Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING ALTERA SOFTWARE
OBTAINING A LICENSE FILE
31 ■ ALTERA SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND LICENSING ALTERA CORPORATION
You can find the software guard ID on the printed label on the guard, or if
the Quartus II software is installed and the guard is attached, on the License
Setup dialog box on the Tools menu. Your software guard ID appears under
Local System info in the Software Guard ID field.
Requesting a License File
You can direct the Quartus II software to automatically retrieve license file
information, or you can manually request a license file from the Self Service
Licensing Center of the Altera website at www.altera.com/licensing, where
you can also view information about software licensed to you.
To obtain a license file, follow these steps:
1. Start the Quartus II software as described in the “Starting the Quartus II
Software” on page 20.
2. Select Perform automatic web license retrieval to request a license file
automatically from the Altera website.
or
To manually request a license file, use the procedures in “Self Service
Licensing Center” on page 32.
If you have a redundant license server, you must manually request a
license file.
If the Quartus II software is able to retrieve a fixed license file
successfully from the Altera website, you can skip the remaining steps
of this procedure. If not, you are guided through the licensing
procedure.
3. You will receive an e-mail from Altera with the license file text and an
attached license.dat file. Altera recommends that you use the attached
license file if you are using a fixed license. If you are using a floating
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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.