Activate or Upgrade
FactoryTalk® Optix™
 Runtime Entitlement on Offline Computers

To activate an entitlement on an offline computer, use an online computer to retrieve entitlement key information and then install the entitlement on the offline computer. You must also install the Entitlement Manager on both the offline and online computers 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 not connected to the network.
  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. If not already done, use a USB drive to copy the Runtime Tools installation package to the offline target device and run the .exe file.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. On the offline computer, open the Entitlement Manager and select Offline.
    This image shows where to click Offline in the FactoryTalk Optix Entitlement Manager.
  7. Select Export an entitlement Activation Request for this device to a file. Select Next.
    Select Export an entitlement Activation Request.
  8. Enter your entitlement key and select Create.
    This image shows where to create an activation request.
  9. Name the Activation Request (.req) file, and select Save.
    TIP: Save the file in a location that is easy to remember, such as the Desktop. We recommend you use the entitlement key as the file name.
  10. Copy the Activation Request file from the offline computer to the online computer.
  11. On the online computer, open the Entitlement Manager, and select Online.
    This image shows where to click Online in the FactoryTalk Optix Entitlement Manager.
  12. Select Activate an entitlement for a different device. Select Next.
    This image shows where to select activate an entitlement for a different device.
  13. Browse to the Activation Request file (.req) that you copied to the online computer. Select Open, then Activate.
    This image shows how to activate an entitlement for a different device in FactoryTalk Optix Entitlement Manager.
    An Explorer window opens to save the new Activated Entitlement file (.ent).
  14. Accept the file name and select Save, then OK.
    TIP: Save the file in a location that is easy to remember, such as the Desktop.
  15. Copy the new entitlement file back to the offline computer.
  16. On the offline computer, open the Entitlement Manager, and select Offline.
    This image shows where to click Offline in the FactoryTalk Optix Entitlement Manager.
  17. Select Install an already Activated Entitlement file (.ent) into this device. Select Next.
    Install an entitlement that's already activated in a device in FactoryTalk Option Entitlement Manager.
  18. Browse to the Activated Entitlement file (.ent) file that you copied to the online computer, and select Open.
  19. Select Import.
    This image shows how to import an already activated entitlement file in FactoryTalk Optix Manager.
    The Entitlement Manager shows the installed entitlement. The offline computer now recognizes the
    FactoryTalk® Optix™
     Runtime entitlement.
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