How to activate your software – Rockwell Automation Energy Management Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start User Manual
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FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix Software Installation Chapter 4
How to Activate Your Software
To activate FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software, perform the following steps.
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Install the FactoryTalk Manager software available from the Optional Steps screen of the Install program.
2.
Once FactoryTalk Manager is installed, click Start > Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Activation >
FactoryTalk Manager to launch the FactoryTalk Manager.
3.
Click Get Activations.
4.
Follow the instructions to select an activation method, enter activation information, validate the activation and
download the activation to your computer.
5.
Refer to the Activation Manager Help topics for additional information.
FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software does not provide a grace period. The software will not permit users to log in if a valid
activation is not available.
A Host ID is an internal code that uniquely identifies a hardware device. FactoryTalk Activation uses the Host ID to ‘lock’
each software activation file to a specific hardware device.
To prevent activations from failing unexpectedly at runtime, do not lock activations to virtual network adapters, such as
those used for virtual private networks (VPN) or virtual machines. Instead, lock activations to the Host IDs of fixed devices
such as hardware network adapters or hard disk serial numbers. If you need help determining which network adapters are
virtual adapters, contact your Information Technology department.
For help at any point, click the Help link on FactoryTalk Manager software, or click the Help link on the Rockwell Software
Activation website:
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For Rockwell Automation Technical Support in the U.S., call 1 (440) 646-3434. Outside the U.S., se