Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING ALTERA SOFTWARE
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Splitting a Floating License
You can split an existing floating license to use the license on two computers
or servers. You can allocate any number of seats, up to the total amount of
seats you have purchased, on either computer or server.
1. Access the Self Service Licensing Center from the Altera website.
2. Log on to your myAltera account.
3. Click Split Floating Licenses to access the Split Floating Product
Licenses page.
4. Click Split next to the floating license in the Floating Product License
table that you want to split.
5. Type the number of seats you would like to split from your floating
license in the How many seats do you want to split from the floating
system? box.
6. Turn on the Check to confirm split of floating system box.
7. Click Split Seats. Your floating license is split.
To obtain a new license file for the split floating licenses, follow the
procedure in “Obtaining a License File” on page 33.
Renewing a License
You can renew an existing license with the Self Service Licensing Center.
You must first purchase your license renewal, for example, from the Buy
Design Software page of the Altera website, before applying a renewal.
1. Access the Self Service Licensing Center from the Altera website.
2. Log on to your myAltera account.
3. Click Apply Renewals to access the Apply Renewals page.
4. Click Apply Renewal next to the license you want to renew in the My
Renewals table.
5. To obtain a license file for the renewed license, follow the procedure in
“Obtaining a License File” on page 33.