Add/Upgrade a Node-locked License to an Edge Device
From the Edge Device Detail's License tab, you can add a Node-locked license to an edge device or upgrade an existing Node-locked License.
To access the Edge Device Detail license tab:
- Log in to Manufacturing Connect. The Status Overview pane by default appears.
- From the Navigation panel, select Edge Management. Edge Management pane appears, by default the Edge Devices tab displays.
- Click an edge device Id / Name link in the Edge Devices pane. The selected Edge Device Details page open with the Info tab.
- From the Edge Device Details page, select the License tab.
A license can only be added if there is no existing Node-locked license.
To prepare to add a license:
- From the Edge Device Details' License tab, scroll down, and select Add License.
The License user interface expands with the Add a New License section. By default, the Online License Activation tab appears.
A license must exist before it can be upgraded.
To prepare to upgrade a license:
- From the Edge Device Details' License tab, scroll down, and for the license to be upgraded, click Upgrade License.
The License user interface expands with the Upgrade License section. By default, the Upgrade License Online tab appears.
The process for adding a new license and upgrading an existing license are identical. The only difference is that for upgrading an existing license, the new post-upgrade license will replace the old pre-upgrade license.
To add/upgrade a license online:
- From the Online License Activation/Upgrade License Online tab, in the Activation key field, enter the 16-digit Activation key you've received from your account executive.
- Click Submit.
- If successful, the new license will be added to the Edge Device Details License tab user interface.
The process for adding a new license and upgrading an existing license are identical. The only difference is that for upgrading an existing license, the new post-upgrade license will replace the old pre-upgrade license.
To add/upgrade a license offline:
- From the Offline License Activation/Upgrade License Offline tab, in the Activation key field, enter the 16-digit Activation key you've received from your account executive. The Activation key must be a valid key for later steps of this process to operate successfully.
- Click Generate Request. Under Offline Activation Request, an offline activation request string will be generated.
- To the right of the offline activation request string, click Copy to clipboard. This will copy the offline activation request string.
- Below the offline activation request string, click License Portal or Open License Portal. This will open a new browser tab titled Licensing Portal.
- From the Licensing Portal, in the Activation Request field, enter the copied offline activation request string from Step 3.
- To the bottom-left of the Activation Request field, click on the I'm not a robot Checkbox.
- Click Make License. If the received Activation Key from step 1 is a valid key, the Activation Result text will display.
- To the right of the Activation Result text field, click Copy content to clipboard to copy the Activation Result string. Once copied, click Close.
- Return to the Offline License Activation/Upgrade License Online tab. In the Offline Activation Key field, paste the Activation Result string.
- Click Submit.
- If successful, the new license will be added to the Edge Device Details License tab user interface.