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Rockwell Automation Publication 1789-UM002K-EN-P - January 2015
Chapter 1
SoftLogix 5800 System
FactoryTalk Activation
Manager
There are two types of FactoryTalk® activations to activate the SoftLogix 5800
controller license—node-locked and concurrent.
Node-locked Activation
Node-locked activation can be used only on the computer where
the activation is
locked (that is, on the personal computer for which the license was purchased).
The activation is always locked to a specific piece of hardware, for example, an
Ethernet card, a hard disk, or a USB dongle.
Concurrent Activation
Concurrent activation is used in a server-client environment. This type of
activation lets multiple computers across a network use Rockwell Automation
software products concurrently. A concurrent activation can ‘float’ to, or be
borrowed temporarily from, an activation server for a specific period of time
before expiring and returning automatically to the pool of available activations on
the server. Concurrent activations can be borrowed only if your Rockwell
Software® product supports borrowed activations.
If you want to check out a concurrent activation from an activation server, you do
not need to use the Rockwell Software Activation website. You can use the
FactoryTalk Activation Manager to configure your client computer to recognize
the activation server computer where concurrent activations are stored.
Run the FactoryTalk Activation Manager
When you install the Studio 5000 environment, FactoryTalk Activation Manager
is automatically installed on the computer where the activation needs to reside.
The FactoryTalk Activation Manager software manages activations for the
Rockwell Software products installed on the computer. The FactoryTalk
Activation Manager opens automatically when you install a new Rockwell
Software product.
You can also run the Activation Manaager from the Windows Start menu by
choosing Start>Programs>Rockwell Software>FactoryTalk
Activation>FactoryTalk Activation Manager.
For more information about the FactoryTalk Activation Manager, refer to the
online help in the software.
