Manage
FactoryTalk® Optix™
Runtime Entitlement on Online Computers

To activate or upgrade an entitlement on an online computer, you must install the Entitlement Manager on the computer as part of the Runtime Tools installation.
The Runtime Tools download is available at the
FactoryTalk® Optix™
landing page on the
FactoryTalk® Hub™
(sign in required).
Complete the following steps when using a personal computer or
ASEM™
6300 industrial computer running
Windows®
 that is connected to the network.
  1. Purchase the entitlement or entitlement 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™
    , 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 computer, open the Entitlement Manager tool.
  6. Select Online.
    This image shows where to select Online in the FactoryTalk Optix Entitlement Manager.
  7. Select Activate for this device using Entitlement. Select Next.
    Select Activate for this device using Entitlement Key and select Next in the FactoryTalk Optix Entitlement Manager.
  8. Enter your entitlement key, and select Activate.
    This image shows where to enter the Entitlement Key and select Activate in FactoryTalk Optix.
  9. Select OK.
TIP: To rehost an installed entitlement:
  1. In the Entitlement Manager, select the entitlement from the Installed Entitlements list.
  2. Under Rehost an already activated Entitlement, select either Online or Offline, depending on the entitlement.
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