Mapping an Add-On Using an Activation Code

Using the .NET Toolbox device application, you can map an add-on with an activation code. Use the following steps to map an add-on with an activation code.

To map an add-on using an activation code:

1. From the Producer Portal, select the Manage Hosts menu then click List Identities.
2. Click the Identity Name. This opens the identity’s View Identity page.
3. Under Identity Files, find Download Client Identity and click Binary File. Download behavior varies depending on the web browser you are using.
4. Save the binary client identity file (IdentityClient.bin) to your machine.
5. Open the .NET Toolbox device application from <installdir>\bin\demo\toolbox\DotNetDemo.exe. The Setup tab appears.

6. Click the folder icon next to the Identity File field and browse the location where you saved the client identity .bin file. Double-click the .bin file. The file path is populated in the Storage Path field.
7. Click Set. When the identity data is set, the Host Identification fields are enabled.
8. For Host ID Type, select Custom string.
9. For Host ID, type the Device ID of the device you created in Adding a Device. For this example, use VPN5050‑1. Click Set.
10. Type the device model name in the Host Type field. For this example, use the default device model name, FLX_CLIENT.
11. Type the device alias in the Host Name field. For this example, use VPN 5050 1.
12. Click the Server Requests tab.

13. Select FlexNet Operations On-Demand from the Server Type drop-down menu. The Host, Port and Endpoint fields are updated.
14. Type <your_site_name>uat.flexnetoperations.com into the Host field.
15. Type the activation code for a particular add-on in the Rights IDs field and type the number of units in the Count field.

Note:This example shows 934A-8B48-CF66-7134 for the activation code and 1 for the count. This is an example only. You need to type the unique activation code for the add-on you are mapping.

16. Click Add. The activation code appears in the Rights ID column.
17. Click Send to send the request.