Activate FactoryTalk Optix Runtime on online devices

Activate a Runtime entitlement through License Manager on a Runtime online device.
  1. Open License Manager using either the Windows Start menu or the icon on your desktop.
  2. Select
    Online
     to activate a new entitlement on the Runtime device.
  3. Select
    Activate an entitlement for this device
     and
    Next
    .
    Your entitlement key is a 25-character key created by FactoryTalk Optix used to allocate an entitlement to an organization.
  4. Access the FactoryTalk Optix landing page.
  5. Authenticate as required.
  6. Select
    Entitlements
     to view and copy the entitlement key.
  7. Enter the Entitlement Key and select
    Activate
    .
  8. When the entitlement activates successfully, select
    OK
    .
  9. Select
    Entitlements
     again, and then
    Organization entitlements
     to display the allocated entitlement.
NOTE: When you deploy FactoryTalk Optix Applications to the Runtime device, all required Runtime files automatically deploy with the application.
The
Organization entitlements
 page shows the following information about entitlements:
  • Entitlement key
  • User
  • Contract Number
  • Catalog Number
  • Entitlement
  • Purchase Date
  • Expiration Date
  • Activation Date
NOTE:
The
Purchase Date
 corresponds to the
Effective Date
 column of the
Entitlements
section in the FactoryTalk Hub. This is the date when the entitlement is available in FactoryTalk Hub and can be allocated to an organization.
The
Activation Date
 is the date when a user activated the entitlement.
The
Expiration Date
 occurs after the time that elapses between the
Activation Date
 and the entitlement duration.
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