Altera Stratix - Additionally, the remote configuration mode requires you to either instantiate

Altera Corporation 12–13
September 2004 Stratix Device Handbook, Volume 2
Remote System Configuration with Stratix & Stratix GX Devices
Figure 12–9. Device & Pin Options Dialog Box
Additionally, the remote configuration mode requires you to either
instantiate the altremote_update megafunction or the WYSIWYG
(what-you-see-is-what-you-get) atom into your design. Without this
atom or megafunction, you are not be able to access the dedicated remote
configuration circuitry or registers within the Stratix or Stratix GX device.
See Figure 12–10 for a symbol of the altremote_update megafunction.
The local configuration mode, however, can be enabled with only the
device Configuration Options compiler setting.