Rockwell Automation Activate Rockwell Software Products User Manual
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7.
From the Enter Activation Information page, type the serial number and
product key for the Rockwell Automation software product you want to activate.
8.
Select the host ID of the plug-and-play dongle.
9.
Click Add and repeat steps 6 and 7 for each software product to be activated.
10. Click Validate Activation, and wait until the FactoryTalk Activation web site
validates the activations.
11. From the Validate Activation page, type the number of activations to be
downloaded in the # to Download column. For node-locked activations, you
cannot edit the number.
12. Click Download Activation. Factory Talk Manager downloads the activation
file(s) to the location indicated.
13. Print a copy of your license information, and save it in a secure place.
14. After you download the activation files to the plug-and-play dongle, connect the
dongle to the computer that has FactoryTalk Activation Manager (v. 3.40.00)
installed to activate Rockwell Automation software products.
Get new activations for a computer without internet access
Follow these instructions to get new activations for a Rockwell Automation software
product or group of software products installed on a computer without internet access.
Activating software on computers without internet access involves the following tasks:
• Creating or updating a host ID file on the computer without internet access
• Getting activations for another computer (without internet access)
• Moving the activation license files to the computer without internet access
If you do not have Internet access at your site, see “For additional help”.
Create or update a host ID file
Follow these instructions for each computer that does not have internet access, but
does have software that needs to be activated.
1.
Install and launch FactoryTalk Activation Manager.
2.
On the Home screen, click Get New Activations.
3.
Select I have Internet access from another computer at this site, and then click
Choose Phase.
4.
From the Choose Phase page, select I need to start the activation process by
creating a host ID file.
5.
Click Specify Host ID File.
When you use the plug-and-play dongle to activate software, it may take up to
three minutes for full activation depending on when you connect the dongle and
when you launch the software. For best results, connect the dongle before you
launch the software to be activated.
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