Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING ALTERA SOFTWARE
OBTAINING A LICENSE FILE
33 ■ ALTERA SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND LICENSING ALTERA CORPORATION
■ Add seats to a floating license—you can add seats to your existing
floating licenses. For more information, refer to “Adding Floating
Seats” on page 37.
■ Split a floating license—you can split your existing floating licenses. For
more information, refer to “Splitting a Floating License” on page 38.
■ Obtain a checkout (temporary) license—you can obtain a checkout
license for each seat in a floating license. For more information, refer to
“Obtaining a Check-Out License” on page 40.
■ Manage license users—you can specify the licensed user for each of
your existing licenses. For more information, refer to “Managing
Licensed Users” on page 39.
■ View license history—you can view the license file history for each
computer that you add to your myAltera account.
You must have a myAltera account to access the Self Service Licensing
Center. For more information about a myAltera account, refer to
“Registering for a myAltera Account” on page 71.
You can access the Self Service Licensing Center from the Altera Licensing
page, the mySupport page, or from the Download Center.
Obtaining a License File
You can obtain a license file for an existing, new, or renewed license. If you
want to obtain a license file for a new license, you must first activate the new
license using the procedure in “Activating a License” on page 39. If you
want to obtain a license file for a renewed license, you must first renew your
license using the procedure in “Renewing a License” on page 38.
1. Access the Self Service Licensing Center from the Altera website.
2. Log on to your myAltera account.
3. Click Create New License to access the Create New License page.
4. Select one or more licenses from the My Software & IP Licenses table,
and then click Assign Computer.
5. On the Assign Computer page, select a computer from the My
Computers table to which you want to assign your license, and then
click Get License.