Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide - Manual (Page 69)

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Activating FactoryTalk View software
For continuous use of FactoryTalk View SE and other Rockwell Software products,
computers running the software must have access to activation files.
To manage and provide activations for FactoryTalk View SE software components, use
the FactoryTalk Activation Manager installed with FactoryTalk View.
About FactoryTalk Activation Manager
FactoryTalk Activation Manager provides a secure, software-based system for activating
Rockwell Software products and managing software activation files.
With FactoryTalk Activation Manager, there is no need for a physical master disk or any
physical media; instead, activation files are generated and distributed electronically.
FactoryTalk View SE products use two types of activations:
 Floating concurrent activations are checked out of an activation server located on
the network, and require a continuous network connection.
 Borrowed concurrent activations are time-expiring activations checked out of an
activation server on the network, and do not require a continuous network
connection.
For standard installations of the product software, FactoryTalk View SE supports only the
use of both types of
shared concurrent activations. Node-locked activations are not
supported.
Activating software on Windows Vista
You can use Windows Vista only to run the FactoryTalk View SE Client, develop stand-
alone or distributed applications on a single computer, or to run FactoryTalk View Studio
and connect to remote HMI servers.
You cannot use Windows Vista to host HMI servers that other clients connect to. To host
HMI servers, use another supported operating system instead.
When choosing activation keys for Windows Vista, bear in mind that although you can
install activation keys for Network applications, you cannot use them on Windows Vista.
For details about specific activation keys, see “Activation keys for FactoryTalk View
software components” on page 57.
To learn about the types of activation that other Rockwell Automation products can use, see the
product documentation or contact your local Rockwell Automation Sales office.
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