If you are in a highly controlled IT environment, your network administrator might need to ensure that Lumion can communicate with its servers. The software requires access to certain domains (like *.lumion3d.net , *.lumion.com , and license.lumiontech.net ) on ports and 443 (HTTPS) . Some security setups that block traffic based on packet or protocol patterns can be particularly problematic.
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Fortunately, this is almost always a software-level configuration issue rather than a hardware failure. Understanding the Root Cause
If you have exhausted all troubleshooting options without success, contact Lumion Support directly. When reaching out, provide: If you are in a highly controlled IT
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Right-click the Lumion shortcut on your desktop and select Run as Administrator .
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With your account in order, the next step is to check your own system. The most common causes for the "prevented from contacting the license server" error are network-related.
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Change the file type filter in the bottom right corner of the open window from Text Documents ( .txt)* to . Select and open the file named hosts . When reaching out, provide: As the first frame
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To change your DNS servers:
If you are using Lumion 12 or older, this is a mandatory first step.
To check if you are behind a proxy server, you can perform a proxy check test through Lumion's official resources. The test should return a result of "No Proxy Detected".
If you still cannot connect after these fixes, your network may be restricted by a corporate firewall or public Wi-Fi blacklist. In such cases, contact your IT administrator to ensure specific domains and ports are accessible. Are you seeing a specific error code