is best when students will install the software on their own computers. It's similar to a standalone license, and there will be a license key issued with the total number of available users. After the initial installation, the student's computer does not need to communicate with your server.

What is a textbook license?

Textbook licenses of DecisionTools Suite Industrial edition are bundled with certain qualifying MBA and other textbooks.

Textbook licenses are good for one year, and include certain restrictions on model sizes as well as academic watermarks on graphs.
Users have all the features of the DecisionTools Suite Industrial Edition except the @RISK Library.
Students purchasing qualifying textbooks receive a specific link to download the textbook license of the DecisionTools Suite.
Students will need to have the textbook at hand during the download process and provide information to verify their academic status.
Once the installer is downloaded, users should right-click on it and choose Run as administrator, then follow the instructions as prompted.

Students with course licenses who need help with installation should look to their school's IT department first; the IT department will contact Lumivero if they cannot solve the problem.

Activating 6.x/7.x/8.x Standalone Software

DTS NETWORK GUIDE

Transferring Standalone Software 6.x/7.x/8.x to a New Computer

Moving Concurrent Network to a New Server

Transferring Standalone Software 6.x/7.x/8.x to a New Computer

Legal and Compliance Information - Lumivero

Overview of 6.x/7.x/8.x Network Licenses

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