Activation and Licensing - Standalone Version
Activating
FactoryTalk Edge Gateway
Standalone is a multi-step process that first requires the installation of FactoryTalk® Activation Manager
. FactoryTalk Activation Manager
provides a secure system for activating
Rockwell Automation®
software and managing activation files. FactoryTalk Activation Manager
is included in the FactoryTalk Edge Gateway
installer. Install FactoryTalk Activation Manager
and FactoryTalk Edge Gateway
separately.FactoryTalk Edge Gateway
Standalone requires full activation. Without full activation, FactoryTalk Edge Gateway
Standalone operates for only a seven-day grace period. After expiration of the seven-day grace period, full activation is required to continue using FactoryTalk Edge Gateway
Standalone. The tag licensing options are:
- 100 tags
- 500 tags
- 2500 tags
- 10,000 tags
In
FactoryTalk Activation Manager
, select a tag license option to determine how many tags the application can use. Tag licensing is not additive; that is, it is not possible to combine any of the four tag licensing options.
TIP:
Add-On applications require a 10,000-tag license. Applications are not deployed if there are insufficient tags remaining.
In the
FactoryTalk Edge Gateway
, under Settings
, the default preferred tag activation setting is Automatic selection
. This default setting makes sure that the highest available activation is automatically used. Change the setting by selecting a tag licensing option. Licensing details, such as the number of used tags and the license status (expiry date), are displayed in the
Overview
page, under Applications
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