User manual DIGIDESIGN ILOK

[. . . ] For more information on authorizing plug-ins and software options from other manufacturers, contact the manufacturers directly. Upgrading to Plug-Ins That Require an iLok for Authorization If you are a registered owner of Digidesign or Digidesign-distributed plug-ins or software options, you must create an iLok. com account in order to receive updated iLok licenses from Digidesign. (For instructions for setting up an iLok. com account, see "Getting Started with iLok. com" on page 5. ) When you register Pro Tools 7. 0, Digidesign Customer Service will deposit applicable licenses in your iLok. com account. You can then log onto iLok. com and move the licenses from your iLok. com account to your iLok USB Smart Key. iLok Usage Guide for Pro Tools 7. 0 -- 9/28/05 1 Authorizing an iLok Depending on how you purchase a plug-in or software option, you can authorize an iLok in one of the following ways: iLok License Card If you purchased a boxed version of a plug-in, you authorize the plug-in by inserting the enclosed License Card into an iLok. You will receive the appropriate License Cards for the plug-ins that you purchase. [. . . ] You can register one or more iLoks in your user account and add licenses to an iLok at any time. To create an iLok. com account: 1 Navigate to www. ilok. com in a Web-based browser. Make sure cookies are enabled in your Web-based browser. Refer to browser documentation for more information. iLok Usage Guide for Pro Tools 7. 0 -- 9/28/05 5 2 On the iLok. com home page, click Sign Up. iLok. com home page 3 In the New Account Profile page, enter your account information. (You will need to indicate that you accept the agreement before submitting. ) iLok. com New Account Profile page Remember your iLok. com User ID and password. You will need to provide your User ID to Digidesign Customer Service when you register your Pro Tools purchase, so that licenses can be deposited in your iLok. com account (see "Registering an iLok with Your iLok. com Account" on page 7). 4 When finished entering account information, click Submit. A page appears informing you that a message has been sent to your e-mail address, which will be used to confirm your free registration. iLok Usage Guide for Pro Tools 7. 0 -- 9/28/05 6 5 Log into your e-mail client, and click the link you have received via e-mail. The Account Activated screen appears in your Web-based browser. iLok. com Account Activated page 6 Click Log In. 7 On the iLok home page, log into your new account. If prompted, download and install the iLok Client software. (Follow the instructions on the iLok. com Web site. ) 8 After you have created your user account and installed any new iLok software, you are ready to receive licenses and register iLoks. Registering an iLok with Your iLok. com Account After you have created an iLok user account, you must register at least one iLok with your account at iLok. com before you can download, add, transfer, or remove licenses. You can register any number of iLok USB Smart Keys in your account, and rename them if you choose. To register an iLok USB Smart Key in your iLok. com account: 1 From www. ilok. com, log into your iLok user account. iLok Usage Guide for Pro Tools 7. 0 -- 9/28/05 7 2 On the Welcome page, click the Manage tab. Manage tab Message indicating no iLoks are registered in your account iLok. com Welcome!page (one iLok registered) 3 Insert the iLok you want to register into a USB port on your computer. 4 Click Synchronize. iLok. com displays a progress bar as it reads the serial number of the iLok (this may take some time). page appears. Synchronizing an iLok (iLok. com) iLok Usage Guide for Pro Tools 7. 0 -- 9/28/05 8 5 In the New iLoks Found!page The View the Contents of Your iLoks page appears, displaying a list of your newly registered iLok (and any other iLoks you have registered). After you have registered the iLok with your iLok. com account, you can or transfer add any available licenses to the iLok (see "Adding Licenses to Your iLok" on page 11). iLok. com View the Contents of Your iLoks page The first time you register an iLok, it is automatically synchronized to your account on iLok. com. Each time you log into your account on iLok. com, you must manually synchronize the iLok in order to view the most updated information about the activity on the iLok. page (no iLoks registered) iLok Usage Guide for Pro Tools 7. 0 -- 9/28/05 11 2 In the Welcome page, click the Manage tab. The View the Contents of Your iLoks page appears, displaying a list of any iLoks you have registered on your account. Download Licenses tab Click the triangle to show or hide the licenses currently on the iLok List of iLoks you have downloaded to your iLok. com account iLok. com View the Contents of Your iLoks page (list of licenses shown) 3 Click the Download Licenses tab (under the Manage tab). 4 On the Download Licenses into Your iLok page, select the options next to the licenses you want to download to the inserted iLok. iLok. com Download Licenses into your iLok page (licenses available to download shown) 5 If you have registered more than one iLok, use the Select an iLok pop-up menu to choose the iLok into which you want to download licenses. 6 Click Download Licenses. iLok Usage Guide for Pro Tools 7. 0 -- 9/28/05 12 When downloading is complete, the list or licenses for that iLok updates to reflect the new licenses. iLok. com View the Contents of Your iLoks page (list of licenses shown) Purchasing and Renting iLok Licenses from the DigiStore Using Digidesign's online DigiStore, you can buy any combination of iLok licenses for plug-ins or software options. You must have an iLok. com User ID in order to purchase iLok licenses through Digidesign, and to download licenses to an iLok. For more information, see "Getting Started with iLok. com" on page 5. To purchase iLok licenses or software options using the Digidesign Web site: 1 Navigate to the Digidesign web site (www. digidesign. com), and click the DigiStore link. 4 On the Pro Tools plug-ins page, select the kind of license you want to buy for each plug-in by choosing the appropriate option from the plug-in's pop-up menu: 2-Day Rental License License expires two days after it is first downloaded to the iLok. 14-Day Rental License License expires 14 days after it is first downloaded to the iLok. 31-Day Rental License License expires 31 days after it is first downloaded to the iLok. Shippable box including the physical product (such as a CD or printed guide if available) and a full license, which will be sent to your address. The Shippable Box option does not allow you to download a license directly to your iLok. Not all of these options will be available for every plug-in or software option. 5 Click Add to Cart. Any plug-ins you have selected are added to your shopping cart. iLok Usage Guide for Pro Tools 7. 0 -- 9/28/05 13 6 Add any additional selections to your shopping cart (such as individual software options), and click Check Out when you're finished. 7 Enter your iLok. com User ID, and click Continue. You must have an iLok. com User ID in order to purchase iLok licenses through Digidesign, and to download licenses to an iLok. [. . . ] To register, identify, or update a password-protected iLok on iLok. com, you will need to remove the password protection from the iLok. To remove password protection from an iLok, do one of the following: Download, install, and launch the iLok Password Utility (Mac OS only) from iLok. com. Follow the instructions that come with the utility to remove the password from your iLok. Some iLok-protected applications, authorizer applications, and plug-ins have a hot key shortcut to bring up the iLok password dialog. [. . . ]