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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. License Cards are specific to each plug-in. You will receive the appropriate License Cards for the plug-ins
that you purchase. License Cards have a small punch-out plastic chip called a GSM cutout, which is used to add licenses to
the iLok. See "Adding Licenses to an iLok with an iLok License Card" on page 4.
Digidesign.com and iLok.com Web sites When you purchase one or more plug-ins or software options online at the DigiStore
(www.digidesign.com), Digidesign deposits licenses in your user account at iLok.com. You can then authorize the plug-in by
downloading licenses from iLok.com to an iLok. See "Purchasing and Renting iLok Licenses from the DigiStore" on page 13.
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.
Pro Tools Licenses can be added directly to an iLok from Pro Tools. See "Activating and Downloading Licenses to an iLok from
Pro Tools" on page 14.
Demo License Some iLok-compatible plug-ins let you run the plug-in in demo mode for a time-limited trial period. See "Ac-
tivating and Downloading Demo Licenses to an iLok" on page 2 for more information.
Activating and Downloading Demo Licenses to an iLok
Many iLok-compatible plug-ins can run in demo mode , which lets you use a plug-in for a time-limited trial period. Some of
these plug-ins require an iLok USB Smart Key and a demo license in order to run in demo mode. iLok USB Smart Keys dis-
tributed with Pro Tools|HD systems are pre-loaded with demo licenses for most Digidesign plug-ins that require them. If you
do not have a pre-authorized HD iLok and need to add a demo license, you can download the license directly to your iLok
from the Internet.
The following Digidesign and Digidesign-distributed plug-ins require an iLok USB Smart Key and a valid demo license when
running in demo mode:
• Access Virus Indigo
• Bomb Factory plug-ins
• Line 6 AmpFarm
• Line 6 EchoFarm
• MDW Hi Res EQ
• Digidesign Bruno/Reso
• Digidesign DINR
• Digidesign Reverb One
• Digidesign ReVibe
• Sonic NoNOISE
Other Digidesign and Digidesign-distributed plug-ins will run in demo mode without an iLok USB Smart Key or a demo li-
cense.
Activating Demo Mode
You activate demo mode by choosing to start the trial period for a plug-in.
To activate demo mode for a plug-in:
Insert the iLok USB Smart Key into an available USB port on your computer.
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Launch Pro Tools.
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iLok Usage Guide for Pro Tools 7.0 — 9/28/05
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