Machine Access Tokens allow you to assign a seat to a physical computer instead of a user. This is convenient for shared computers (e.g. lab computers, computers attached to instruments, HPC machines), so that your users don't have to use their own device activations.
For example, suppose you have 5 users, each with their own work laptop, and 3 shared lab computers. In this case, you can use an 8 seat license to invite your 5 users via email, so that they can activate on their laptops. Then, use the remaining 3 seats to activate on the shared lab computers with Machine Access Tokens.
To enable this feature for your subscription, please contact us.
Before starting, please ensure that you have:
- Geneious Prime Enterprise (Corporate) License
- Access to manage seats for your license via My Account
- Administrator privileges on the computer you wish to activate
- Geneious Prime 2026 or later on the shared computer
The activation process involves three steps, described in detail below:
- Copying a Machine Fingerprint provided by Geneious Prime
- Generating an Access Token in My Account
- Using the Access Token to activate Geneious Prime
Activation Steps :
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Launch Geneious Prime
Select "Activate with a Machine Access Token" from the activation window.
Copy the Machine Fingerprint into your clipboard. This is the unique identifier that Geneious Prime generates for your device. Do not close this window.
2. Generate the access Token in My Account
Log into My Account, navigate to Manage Seats > Machine Tokens and click the "Add" button.
In the dialog, enter a Name for your shared computer (this will help you identify it), paste the Machine Fingerprint provided by Geneious Prime (in step 1) , and click the "Create Token" button:
You will now see an Access Token created. Copy the full token using the Copy to Clipboard option.
3. Activate Geneious Prime
Paste the copied access token in the activation dialog from Step 1 and click 'Continue'.
In order to continue, Geneious Prime will require administrator permissions on the local system. Upon clicking "Continue", Geneious Prime will prompt for the system username and password. As long as the provided credentials correspond to a system administrator, Geneious Prime will be successfully activated for all users on this computer. If the provided credentials do not have administrator permissions, Geneious Prime will display an alert and will NOT be activated.
Please Note : Users are not automatically logged in when a machine access token is activated. However, they can still log in to Geneious Cloud manually if they have an account through their own seat on the license.