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TSS3
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5 years ago

Operating Quartus with a remote PC

Hi My PC at work has Quartus Prime Pro installed, running with a node-locked license. Is there any way I can remotely run that Quartus from home, with my personal PC? Perhaps if I install a sec...
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5 years ago

Hello

Welcome to INTEL forum. Based on my understanding on your note, you need to use the license on multiple computers. Yes, it is possible to generate a Temporary License. This license enables portability for the same user that needs to use the license on multiple computers.

Please note that a Companion license is only temporary for 2-weeks period of time.

Refer to link on how to generate temporary license in Self-Service Licensing Center.

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/education/demonstrations/online/licensing/how-to-generate-companion-or-temporary-license.pdf


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    5 years ago

    Hi AabdRahman,

    At home I'm running a private PC, and as such, it is too weak to run Quartus Prime Pro.

    So unless I misunderstood you, I'm not sure a companion license could help,

    as it cannot be installed on a PC uncapable of running said software.

    My private PC can, however, connect from my home to my office work PC,

    however the Quartus Prime Pro installed on that PC forbids any remote

    operation, thus forcing me to actually do the work by physically being in the

    office - this is the main problem I seek to solve.

    Regards,

    Itay

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      5 years ago

      You don't need a license for your local machine. Any remote access software (Teamviewer, LogMeIn, Webex, etc.) would work fine.

      When you say "PC forbids any remote operation", do you mean that your work has a firewall or something else that doesn't let you connect to your work machine? I've used Quartus Pro remotely plenty of times with no issues.

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        5 years ago

        Hi sstrell,

        Quartus Prime Pro needs a license by definition, as it targets higher-end devices such as

        the Arria10 I'm working on.

        My place of work has a firewall yet allows remote accessing, used by contractors to remotely

        participate in integration sessions in our labs, and for writing documents from home,

        just to name a few examples.

        I suspect the reason why you're able to remotely access this Quartus is because in your case

        the Quartus's license type is FLOATING - whereas in my case, it's NODE-LOCKED.

        Also, I can definitely remotely access Quartus Prime LITE, I assume the reason is,

        that in the LITE case, a software exempt from licensing (as opposed to the PRO) is deemed

        as a software with floating license i.e. permits remote accessing.

        Pls. advise.

        Regards,

        Itay