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28 Installation Guide for Avid Editing Applications
To upgrade your Avid editing application with a dongle:
1. Make sure you have attached your dongle to your Avid editing system.
2. Navigate to the directory where DongleManager.exe is installed:
t (Windows) C:\Program Files\Avid\Utilities\DongleManager
t (Macintosh) Macintosh HD\Applications\Utilities\Avid
Utilities\DongleManager
3. Double-click the DongleManager.exe
The Dongle Manager window opens.
4. Click the Update tab.
5. Click Open, and navigate to the location of your dongle updater (.avd) file.
6. Select the updater file and click Open.
7. Click Update.
The DongleManager.exe application updates your dongle and displays a
“Verification Complete” message.
8. Start your Avid editing application.
The Welcome window opens.
9. Select “I want to use a dongle to activate my software.”
10. Click Continue.
The system confirms your information. When the activation is complete, a
message informs you that your software has been successfully activated.