Online Activation

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To start, open the License Utility on the host machine.

Right-click on the KEPServerEX icon located in the System Tray and then select License Utility.

Or
- All Programs / Kepware / KEPServerEX 6 / License / License Utility

Or
- If the Start Menu and Taskbar options are not available
  - "C:\Program Files (x86)\Kepware\KEPServerEX 6\activationclient.exe"

2. Caution: Access to the License Utility may be password protected if the option was chosen during the install process.

Caution: More than one license for the same product or driver cannot be activated on the same machine. Additional or different product licenses may be activated successfully, but a the original activation must be transferred off the server before a new license for an existing product is activated.

3. Verify the “Perform Licensing Operations Online When Possible” option is selected, and then select Activate

4. Locate Activation ID(s) within purchase fulfillment email (Example shown below).

5. Copy and Paste the Activation Activation ID(s) into the License Utility.

Note: To activate multiple licenses at once, enter one Activation ID per line. A maximum of 100 activations can be performed in a single transaction.

Then, enter the user name and password for the My Kepware account being used to deploy the license.

6. Click Next to activate. The License Utility will communicate with the license server to perform the license activation.

7. Click Close to exit or Next to access the View Licenses page.

8. Click Close to exit the License Utility