Configure Automatic Renewals page

Use the
Configure Automatic Renewals
 page to accomplish the following tasks:
  • Enable or disable automatic renewals.
  • Specify the number of days between checks for automatic renewal of activations.
The
Configure Automatic Renewals
 page has the following settings:
Setting
Description
Automatic Renewals Enabled
When selected, the activation server automatically connects to the
Rockwell Automation
 Activation service and queries for renewed activations to download.
Automatic Renewal is enabled by default.
Time in days between checks for renewable activations
When configured to check for renewable activations automatically, by default, the first query occurs 10 minutes after Activation Notifier starts and subsequent queries occur every 24 hours.
Minimum: 1 day
Maximum: 10 days
Apply
Click
Apply
 for the Automatic Renewal configuration changes to take effect.
Registry settings
Automatic renewal settings correlate with equivalent registry keys.
Important:
Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before modifying the registry, back up any valued data on your computer.
FactoryTalk Activation
 Registry keys are in the following registry hives:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk Activation (32-bit)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk Activation (64-bit)
    Setting
    Registry Key
    TYPE
    Values
    Automatic Renewals Enabled
    AutoRenewalsEnabled
    By default, automatic renewal is enabled. To disable automatic renewals, use the
    FactoryTalk Activation
     install to pass the /DisableAutoRenew option to the FTA install. See
    Configure Automatic Renewals
    ,
    Renew activations
    , and
    Activation renewals
     for more details.
    Dword
    Enabled = 1
    Disable = 0
    Initial check for renewals after feature enabled
    (in minutes)
    CheckRenewalMinutesInit
    Dword
    Minimum = 1
    Default = 10
    Time between checks for renewable activations
    (in minutes)
    CheckRenewalMinutes
    Dword
    Minimum = 240
    Default = 1440
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