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Configure Automatic Renewals page
Use the Configure Automatic Renewals page to accomplish the following tasks:
- Enable or disable automatic renewals.
- Specify the number of days between checks for automatic renewal of activations.
The Configure Automatic Renewals page has the following settings:
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Setting |
Description |
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Automatic Renewals Enabled |
When selected, the activation server automatically connects to the Rockwell Automation Activation service and queries for renewed activations to download. Automatic Renewal is enabled by default. |
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Time in days between checks for renewable activations |
When configured to automatically check for renewable activations, by default, the first query occurs 10 minutes after Activation Notifier starts and subsequent queries occur every 24 hours. Minimum: 1 day Maximum: 10 days |
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Apply |
Click Apply for the Automatic Renewal configuration changes to take effect. |
Registry settings
Automatic renewal settings correlate with equivalent registry keys.
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Important: |
Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, back up any valued data on your computer. |
FactoryTalk Activation Registry keys are located in the following registry hives:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk Activation (32- bit)
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk Activation (64-bit)
Setting
Registry Key
TYPE
Values
Automatic Renewals Enabled
AutoRenewalsEnabled
By default, automatic renewals is enabled. To disable automatic renewals, use the FactoryTalk Activation install to pass the /DisableAutoRenew option to the FTA install. See Configure Automatic Renewals, Renew activations, and Activation renewals for more details.
DWORD
Enabled = 1
Disable = 0
Initial check for renewals after feature enabled
(in minutes)CheckRenewalMinutesInit
DWORD
Minimum = 1
Default = 10
Time between checks for renewable activations
(in minutes)CheckRenewalMinutes
DWORD
Minimum = 240
Default = 1440