If you do not have internet access from the machine running Houdini, you will need to use a second machine with internet access to acquire your licenses.

1. From the license server machine, run the License Administrator (hkey)
2. Click on the Server Information tab and record the server name and server code
3. From the machine with internet access, log into : https://www.sidefx.com/services/licenses/ using your SideFX website login.
4. You will see a full license history for your account
5. Click on "Redeem License Entitlements" at the bottom of the page and enter quantities beside the licenses to redeem
6. Select an existing server from the list of server names and server codes, or add a new server by entering the server name and server code. Make sure that you choose the correct Server to redeem the licenses to!
7. Click on Redeem Entitlement
8. You should now have the keystrings at the top of the web browser page. Save the license keystrings to a .hlic file and copy it the license server machine.
9. From the license server machine, open the License Administrator (hkey)
10. Select File -> Import Licenses, select the .hlic file, and click Install.