Synopsys FPGA Licensing Guide

Chapter 3: License Configuration Configuring Serverless Node-Locked Licenses
Configuring Serverless Node-Locked Licenses
Serverless node-locked license configurations are available for some tools on
Windows platforms. See License Configuration Tables, on page 1-3 for information
about supported tool configurations.
The following procedure describes how to set up a Windows machine with a
serverless node-locked license.
1. Install the software.
For information about installing your specific tool, see
Chapter 2, Installation.
2. If your software came with a hardware security key, install it. You do not
need to do this step if you are setting up a trial license using a MAC
address or proprietary ID.
– Disconnect any previously connected hardware security keys
(dongle). This is described in Installing a Windows Security Key, on
page 2-16.
– Install the driver corresponding to your dongle, as described in
Installing the Windows Safenet Sentinel Driver, on page 2-17.
– Attach the dongle to the port, and reattach any other disconnected
hardware.
Beige Sentinel dongle Attach to parallel port
Purple Sentinel dongle Attach to USB port
3. Update the license file.
– Locate your software license authorization. This is usually sent by
email or fax and is also in the Software Authorization Form included
with your product shipment. If you cannot locate this information,
contact Synopsys (see Contacting Synopsys for FPGA Products, on
page 3-33).
– Open the license.txt
LO
file. If you have an existing license.txt file,
open that file. This file is in the directory where you installed the
Synopsys FPGA tool.
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