License the Application

Set up the license to access the applications that you have downloaded.

These applications are accessible with the limited Altair Units for a trial period of 15 days. Install the downloaded application on your machine to set up the license.
Note: Use the Release Notes, ReadMe instructions, installation guides, and other related documents that are provided along with the software in the Info panel.

If you wish to have a local setup, download and run the License Manager provided in the License tab in the Info panel. Contact your Site Administrator and collect the Altair License Server hostname and the license file altair_lic.dat to configure.

  1. Launch the application you installed.
    The application launches and a License Setup dialog box is displayed.

    License Setup
    Figure 1. License Setup
  2. To connect to the hosted License Manager application, enter the Hosted on Altair One details by entering your registered Altair One user name and password.
  3. Click Activate.
    The trial period is activated and a message is displayed: Your license expires in 14 days.