Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING ALTERA SOFTWARE
OBTAINING A LICENSE FILE
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v To find your NIC ID with your physical address, type the following
command at a command prompt:
ipconfig /allr
In the output of the command, the NIC ID is the physical address without
the dashes. If your PC has more than one network card, you can use any card
NIC ID if the selected network card is connected to the computer.
You can use the FLEXlm licensing scheme to configure up to three
redundant license servers. The first server specified is the master. Use the
master server’s NIC ID or host ID when obtaining a license.
v To find your Linux NIC ID, type the following command at a
command prompt:
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 r
In the output of the command, the NIC ID is the ID to the right of HWaddr,
without the colons.
v To find your NIC ID if the Quartus II software is installed on your
computer, on the Tools menu, click License Setup. Your NIC ID
appears under Local System info in the Network Interface Card
(NIC) ID field.
v To find your NIC ID if the MAX+PLUS II software is installed on your
computer, on the Options menu, click License Setup, then click
System Info.
Hard-Disk Serial Number
The hard-disk serial number is an eight-character hexadecimal ID that
identifies the PC with the Altera license. If the ID is not eight characters long,
include a leading zero.
v To find the hard-disk serial number on a Windows PC, type the
following command at a command prompt:
vol c:r
In the output of the command, the hard-disk serial number is the volume
serial number.