Managing Workstations & Generating Activation Keys in the Plex-Earth Console

The following tutorial will show information related to the workstations, such as the active workstations, the activation keys, how to deactivate a workstation, and how to generate activation keys in order to forward them to colleagues.

Workstations Tab

The "Workstations" tab of the subscription details page represents all workstations that have been activated at the moment. It displays the following properties for each workstation:

• Code: The workstation number or ID of the active computers. Clicking on the Code will redirect you to the Workstation Page Details.

• Name: The name of the workstation.

• User email: Email used when registering the workstation

• Version: The Plex-Earth version currently installed on the workstation.

• First Activation: The date that the workstation was first activated.

• Status: The current status of the workstation. It can have the following values:

  • Working: The workstation is using Plex-Earth and is active

  • Idle: The workstation is using Plex-Earth but is not active

  • Not responding: The workstation is using Plex-Earth, but it is not known if it is active or not

  • Empty: The workstation is not using Plex-Earth

Releasing Workstations

Option 1. Deactivate from Workstation List

1. To deactivate or release a workstation, hover the mouse pointer over the selected workstation and click on the "Deactivate" button:
   

2. Click on the "Yes, continue" button to confirm the deactivation, and the workstation will be removed from the list, and the seat will be free:
   

Option 2. Deactivate from the Workstation Page

1. Click on the Workstation Code, and it will take you to the Workstation Page.
   

2. Click on Deactivate in the Workstation Page.
   
   The Workstation Page will also display information about the workstation itself, such as:

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      • Workstation Name

      • Name of the Registered User that was inputted during the activation and registration process

      • Email address of the registered user

      • First Activation Date of the workstation

      • Status of the workstation

      • Plex-Earth version installed in the workstation

      • Last seen/active date

      • Usage and number of sessions by the workstation

Reached Deactivation Limit

The subscription may have been configured to allow a certain number of deactivations that can be performed on the subscription to prevent abuse. Once the allowed number of deactivations has been achieved, the following message will show up upon clicking the "Deactivate" button:

Please contact support@plexscape.com to configure the subject.

Activation Keys Tab

The "Activation keys" tab on the subscription details page displays a list of generated codes that can be used to activate Plex-Earth in a workstation.

It displays the following properties for each key:

• Code: The workstation number of the active computers.

• Expires: The expiration date of the key. An empty value indicates that the key does not expire.

• Times Used: Indicates how many times a key was used to activate a workstation from the total number of allowed activations. A single-digit value indicates that the key can be used infinitely.

• Status: Indicates whether the key is currently enabled and allows you to toggle its status accordingly.

The list displays all enabled activation keys by default. The disabled ones can be viewed by checking the "Show disabled" box at the top left part of the list.

Generating activation keys

A new activation key can be generated by using the dropdown at the top of the list. We have curated a list of ready-made usage scenarios that you can use:

• Single-use for 24 hours

• Infinite use for 1 week

• Infinite use until the expiration date of the subscription

• A certain number of uses according to the maximum number of activations of the subscription

• Infinite use

If the above scenarios do not fit in the specific case, by creating a new one, select the "Custom" option, and fill in the necessary details:

Sharing Activation Keys

After creating an activation key for the subscription, it can be shared with the workstation users through the list. Hover over an activation key and select the "Share" button:

The dialog that will be displayed allows you to:

• Copy the activation key to the clipboard

• Send the activation key to one or more email addresses

By selecting to send the activation code via email, there is the option to get a copy of the message that will be sent to the manager's email address.