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Get an activation for a dongle

Get activations for only one dongle at a time.

Before you begin

For each product to activate, gather this information:

Internet access
Product serial number
Product key
The earliest version of the product to activate (when multiple versions of a software product are being installed)

Plug the dongle into the computer.
On the FactoryTalk Activation Manager Home page, click Get New Activations.
Enter the serial number and product key for each product to activate, and then click Validate Activation. A table lists the products entered. A red exclamation point icon indicates the product has an error. To see details, hover over the icon.
(optional) For each product in the Validate Activation table, the Product Version column displays the earliest version of the product available. Use this default value or select a different version.
(optional) To download more than one copy of the product's activation, on the Validate Activation table in the # to Download cell, enter the number of copies.
Verify that the Binding cell contains the ID of the dongle. The Destination column displays the default location for the activation file, based on the selected binding.
(optional) To change the destination, click in the Destination cell and select a destination from the list.
Click Download Activation.
After the activations have downloaded, click Print to save a copy of the activation information.