This article answers the following questions:
- What software is included with my Academic Volume License?
- What is the Student Install Option?
- How do I access and download my student software to my PC or laptop?
- Where can I find the serial number to activate my student software?
- Who do I contact to access my serial number?
If you are a student using NI software that was provided by your school, first contact your software administrator to determine how your school handles NI software student licenses, then use the appropriate section below.
The Student Install Option licenses automatically expire after one year. After expiration, contact your license administrator to renew your license with a new serial number.
Student Install Option (SIO)
- Request SIO serial number.
Your IT staff may need to contact NI to find the serial number or determine if they have an Academic Volume License.
Note: Our support team cannot and will not give serial numbers nor activation codes directly to students.
Note: Our support team cannot and will not give serial numbers nor activation codes directly to students.
- Follow Serial Number Activation steps in Activating NI Software with a Single-Seat License to activate software.
For a serial number-based activation, an active NI User Account is required.
The Student Install Option licenses automatically expire after one year. After expiration, contact your license administrator to renew your license with a new serial number.
User-Based Licensing
- Contact your IT admin and provide the requested information, which may include:
- Your full name.
- The software you want to download and activate.
- Computer ID (in case offline activation is needed).
- Then follow steps in Activate NI Software as Part of a Volume License Agreement to connect to the school's Volume License Server
Additionally, if you are a student who purchased a Student Edition software license for yourself (not from your school) through a third-party distributor like Studica, follow steps to Download and Activate LabVIEW Student Edition or How to Purchase and Activate Multisim Student Edition.
If you are a site software administrator, please see Set Up Your Academic Volume License Server.