Get an activation for a dongle
Get activations for only one dongle at a time.
Before you begin
For each product to activate, gather this information:
- Internet access
- Product serial number
- Product key
- The earliest version of the product to activate (when multiple versions of a software product are being installed)
To get activations for a dongle
- Plug the dongle into the computer.
- On theFactoryTalk Activation ManagerHomepage, clickGet New Activations.
- Enter the serial number and product key for each product to activate, and then clickValidate Activation. A table lists the products entered. A red exclamation point icon indicates that the product has an error. To see details, hover over the icon.
- (optional) For each product in theValidate Activationtable, theProduct Versioncolumn displays the earliest version of the product available. Use this default value or select a different version.
- (optional) To download more than one copy of the product's activation, on theValidate Activationtable in the# to Downloadcell, enter the number of copies.
- Verify that theBindingcell contains the ID of the dongle. TheDestinationcolumn displays the default location for the activation file, based on the selected binding.
- (optional) To change the destination, click in theDestinationcell and select a destination from the list.
- ClickDownload Activation.After the activations have downloaded, clickPrintto save a copy of the activation information.
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