Activate or Upgrade
FactoryTalk® Optix™
 Runtime Entitlement on Online Target Devices with Optix Embedded

To activate or upgrade an entitlement on an online device, use an online computer to retrieve entitlement key information, then install the entitlement on the device. The computer and device must both be online and connected to the same network as the
FactoryTalk® Hub™
. You must also have access to the System Manager of the target device.
Complete the following steps when using Target Devices on which a starting license is included, such as
OptixPanel™
,
OptixEdge™
, or EECM.
IMPORTANT: The steps are the same regardless of the target device. For example purposes, the following steps show the
OptixPanel™
.
  1. Purchase the entitlement or upgrade and allocate it to your organization as described in Allocate a FactoryTalk Optix Studio Pro entitlement to your organization.
  2. Sign in to the
    FactoryTalk® Hub™
    , select the appropriate organization, and click the
    FactoryTalk® Optix™
     tile.
    Select the FactoryTalk Hub to access the FactoryTalk Optix webpage.
  3. Navigate to Entitlements > Organization entitlements and confirm that the entitlement has been allocated to the Organization.
    Confirm on the FactoryTalk Optix home page that an entitlement is allocated to an organization.
  4. Copy the 25-character entitlement key. The entitlement key is required to activate or upgrade the entitlement.
    This image shows where to copy the Entitlement Key on the FactoryTalk Optix webpage.
  5. On the runtime target device like
    OptixPanel™
    ,
    OptixEdge™
    , or Embedded Edge Compute, access the System Manager.
    To access the System Manager, enter the runtime target device IP address in the web browser.
  6. On the Welcome dialog box, enter the username and password, and select Continue.
    IMPORTANT: The username and password are admin by default. The first time that you sign in to the System Manager, use admin. You are then prompted to create a unique password and a device reset. Use the unique password when you sign in to the System Manager in the future.
    OptixPanel Standard's sign in dialog box.
  7. When the System Manager appears, click FT Optix on the left side of the screen.
    Initial screen on the FactoryTalk OptixPanel Device Manager.
  8. Scroll to the Entitlement section, and select Online.
    This image shows where to click Online on the FactoryTalk OptixPanel Device Manager.
  9. Enter the entitlement key, and click Activate.
    This image shows where to enter the Entitlement Key in FactoryTalk OptixPanel Device Manager.
  10. Select Close. The
    OptixPanel™
     recognizes the entitlement, and applications that require the entitlement can now run.
    This image shows that the activation was successful in the FactoryTalk OptixPanel Device Manager.
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