Extending an Evaluation Period Manually

You can use NI License Manager to manually extend the evaluation period of a product.

Manually extend the evaluation period of a product when you cannot automatically extend the evaluation nor connect to the Internet.

1. In the Views section, click Local Licenses.
2. Right-click the product in the License tree and select Activate.
   

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   If prompted to login, click LOG IN TO ACTIVATE. Enter your NI User Account credentials and click Log in.

3. Click EXTEND TRIAL.
   

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   If you do not have an active internet connection, follow these steps:

   1. Visit ni.com/extendevaluation to acquire an evaluation code.
   2. Enter your Computer ID when prompted on the website.
      

      Note

      You can find the Computer ID in NI License Manager in the General section, by clicking Computer Information or on the Activate Software window.

   3. Enter the evaluation code in the Activate Software window. Click ACTIVATE.
4. Click FINISH.