Rehost an activation from a computer without an Internet connection

Rehosting an activation removes the activation from the current host device and returns it to the pool of activations on the activation server. If the computer using the activation does not have an Internet connection, transfer the activation data file to a removable storage device and take it to a computer with Internet access to perform the rehosting process.

On a computer without an Internet connection, you cannot select a quantity of activations less than the total number of activations. All activations are removed from the local computer.

To rehost an activation from a computer without an Internet connection:

1. On the computer without an Internet connection, attach the storage device and start FactoryTalk Activation Manager. Select the activations to rehost using the following steps:
   1. Click Manage Activations > Rehost Activations.
   2. On the Choose Phase page, select I need to select the activations I want to bind to a different computer or dongle and click Select Data File.
   3. On the Select Data File page, create the data file to use for rehosting. Use the default file name (FTAManagerData.xml) and location. Or, specify a different file name and location in the File location box by clicking Browse to navigate to and select the file. Or, type the name and path of the file directly in the space provided.
   4. Click Select Activations. In the activations table, select the Product check box for each activation to rehost.
   5. Click Next Steps. A confirmation window lists the selected activations. Click Continue to proceed, or click Cancel to end the procedure without removing the activations.
   6. On the Next Steps page, click Go to Data File Location to open the file folder in Windows Explorer. Copy the data file to a removable storage device.
2. Go to a computer with an Internet connection. Transfer the activations to the pool of activations using the following steps:
   1. Click Manage Activations > Rehost Activations.
   2. Click Import From Data File. By default the data file copied to the removable storage device is selected. Click Open. Select the check box next to the activations to rehost.
   3. Click Continue Rehosting. The Confirm Activation Removal dialog box opens. Click Continue or click Cancel to return to the Select Activations page. The Contacting Rockwell Automation Activation Service progress bar is displayed while the activations are being processed. The data file is updated to indicate that the activations have been rehosted.
3. Return to the computer without an Internet connection, attach the removable storage device, start FactoryTalk Activation Manager and perform the following steps to finish the rehosting process:
   1. Click Manage Activations > Rehost Activations.
   2. On the Choose Phase page, select I need to remove rehosted activations from this machine and click Select Data File.
   3. Select the name and location of the data file on the removable storage device and then click Next Steps. The confirmation dialog opens. Click Continue to complete the removal of the activation.
4. Go to a computer with an Internet connection. Transfer the activations to the pool of activations using the following steps:
   1. Click Manage Activations > Rehost Activations.
   2. Click Import From Data File. The removable storage device is selected. Click Open. Select the check box next to the activations to rehost.
   3. Click Continue Rehosting. The Contacting Rockwell Automation Activation Service progress bar is displayed during the process.

See also

Rehost an activation when Internet access is not available

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