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title: "Installing Cinema 4D over a network and user-specific local settings"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11986.html"
section_path: "Configuration > Information for administrators > Installing Cinema 4D over a network and user-specific local settings"
description: "The following information will be of interest to network administrators and others interested in network environments."
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# Installing Cinema 4D over a network and user-specific local settings

The following information will be of interest to network administrators and others interested in network environments.

# Starting Cinema 4D over a network

A single Cinema 4D installation can be opened on several workstations simultaneously from a central network location.

All files saved while Cinema 4D is running (preferences, new presets, etc.) will be saved to the normal local user directory (main menu: Edit | Preferences | Preferences Folder).

As a result, any number of users can start the same Cinema 4D application simultaneously over a network. Since only a single application is being used, administrative and maintenance work is reduced greatly: Instead of having to disburse plug-ins to numerous users, these only have to be copied to a single, central location.