1. Academic Licenses of COMSOL Multiphysics at LiU
Current version of COMSOL Multiphysics: 5.4

2. Contents Types of Licenses at LiU
Floating Network License (FNL) for Teachers, Researchers, PhD-students and Diploma Workers
Class-Kit License (CKL) for students
COMSOL Installation
Running COMSOL
License Borrowing
Technical Support and Product Updates
Getting Started

3. Types of academic licenses at LiU
Floating Network License (FNL) for teachers, researchers and PhD-students
For Academic research. No commercial use. Contact COMSOL if you are unsure if the project is commercial or not.
Can be used for Thesis or a Diploma unless it’s commercial projects.
Includes technical support
Can be used at the university.
Can be used outside the university by using an internet connection or ”License Borrowing”.
Class-Kit licenses for students (CKL)
Used for classroom or computer lab courses.
Installed in computer labs or students’ computers.
Technical Support can only be requested by the teacher. No students have access to support.
More about the usage of the academic licenses can be found in the COMSOL License agreement at

4. Floating Network License (FNL) for teachers, researchers and PhD-students. License no.1006450
Concurrent users
Products 20
COMSOL Multiphysics 1
Acoustics Module 3
AC/DC Module
CAD Import Module 5
CFD Module
Chemical Reaction Engineering Module
ECAD Import Module
Electrochemistry Module 2
Heat Transfer Module
LiveLink for Excel
LiveLink for Inventor 10
LiveLink for MATLAB
LiveLink for PTC Pro/ENGINEER
LiveLink for SolidWorks
MEMS Module
Microfluidics Module
Molecular Flow Module
Multibody Dynamics Module 4
Nonlinear Structural Materials Module
Particle Tracing Module
Plasma Module
RF Module
Structural Mechanics Module
Wave Optics Module

5. 5 2
FNL at LiU – COMSOL® 5.4 3 4 2 2 1 1 10 1 1 1 20 1 1 1 5 1 3 1 1 1 2 1

6. Class-Kit License for students (CKL). License no. 1011535
Concurrent students
Products 90
COMSOL Multiphysics 30
AC/DC Module
Batteries & Fuel Cells Module
CAD Import Module
CFD Module 60
Heat Transfer Module
LiveLink for Excel
LiveLink for MATLAB
Optimization Module
Pipe Flow Module
Particle Tracing Module

7. Installation
Contact your local system administrator to get access to COMSOL.
Updating and existing COMSOL installation with newly added modules:
Start button ->COMSOL -> Multiphysics->COMSOL Launchers, double click “Setup”
In the installer, choose “Update license” and follow the wizard

8. Running COMSOL A COMSOL license can be run:
On a computer at the university that is connected to the license server
On a computer outside the university:
That is connected to the license server (with e.g. VPN). COMSOL can then be run:
Locally
With ”Remote Desktop”, VNC or similar
You can use ”License Borrowing” if you are without an Internet connection (see the next page)

9. License Borrowing
”License Borrowing” makes it possible to borrow a license from the license server to a computer that is not connected to the network.
To borrow a license you should:
Be connected to the license server and start COMSOL.
Choose File and then Licensed and Used Products. Press Borrow….
Choose the products to borrow and mark several by holding the Ctrl-key. The maximum amount of days to borrow is set to 30 days, but can be less, depending on what the system administrator has chosen.

10. Technical Support www.comsol.se/support
Personal support from support team

11. Resources for Getting Started
Introduction manuals Help > Documentation
Application Libraries
Online resources:
Video tutorials.
User forum.
Webinars. One per week.