Extending an Evaluation Period Manually

Use License Manager to manually extend the evaluation period for software when you cannot automatically extend the evaluation period.

  1. Click Local Licenses.
  2. Right-click the unlicensed software and select Activate.
    Note If prompted to log in, click LOG IN TO ACTIVATE. Enter your NI User Account credentials and click Log in.
  3. Extend the trial.
    OptionDescription
    Extending the trial online Click EXTEND TRIAL.
    Extending the trial offline
    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.