New install of FreePBX 16 on Beelink EQ Ethernet drivers, adaptor questions

Are there new tricks with activation on FreePBX 17? I did activate it during the set up (saw all the adds etc), but now after a re-boot it states I’m not activated, and when I hit the activate button, it times out.
NVM It went ahead after another re-boot. Acting weird though-keeps returning to the Activate screen.