Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Installation Guide - Manual (Page 44)

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With FactoryTalk Activation, there is no need for a physical master disk or any physical
media; instead, activation files are generated and distributed electronically.
FactoryTalk View products use two types of activations:
 Floating concurrent activations are checked out of an activation server located
on the network, and require a continuous network connection.
 Borrowed concurrent activations are time-expiring activations checked out of an
activation server on the network, and do not require a continuous network
connection.
What happens if FactoryTalk View is not activated
If the FactoryTalk View components you have installed cannot be activated, for example,
because the activation server is unavailable or because borrowed activations have expired,
then the software will continue to run for up to seven days on personal computers.
The seven-day grace period allows time to correct the problem with acquiring activations
without disrupting critical applications. If activation is restored within seven days, normal
operations will resume.
If activation is not restored, the grace period will expire. After the grace period expires, if
you restart FactoryTalk View ME and activation remains unavailable, the software will
run in demo mode. Demo mode allows only two hours of use and no more than five
displays, including three default displays.
Borrow activations for development computers
If it is not convenient for a development computer to remain connected to the network
where the activation server resides, you can connect to the activation server temporarily,
borrow a concurrent activation for a limited amount of time, and then disconnect. When
the time-limited activation expires, its associated software is no longer activated, and the
activation automatically becomes available again from the server's activation pool.
Only the FactoryTalk View Studio activation keys can be borrowed. While developing
applications while disconnected from the network, the FactoryTalk View Studio activation
To learn about the types of activation that other Rockwell Automation products can use, see the
FactoryTalk View Activation Manager product documentation or contact your local Rockwell
Automation Sales office.