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Originally Posted by jasonwilden
One option here is to install the iLok internally in the computer.
Best approach is to get a cable that will connect to the USB connection points on the computer motherboard and ends in a normal USB socket.
A cruder option is to plug a cable into a rear USB port and then feed that cable back insider the computer casing through a hole drilled in one of the back-plates.
This is how we've a number of 'portable' USB devices protected from theft at the organisation for whom I work.
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And if your motherboard does not have free internal USB ports but does have a spare PCI/PCIe slot then you can add a UCB card -- many of which provide on-board/internal USB ports for use inside the PC case (as well as the ports they provide on the back of the card). Often those cards have an internal port you can plug the iLok directly into, but make sure its secure, a thin USB cable off to a location where the iLok is cable tied to something may be more robust.
Obviously if the lab is unsupervised then a thief can open a PC case, and that can be especially easy with some zero-tool designs. Some cases can be secured by a lock or cable, often the same cable used to secure the PC to the desk. Obviously all this is defeatable for a determined thief. You just want to make it easier than pushing one button or pulling one tab opens the case--I've heard of high-end graphics cards and memory DIMMs walking out of computer labs. An (even fake) security camera in the corner of larger/more valuable computer room might help. Make sure your keep track of all the iLoks and report any stolen.
Darryl