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5. Enter your activation identification number in the Activation ID text box. To
find your Activation ID, see “What Will I Need to Activate My Avid Editing
Application?” on page 11.
n Leave the Avid License Control tool open on the system you need to activate. You
will need to enter additional information.
6. Click Next.
7. Follow the instructions in the Avid License Control tool, then click Next.
8. On a computer with an Internet connection, open a Web browser and
navigate to http://avid.com/license.
9. Follow the onscreen instructions on the web page.
The website creates a license.bin file. This file contains license information
needed to activate your Avid editing application.
10. Once you retrieve the license.bin file, return to the computer you want to
activate.
11. In the Avid License Control tool, click Browse and navigate to the
license.bin file on your system, then click Open.
The Activation tool confirms your system information. When the activation
is complete, a message informs you that your software has been successfully
activated and the button changes to Deactivate.
n Repeat the previous steps for each editing application or option you need to
activate.
12. If the Avid editing application is open, you should restart for any changes to
take effect.