Altium Designer Student License


Due to changes in the vendor license, students are now required to register with the Altium Education program in order to launch Altium Designer in CAEN computer labs. This will also allow students to download a free Altium Designer student license for use on their personal computers. This is the fully functional license to use the current version of Altium Designer, which is renewable every six months for any currently enrolled U-M student. To get started, students can simply register with their U-M email address at: https://www.altium.com/education/students

Additional steps are provided below, and more detailed instructions from Altium are available in the How to Request a Student License (PDF) file.
 

Requesting an Altium Student License

To begin the registration process:

  • Go to the Altium Education home page, and click the blue Enroll for Free button.
  • In the pop-out window, enter your U-M email address (uniqname@umich.edu), and click Start Verification:

  • When next prompted for your Institution, enter University of Michigan, and select it from the drop-down menu. You will then be redirected to authenticate via the U-M Weblogin page:

  • After logging in, you will be taken to a page to Submit Proof of Eligibility:
    • Enter your name, U-M email address, and select Student as your Affiliation.
    • You will then be asked to upload an image with your name and date for identification. Some examples are provided, but the easiest option would be to use your University Mcard, images of both front and back.

  • Clicking Submit will start the verification process, and you should receive an email to confirm your email address. Click the green CLICK HERE TO VERIFY YOUR EMAIL button in the message:

  • Once your email is verified, you should receive a second email message with information on how download and install Altium Designer student license on your personal computer. The email will also contain a link to Activate AltiumLive. In addition to being able to run the license installer on your personal computer, this will allow you to access the Altium Designer license on CAEN computers. Click this link to start that process.
    Note: It could take 1-2 hours to receive this message. If you do not receive it in that time, make sure to check your Spam folder:

  • You will then be directed to a web page where you will create a password and set up your AltiumLive account:

  • After clicking NEXT, you will be taken to a confirmation page that your account has been created, which will also include a link to download the installer for your personal computer:

  • This also means that your AltiumLive account and password have been set up, allowing you to log in when launching Altium Designer on CAEN computers.

Launching Altium Designer on CAEN Computers

Now that you have an AltiumLive account, you can launch Altium Designer via AppsAnywhere on a CAEN computer, and sign in to access the license. Follow these steps:

  • After launching Altium Designer, you will be presented with a License Management page. Click Sign in, and you will be prompted for the AltiumLive username and password you created in the above steps:

  • Once logged in, you can now select the Altium Designer Professional license, and click Use to launch the application:

  • You should now be licensed to run Altium Designer on the CAEN computer.

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