====== Borrow a License in Maya ======

When you are away from school you may have trouble launching Maya because it cannot reach our license server. You can work around this by borrowing a license while on-campus. This will give you a period of time where your software doesn't need to check-in in order to launch.  If you have trouble borrowing a license from home, [[:teachers:remote_access_vpn|check your VPN connection]].

  - Launch Maya.
  - If necessary, click the ≫ icon to the left of **Workspace** at the top of the screen to show the Help menu.
  - Go to **Help** > **About Maya**.
  - Click the **Product License Information** button near bottom left of the window.
  - In the License Manager window, click the **Borrow** button.
  - In the Borrow a License window, choose a date up to 90 days in the future. This is when your borrowed license will expire.
  - Click **Borrow License**.
  - A window will appear confirming you've borrowed the license. You can close the licensing and about windows, then continue using Maya.

{{ :students:borrow_a_license_in_maya.webm?1280 | Video demonstrating how to borrow a license in Maya}}