Altera Stratix IV GT 100G - Manual (Page 14)

3–2 Chapter 3: Software Installation
Installing the Stratix IV GT 100G Development Kit
Stratix IV GT 100G Development Kit User Guide October 2010 Altera Corporation
2. Consult the Activate Products table, and to determine how to proceed, follow one
of these steps:
■ If the administrator listed for your product is someone other than you, skip the
remaining steps and contact your administrator to become a licensed user.
■ If the administrator listed for your product is you, proceed to step 3 .
■ If the administrator listed for your product is Stocking, activate the product,
making you the administrator, and proceed to step
3 .
3. Use the Create New License page to license your product for a specific user (you)
on specific computers. The Manage Computers and Manage Users pages allow
you to add users and computers not already present in the licensing system.
1
To license the Quartus II software, you need your computer’s network
interface card (NIC) ID, a number that uniquely identifies your computer.
On the computer you use to run the Quartus II software, type
ipconfig /all
at a command prompt to determine the NIC ID. Your NIC ID
is the 12-digit hexadecimal number on the Physical Address line.
4. When licensing is complete, Altera emails a license.dat file to you. Store the file on
your computer and use the License Setup page of the Options dialog box in the
Quartus II software to enable the software.
f For complete licensing details, refer to Altera Software Installation and Licensing .
Installing the Stratix IV GT 100G Development Kit
To install the Stratix IV GT 100G Development Kit, perform the following steps:
1. Run the Stratix IV GT 100G Development Kit installer you acquired in “Software”
on page 1–2 .
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Be sure that
the installation directory you specify is in the same relative location to your
Quartus II software as the default locations.
Figure 3–1. Locating Your Serial Number