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• you have one or more Avid Editing Application subscriptions (monthly/annual/perpetual),
and the Computer Names, defined for them, are unique, but no one of the defined Computer
Names coincides with the one you are working at now.
• the Avid Editing Application is activated from Application Manager under another license.
• you use a dongle for activation and log in on the Account tab.
Activation with a Floating License
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This section is applicable only to Media Composer.
The Floating License model allows you to purchase "packs" (pools) of licenses to deploy at a
single site. One System ID and license can run any number of systems simultaneously. Licenses
are consumed only when in use, so that additional clients can connect and use a license as it
becomes available.
"Consuming" and "releasing" licenses
You "consume" licenses by connecting to the server and decreasing the overall number of
licenses by 1 per client. You "release" licenses back to server and increase the overall number of
licenses back by 1 per client.
Licenses can be "checked out" for a certain period of time until the checkout term is complete.
To be able to check out a license, you must first deactivate the Avid Editing Application.
To activate the product, do the following:
1. With Application Manager open, go to the Licensing tab.
2. On the list of applications, find the application you want to activate. Choose Floating in the
Select activation method drop-down list.