Ams trex™ Device Communicator

Prerequisites
Create a user account in Upgrade Studio.
The Trex unit displays an activation reminder message each time you power on the Trex
unit until it is activated. Activation enables the full functionality on the Trex unit and
associates the Trex unit with your user account/company.
Upgrade Studio can activate the Trex unit with or without an internet connection. The
procedure below is for PCs with an internet connection.
Procedure
1. Connect the Trex unit to the PC where Upgrade Studio is installed.
2. In Upgrade Studio, click 
Activate Units
.
3. Click 
Login
.
4. Enter your username and password, if prompted, and click 
Login
.
Logging in enables Upgrade Studio to retrieve the correct activation code for the
Trex unit. If you do not log in, you need to click the "Don't have an activation code?"
link to request an activation code. When you receive the activation code, enter or
copy/paste the code onto the Activate Units screen.
5. Click the Trex unit displayed on the left side of the screen.
6. Click 
Activate
.
A message confirming the activation was successful is displayed.
2.14.4
Activate the Trex unit without using an internet
connection
Prerequisites
To activate the Trex unit without using an internet connection, request an activation code
by emailing Emerson at [e-mail] or calling 888-367-3774 option 2
(U.S. and Canada) or +63.2.702.1111 (worldwide) and providing the serial number. The
serial number is located on the bottom of the Trex unit, but you can also access the serial
number by connecting the Trex unit to Upgrade Studio and then hovering the cursor over
the Trex unit icon.
Procedure
1. Connect the Trex unit to the PC where Upgrade Studio is installed.
2. In Upgrade Studio, click 
Activate Units
.
3. Click the connected Trex unit that is displayed on the left side of the screen.
4. Enter or copy/paste the activation code you received.
5. Click 
Activate
.
A message confirms the activation was successful.
User Guide 
AMS Trex Device Communicator overview
September 2021
User Guide 
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6. Click 
More
→
Export
.
7. Under 
Trex Synchronization Files
, click 
Show Details
.
8. Select one or more Trex synchronization files to export.
9. Click 
Export
.
10. Select a location to save the Trex synchronization file, and click 
OK
.
11. If you are not using the air-gap deployment, email the exported Trex
synchronization file to Emerson at [e-mail].
12. If you are using the air-gap deployment, do the following:
a) Open Upgrade Studio on the PC that has an internet connection.
b) Transfer the Trex synchronization file to that PC.
c) Click 
More
→
Import Package
.
d) Browse to the location that has the Trex synchronization file, and click 
OK
.
e) Click 
Import
.
f) Click 
OK
.
g) Log in with your username and password. Upgrade Studio uploads the Trex
synchronization file.