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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