Moving a License

Transferring a license involves moving it from one Gateway to another. The Transfer process is simple: unactivate the currently licensed Gateway, and activate the other Gateway.

Transferring Licenses

Lets say you have two different copies of Ignition. The first copy is licensed, and has an IP address of 10.20.1.1. The second copy is unlicensed and has an IP address of 10.20.1.2.

The example below will demonstrate how to transfer the license from the 10.20.1.1 Gateway to the 10.20.1.2 Gateway. This guide assumes both Gateways have internet access. In situations where either or both Gateways are secluded from the Internet, offline unactivation and activation may be used instead.

On the Licensed Gateway (10.20.1.1)

  1. Navigate to the Gateway. Open a web browser and type in the address of the licensed Gateway: http://10.20.1.1:8088

  2. Go to the Configure section of the Gateway webpage.

  3. Select System > Licensing.

  4. On the Licensing and Activation page, look for your current license CD-Key, and write down the CD-Key. You will need to enter this CD-Key to activate the new Ignition.

  5. Scroll-down, find the orange arrows, and click on Unactivate License.

  6. A page will appear, asking you to confirm the unactivate request. Click Confirm to remove the activation from this copy of Ignition. This may take a minute depending on your internet connection. Once finished, the Licensing page will reappear, but the license will have been removed.

On the Other Gateway (10.20.1.2)

  1. Navigate to the second Gateway: http://10.20.1.2:8088

  2. Select System > Licensing. On the Licensing and Activation page you can see that under Current License there is No license installed.

  3. Find the orange arrow, and click on Purchase or activate this Ignition Gateway. A new page will appear asking if you would like to Purchase or Activate.

  4. Click on Activate.

  5. Enter your CD-Key that you wrote down previously and click Activate. Again, this may take a minute depending on the speed of your internet connection. Once finished, the Licensing page will appear, and the license will be active.

You have now transferred the CD-Key from one Gateway to another.

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