# Activating a license

1. Connect an external data storage device to the USB port of the device.

2. From the Home page, tap Configuration > Maintenance > License.

3. On the upper-right corner of the License page, tap Add. The following is displayed:

4. In the Step 1 box (Generate capability request), type the Activation Code. Then, tap Generate.

   Generate gets active only after typing the Activation Code in the Step 1 box.

   After tapping Generate, a capability request file is automatically stored in the external data storage device connected to the device.

5. The capability request file is correctly generated in the external data storage device connected to the device. Tap OK.

6. Disconnect the external data storage device from the USB port of the device.

7. Upload the capability request file on the license activation portal (https://atlascopco.flexnetoperations.com) for getting the capability response file.

8. After getting the capability response file, upload it on an external data storage device.

9. Connect the external data storage device to the USB port of the device.

10. In the License manager page (see “Step 3 – Acquire the capability response”), tap Upload.

11. In the Select capability response dialog box, tap the drop-down list.

12. Tap the correct capability response file. Then click Next.

13. In the Confirmation required dialog box, make sure that the capability response file has the requested license(s). Then, tap Upload for completing the process of license activation.

    In the License page, after adding a license to the device, the Status of the license gets Active.

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