Quartus license activated using FPGA Devolepemnt kit expired in 3 months

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You said you used the NIC ID of the board, not the computer where you are installing and running Quartus?

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Sorry forgot to mention that. Yes license was generated for a single computer only. also below is the response from altera.

"Hi Arjun,

Quartus Development Kit version (SW-Quartus-DKE) license is not perpetual. It has a hard death after 12 months and can't be renewed.

Would you consider buying a new Quartus Fix or Float? Unlike Quartus DKE, Quartus Fix and Float are perpetual as long as you stay with versions that releases prior to the maintenance expiration.

Kindly contact Altera distributors for purchase enquiry. Their contacts can be found at http://www.altera.com/corporate/contact/sales/worldwide/con-sales-ww.jsp

If you need any further assistance, pls let me know.

Regards,

Winnie"

Does anyone know when does the count down for this 12 months starts. Is it from the day license was generated or from date of purchase of the board, To be frank I am totally confused.

Regards,

Arjun