Lumion 12 Is Being Prevented From Contacting The License Server (ULTIMATE ◉)

| Cause | Description | |-------|-------------| | | Windows Defender Firewall, or another security suite, is blocking Lumion12.exe or Lumion12_64.exe . | | Proxy server | A corporate or ISP proxy is intercepting traffic, and Lumion is not configured to use it. | | Antivirus / endpoint protection | Real‑time web protection or “SSL scanning” blocks the secure license check. | | Hosts file modification | A custom entry in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts redirects or blocks the license server domain. | | Network restrictions (corporate/education) | Outbound HTTPS (port 443) to specific IP ranges is blocked by policy. | | DNS filtering | The license server domain is blacklisted by a DNS filtering service. | | Outdated software / expired certificate | Older Lumion 12 builds may use a now‑invalid certificate, but this is rare. | 3. Diagnostic Steps 3.1 Confirm network connectivity to license server Lumion 12 primarily contacts: https://license.lumion.com and https://backend.lumion.com (port 443).

Windows 10 / 11 (64‑bit), Lumion 12.x (any update version), both single‑user (standalone) and network (floating) license types. 2. Root Cause Analysis Lumion 12 uses online license verification. The error indicates that outbound network requests to Act‑3D’s licensing servers are being blocked. Possible causes include: | Cause | Description | |-------|-------------| | |

Lumion 12 cannot validate the license, preventing normal operation. The software may start in trial mode or refuse to run entirely. | | Hosts file modification | A custom

Run these tests from the affected machine: | | Outdated software / expired certificate |