How well is 'Waves Licence centre' working?

[Ru_C]

I'm looking to buy a waves bundle, but am a tiny bit confused. A few questions for those that have it up & running.

* Is iLok now not an option, even if you want it ?

* Does the USB authorisation stick need to be left plugged in, or can the computer be authorised without it? (i'd rather not use up the only remaining port on my laptop with a second dongle)

* If the computer itself can be authorised , what happens if you computer is stolen, or the hard drive needs wiping etc?

cheers

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by Ru_C

Is iLok now not an option, even if you want it?

No, but you can store the license on your own USb stick if you don't like hard drive auths.

Originally Posted by Ru_C

Does the USB authorisation stick need to be left plugged in, or can the computer be authorised without it? (i'd rather not use up the only remaining port on my laptop with a second dongle)

No, that is the whole purpose of a dongle to have it sitting there.

Originally Posted by Ru_C

If the computer itself can be authorised, what happens if you computer is stolen, or the hard drive needs wiping etc?

If you just need to wipe the hard drive, you send the license back to Waves License Cloud and re-download it once you've re-installed.

If your computer is stolen, you can reclaim the licenses from Waves License Cloud -- but you can only do this once a year.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by Ru_C

I'm looking to buy a waves bundle, but am a tiny bit confused. A few questions for those that have it up & running.

* Is iLok now not an option, even if you want it ?

* Does the USB authorisation stick need to be left plugged in, or can the computer be authorised without it? (i'd rather not use up the only remaining port on my laptop with a second dongle)

* If the computer itself can be authorised , what happens if you computer is stolen, or the hard drive needs wiping etc?

cheers

iLok is not an option. The authorization stick needs to be plugged in IF you use that method. You can use the other method of authorizing to the computer but you can't have both methods in use. I authorized to the computer. Not sure what to do about your last item though.

Do be aware that the Waveshell that downloads with the package might not be the latest one that supports aax; that might be a separate download as it was for me.

[Ru_C]

Originally Posted by JFreak

If you just need to wipe the hard drive, you send the license back to Waves License Cloud and re-download it once you've re-installed.

If your computer is stolen, you can reclaim the licenses from Waves License Cloud -- but you can only do this once a year.

Ok, what if your hard-drive just *dies* (it's happened to me), before you get a chance to de-authorise? Or you lose your USB stick?

Do both scenarios count the same as your computer being stolen?

[denka]

Originally Posted by Ru_C

I'm looking to buy a waves bundle, but am a tiny bit confused. A few questions for those that have it up & running.

* Is iLok now not an option, even if you want it ?

* Does the USB authorisation stick need to be left plugged in, or can the computer be authorised without it? (i'd rather not use up the only remaining port on my laptop with a second dongle)

* If the computer itself can be authorised , what happens if you computer is stolen, or the hard drive needs wiping etc?

cheers

Ilok is not used in V9, just Waves License Center and you can authorize either your computer or usb sticks. If you're WUPed, you can recover licenses easily:

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"Waves License Center offers you a simple way to recover licenses for lost, stolen, or damaged USB flash drives or computers. Launch Waves License Center and log in using your Waves account information.
On the top menu, choose Recover Licenses.
On the left panel, click on the lost / stolen / damaged device.
Under Select Licenses, choose the license/s to recover.
Under Select Destination, choose your computer or USB flash drive.
Click Recover Licenses.
Your Waves licenses are now recovered."

[Ru_C]

Originally Posted by denka

Ilok is not used in V9, just Waves License Center and you can authorize either your computer or usb sticks. If you're WUPed, you can recover licenses easily:

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"Waves License Center offers you a simple way to recover licenses for lost, stolen, or damaged USB flash drives or computers. Launch Waves License Center and log in using your Waves account information.
On the top menu, choose Recover Licenses.
On the left panel, click on the lost / stolen / damaged device.
Under Select Licenses, choose the license/s to recover.
Under Select Destination, choose your computer or USB flash drive.
Click Recover Licenses.
Your Waves licenses are now recovered."

Oh ok, so no biggie if you lose the USB stick?

Just log in from anywhere, de-authorise that stick/hard-drive, & make another one? Really that simple?

[denka]

Originally Posted by Ru_C

Oh ok, so no biggie if you lose the USB stick?

Just log in from anywhere, de-authorise that stick/hard-drive, & make another one? Really that simple?

That's what they wrote, I never needed this kind of support and hopefully never will. :)

[Ru_C]

Originally Posted by denka

That's what they wrote, I never needed this kind of support and hopefully never will. :)

mm…anyone tried this? Sounds too painless to be true

[Carl Kolchak]

Originally Posted by Ru_C

mm…anyone tried this? Sounds too painless to be true

I think even if your WUP is up to date, you can only do it once per year.

Another thing to be aware of, if you choose to authorise the computer / HD, rather than a USB stick, is that you must never disable your internet network connection, or your authorisations will fail to work, and you will have to re-sync to the cloud using the exact same means you used originally.

In other words, if you originally synced your laptop using a WiFi connection, you have to have that WiFi adaptor permanently enabled (though perhaps not necessarily connected to the internet) when Pro Tools is running.

If you originally synced via a hard wired cable connection, and you subsequently launch Pro Tools with an active WiFi connection, it will again screw the authorisations, and you will need to re-sync via the hard wired cable connection.

In short, sync via one method, and don't launch Pro Tools with the other method in play.

[JFreak]

Carl,

I have never heard of what you just posted. Granted, I've only used WLC via one and the same wifi connection, but that should not matter as internet traffic is just packages sent and received.

I'm on the road now but will definitely test this next week. Should be enough to close wifi and resync via ethernet to prove you wrong (or learn somerhing new, either way a small win for me)...

Ru_C,

Waves has officially stated that you can recover your licences once a year if you have trouble. You must have your WUP active when you need such support, and if you later find that lost stick and resync, the time will be reset as if it never happened.