Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY)

A.) To verify if the submitted WAN IP is whitelisted, follow these steps:

• Open your system browser and enter this IP address: 14.139.1.126 in the URL bar, or alternatively, click on the provided link http://14.139.1.126/
• If the IP is successfully whitelisted, a confirmation message will appear, displaying "Congratulations!!! Your IP has been whitelisted for accessing ChipIN EDA tool Academic license".
• Please find the screenshot for reference.

• In case the IP is not whitelisted, create a ticket in ChipIN ticketing portal, click on the link provided below,
• https://chipin.cdacb.in/

• This process ensures accurate verification of the submitted IP address against the whitelist.

A.) To check internet connectivity, follow these steps:

• Open the command terminal on your system.
• In the terminal, type the command ping 14.139.1.126 and press Enter.
• This will initiate a ping request to the specified address. If the connection is successful, you will receive a series of replies indicating the network is reachable.

• If you encounter timeouts or error messages, this may indicate a connectivity issue.

A.)

• To verify connectivity to the licensing server, follow these steps:
• Open the command terminal on your system.
• Use the following commands to check the connectivity to the specific licensing server and its respective ports:
  • nc -vz 14.139.1.126 27009
  • nc -vz 14.139.1.126 57551

• If the connection is successful, you will receive a message indicating the port is connected to the licensing server. If not, you may see an error message indicating connection timeout.
• Check with your network administrator for port opening if connection timeout issue occurs.

A.) These are the steps provided below.

• Check the Hostname:
  • Type hostname in the command terminal to display the current system hostname.
• Verify Hosts File:
  • Type gedit /etc/hosts in the command terminal.
  • Check that the whitelisted hostname is present after localdomain4 in the file.
• Verify System Hostname using nmtui:
  • Type nmtui in the command terminal.
  • Navigate to Set System Hostname and press Enter.

Ensure that the hostname is consistent across all entries and verify that the submitted Host-ID is correctly listed.

• ADS for RFMW applications
• ADS for HSD applications
• SystemVue Software
• Cliosoft for Virtuoso users
• Cliosoft for Custom compiler users

A.) While installing the tool in the last step put 27009@14.139.1.126 in the Network license server name and verify that the Hostname used to access the tool matches with any of the already submitted Hostname.

A.) Make sure that all the checks from the checklist are passed.

• Accessing hostname is whitelisted from ChipIN side.
• Institute should mention proper Network license server name.

A.) Yes, however hostname/hostID nomenclature is different from the linux.

The hints for the nomenclature are as follows:

• Hint1: Max 15 characters are allowed.
• Hint2: Make sure that the institute name (short form/name) is specified within those 15 characters. Don't use '.' In the hostID instead you can use '-'.

For Example: user1-cdacb