Symptoms:
- I have just purchased a Pixyz product and I want to activate my license to use it.
- I am looking to activate my license offline to meet my company's security standards.
- Can I activate my license on an offline machine?
- Is it possible to activate Pixyz without an internet connection?
- I am experiencing activation problems and am looking for documentation on the subject to understand the problem.
Resolution:
Pixyz licenses can be activated within the License Management section of your Pixyz account.
It is possible to activate a Pixyz license using the online or offline method.
You still need access to a machine with an internet connection if using the offline method, but this does not have to be the machine on which you have installed Pixyz.
For floating license activation, see the article, 'How do I set up a floating license server (FlexNet) on Windows?', or 'How do I set up a floating license server (FlexNet) on Linux?'.
Online Activation
If your computer is connected to the internet, follow the steps below for online activation:
- In the menu bar, select Pixyz > License Manager for Pixyz Plugin for Unity, or Help > License Manager for Pixyz Studio.
Pixyz Plugin for Unity
Pixyz Studio
- Select the Online tab, enter your Username and Password, and click Connect.
- Select your license from the list and click Install.
- If asked to run an installation executable, click Yes to authorize administrator rights.
Offline Activation
If your computer is not connected to the internet, you can still activate your license offline. Please follow the steps below:
- In the menu bar, click Pixyz > License Manager for Pixyz Plugin for Unity, or Help > License Manager for Pixyz Studio.
Pixyz Plugin for Unity
Pixyz Studio - Select the Offline tab > Generate Activation Code.
- Save the activation code as a .bin file.
- Copy the activation file (.bin) to a computer with an internet connection.
- Log in to your account on the Pixyz website and select License Management.
- Click on the Offline Request button next to the license you want to use and follow the procedure to upload the activation code file you saved in the previous steps.
- Your new valid license is automatically downloaded. If the download does not start, click the Download button next to your new license.
- Save your new
license.binfile and move this back to the computer on which you installed your Pixyz product. - Select Pixyz > License Manager for Pixyz Plugin for Unity, or Help > License Manager for Pixyz Studio.
- In the Offline tab, click Install License and navigate to the saved location of the
license.binfile you downloaded from the website.
- Click Activate.
- If asked to run an installation executable, click Yes to authorize administrator rights.
More Information:
To use floating licenses, a FLexLM license server is required. For more information, see the article, 'How do I set up a floating license server (FlexNet) on Windows?'.