Q100259: How to use an Activation Key to install your license

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SUMMARY

This article explains how to use an Activation Key to get and install your license.

Activation Keys can be issued for login-based licenses for Modo, Mari and Nuke, or for RLM nodelocked or floating licenses for all products (including collective bundles).  The steps to install your license from an activation key are different for login-based, nodelocked and floating licenses.

 

Activation Keys for LOGIN-BASED licenses

 

Steps:

If you receive an Activation Key for a login-based license then please do the following:

  1. Go to the 'Activate a product' page on our website and enter your Activation Key. The entitlement will then be added to your website account in the Login Licenses page. The product will in appear in your Login Licenses.
  2. If you've not already done so, download the product from the website Product Downloads page and install it on your machine.
  3. Activate the product on your machine by following the relevant instructions from the Login based Licensing section of the Support Portal

Activation Keys for NODELOCKED licenses


Using the website

You can activate and install your license via our website using the following steps:

  1. Go to the 'Activate a product' page on our website and enter your Activation Key
  2. Enter the System ID of the machine you wish to use the product on (see Q100002: What is the System ID and how do I find it? for help on finding the SystemID) and the website will then generate your license
  3. Install the license by following these instructions Q100026: How to install a nodelocked license

Activation Key for FLOATING licenses

Steps:


If you receive an Activation Key for a floating or collective license then we recommend using the website to create your license file.  Please do the following:
  1. Go to the 'Activate a product' page on our website and enter your Activation Key
  2. Enter the System ID of your license server machine (See Q100002: What is the System ID and how do I find it? for help on finding the SystemID) and the website will then generate your license
  3. Install the license and server tools by following the instructions in Q100027: How to install a floating/server license


NOTE: You can use an Activation Key for a floating license directly from the product licensing dialog to install the floating license. However, this will install the license on that machine (which may not be your license server) and you will also need to install the Foundry Licensing Tools to make the license work. Please also be aware that this will not work with collective licenses.

 

FURTHER HELP

If you are still experiencing difficulties please create a support ticket to let us know the exact issue encountered and the troubleshooting steps that have been taken.
For more information on how to open a support request, please refer to this article: Q100064: How to raise a support ticket
Please include the Activation Key you are trying to use, a screenshot of the error you get and a diagnostic output file from the Foundry License Utility (FLU).  Please see the following articles for more information:

 

 

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