Rehost an activation from a computer without an Internet connection

Rehosting an activation removes the activation from the current host device and returns it to the pool of activations on the activation server. If the computer using the activation does not have an Internet connection, transfer the activation data file to a removable storage device and take it to a computer with Internet access to perform the rehosting process.
On a computer without an Internet connection, you cannot select a quantity of activations less than the total number of activations. All activations are removed from the local computer.
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Both the computer connected to the Internet and the computer disconnected from the Internet must run the same version of
FactoryTalk Activation Manager
.
To rehost an activation from a computer without an Internet connection
  1. On the computer without an Internet connection, attach the storage device and start
    FactoryTalk Activation Manager
    . Select the activations to rehost using the following steps:
  1. Click
    Manage Activations
    >
    Rehost Activations
    .
  2. On the
    Choose Phase
     page, select
    I need to select the activations I want to bind to a different computer or dongle
     and click
    Select Data File
    .
  3. On the
    Select Data File
     page, create the data file to use for rehosting. Use the default file name (
    FTAManagerData.xml
    ) and location. Or, specify a different file name and location in the
    File location
     box by clicking
    Browse
     ellipsis to navigate to and select the file. Or, type the name and path of the file directly in the space provided.
  4. Click
    Select Activations
    . In the activations table, select the
    Product
     checkbox for each activation to rehost.
  5. Click
    Next Steps
    . A confirmation window lists the selected activations. Click
    Continue
     to proceed, or click
    Cancel
     to end the procedure without removing the activations.
  6. On the
    Next Steps
     page, click
    Go to Data File Location
     to open the file folder in Windows Explorer. Copy the data file to a removable storage device.
  1. Go to a computer with an Internet connection. Transfer the activations to the pool of activations using the following steps:
  1. Click
    Manage Activations
     >
    Rehost Activations
    .
  2. Click
    Import From Data File
    . By default the data file copied to the removable storage device is selected. Click
    Open
    . Select the checkbox next to the activations to rehost.
  3. Click
    Continue Rehosting
    . The
    Confirm Activation Removal
     dialog box opens. Click
    Continue
    or click
    Cancel
    to return to the
    Select Activations
     page. The
    Contacting Rockwell Automation Activation Service
     progress bar appears while the activations are being processed. The data file is updated to indicate that the activations have been rehosted.
  1. Return to the computer without an Internet connection, attach the removable storage device, start
    FactoryTalk Activation Manager
     and perform the following steps to finish the rehosting process:
  1. Click
    Manage Activations
     >
    Rehost Activations
    .
  2. On the
    Choose Phase
     page, select
    I need to remove rehosted activations from this machine
    and click
    Select Data File
    .
  3. Select the name and location of the data file on the removable storage device and then click
    Next Steps
    . The confirmation dialog opens. Click
    Continue
    to complete the removal of the activation.
  1. Go to a computer with an Internet connection. Transfer the activations to the pool of activations using the following steps:
  1. Click
    Manage Activations
     >
    Rehost Activations
    .
  2. Click
    Import From Data File
    . The removable storage device is selected. Click
    Open
    . Select the checkbox next to the activations to rehost.
  3. Click
    Continue Rehosting
    . The
    Contacting Rockwell Automation Activation Service
     progress appears during the process.
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