What is Hosted HyperWorks Units?

1. To utilize the HHWU system, you must first possess a valid user account on the Altair Connect Portal, and your account (or your company’s account) must have procured and activated Hosted Units. Please consult your administrator if necessary.
2. Upon acquiring a valid Altair Connect account, you should be able to locate the HHWU or Hosted Units menu on the left-hand side. This section encompasses both administrative functions (if you are designated as one of your company’s administrators) and user functions. This segment will focus on typical user functions. The primary functions include authorizing a machine to utilize HHWU and checking current usage.
3. To employ the HHWU system and utilize your purchased units, each machine you intend to use must be authorized before launching any client applications. This process entails two steps. Firstly, you acquire an authorization code from the Altair Connect portal and then input it into almutil on the client machine. You have the option to authorize multiple machines to your account using this code or obtaining new codes. This authorization pertains to your specific username on the designated host you authorize. Your computer login username is not directly linked to the HHWU account; rather, the association is established through the authorization tokens. Consequently, if you are logged in on machine A as user1 and machine B as user2, you can still utilize the same Altair Connect account on both machines.
4. Depending on the installed products, you will find almutil and almutil_gui located in different directories.

• For Linux, the command line utility almutil resides in the security directory (typically <installdir>/security/<PLATFORM>/almutil), and the GUI utility almutil_gui is in the same directory under GUI (<installdir>/security/<PLATFORM>/gui/almutil_gui). You will need to open a command terminal to execute this command.
• For Windows, you can access Altair LicenseUtility via a Start Menu entry under Tools, and the command line utility is situated in the security directory within the installation (typically <installdir>/security/win64/almutil.exe).

1. To authorize a machine, retrieve your authorization code by logging in to Altair Connect, navigate to H-HWU User, and select Generate New Token.

1. Afterward, you can either select the code and ‘copy’ it using your browser or leave the window open to view the code.

1. This temporary authorization code remains valid for 15 minutes, as indicated by the timer displayed in the browser. If it expires, simply generate a new one. Once done, your machine and user account will be authorized to access the HHWU system.
2. To proceed, you’ll need to input the authorization code either into the command prompt or the GUI text box, depending on your preference.

• For the command line utility, navigate to the directory containing almutil and execute the following command, replacing “YOURCODE” with the obtained code:

./almutil -hhwuauth -code YOURCODE

• If you’re using the GUI tool, navigate to the Hosted HWU tab, paste the code into the “Authorization Token” text box, and click on “Authorize”.