Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING ALTERA SOFTWARE
OBTAINING A LICENSE FILE
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Licensing Requirements
You can obtain a license file, license.dat, from the Self Service Licensing
Center of the Altera website at www.altera.com/licensing with the
information described in this section.
Altera ID
An Altera ID number is assigned by Altera when you purchase software.
This six-digit number allows Altera to identify customers when they
purchase an Altera product or request technical support. For new Quartus II
or MAX+PLUS II software users, the Altera ID number can be downloaded
from the mySupport section of the Altera website at www.altera.com/
mysupport, or is printed on the software’s shipping label and packing slip.
If you did not originally purchase the license, register as a secondary user of
the software on the mySupport section of the Altera website. If you do not
know the Altera ID used for the license, use six zeros (000000) to request a
license file.
NIC ID
A Network Interface Card (NIC) ID is a 12-digit hexadecimal string
embedded in the network interface card that Altera uses to uniquely identify
the PC where the software is installed.
You can use a NIC ID to obtain a license file if you have a fixed or floating
license for the Quartus II software, or floating licenses on PC license servers.
v To find your Windows NIC ID using FLEXlm utilities, type the
following command at a command prompt:
<drive>:<Quartus II system directory>\bin\lmutil lmhostid r
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Legacy Altera Software and IP Licenses
If you want to obtain a license file for a Altera software or IP license with an
expiration date prior to January 1, 2009, go to the Get My Legacy Altera License
page.