Specifications

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9 Enter your system identification number in
the System ID text box.
10 Enter your serial number in the Serial Num-
ber text box.
11 Click Submit. The Avid Activation page gener-
ates your activation code.
12 Transfer the activation code to the system you
want to activate. You can copy the code to a text
file and use a removable storage device such as a
USB drive, or you can transfer the data over your
network.
13 In the Avid Activation dialog box, enter the
activation code in the Activation Code text box.
14 Click Activate. The Activation tool confirms
your system information. When software activa-
tion is complete, a message informs you that
your software has been successfully activated.
15 Click OK. A registration dialog appears.
16 Do one of the following:
•Click
Register Later if you don’t want to reg-
ister Media Composer or Symphony now.
You can register at any time by selecting
Special > Register Your Software.
– or –
•Click Register Now if you want to register
Media Composer or Symphony now. The
Avid Product Registration web page opens
in your default browser, with your system
information automatically entered.
To upgrade Media Composer or Symphony
automatically from a dongle to a software license:
1 Make sure your Avid Application Key dongle is
attached to your system.
2 Launch Media Composer or Symphony. The
Activation tool opens.
3 Select “I want to activate my software using this
computer’s Internet connection.
”
4 Click Continue. The Avid Activation dialog box
opens, and lists the System ID from the dongle in
the System ID text box.
5 Enter your serial number in the Serial Number
text box. Use the serial number that you received
from Avid by e-mail.
6 Click Activate. A message box appears, inform-
ing you that activating your software license up-
dates your dongle information.
7 Click Continue. The Activation tool confirms
your system information. When software activa-
tion is complete, a message informs you that
your software has been successfully activated.
8 Click OK. A registration dialog appears.
9 Do one of the following:
•Click
Register Later if you don’t want to reg-
ister Media Composer or Symphony now.
You can register at any time by selecting
Special > Register Your Software.
– or –
10 Click Register Now if you want to register Me-
dia Composer or Symphony now. The Avid Prod-
uct Registration web page opens in your default
browser, with your system information automat-
ically entered.