1. Open the License Utility, Select Manage Software Licenses from the drop down list, and then click Next. Note: The license utility can be opened from the start menu or by right clicking on the green and black EX icon in the system tray and selecting License Utility. The default start menu path is Start|Programs|Kepware|KEPServerEX 5|License|License Utility. 2. Select Activate a product, and then click Next. 3. Enter the Activation ID assigned by Kepware with the purchased product in the Create Activation Request File section, and then click the Save to File button. Important: An internet connection is required to activate a license. If the computer that the activated license will run on does not have internet access, you must copy the activation request file to a computer that does in order to login to the web-based license portal and generate the activation response file. Both the activation request file and the activation response file must be processed via the License Utility on the Host Machine. 4. The License Utility will display a file Save As dialog, allowing you to save the generated activation request file. Save the activation request file, making note of its location as it will be sent to the Kepware's licensing portal in the next step. Note: The default filename for the activation request file is activation_request.txt. You may rename this to anything you like. Renaming can make it easier to manage your license activations, especially if you are activating more then one product at one time. 5. Under License Management Tools in the My Kepware portal, click on the Product Registration and Activation link. Fill in the required fields on the activation form. Next, browse to the activation request file saved in Step 4 and click the Generate Activation Response File button. Upon succesfully processing the activation request file a download link will be displayed at the top of the page. Click on this link to download the activation response file. Save the activation response file, making note of its location. Note: The default filename for the activation response file is activation_response.txt. You may rename this to anything you like. Renaming can make it easier to manage your license activations, especially if you are activating more then one product at one time. 6. Next, return to the License Utility and click the Import File button located on the Manage Software License Activation page. Browse to the Activation Response File you received from the online license management tool, and then click the Open button. 7. Upon successful activation, the View Licenses page will be displayed in the License Utility showing the licensing information for the products activated.