I just purchased an iLok USB dongle, I already have an existing email for all my iLok virtual licenses already where I stored them, so... ??

Shall I create a new email address for the iLok USB dongle, or key the same one?

Does activating on the same address counts as 1 (virtual + USB = 1 activation), or does it count for 2 activations?

Also I heard it's expensive in case I lose the USB stick to change things with Avid support, so what's best to do?

I'm doing this to have all my licenses BOTH AT THE SAME TIME on virtual + physical (in case I have no Internet sometimes).

Cheers.

 

you don't.

 

Does virtual + physical activation on the same email iLok account count as one activation, or two different ones?

 

What if I purchase one day another iLok USB (like the USB-C one), will it count as 3 then?

Most plugin companies allow for 2 or 3 activations, so okay I think I understood: I can only have max one virtual (or Cloud) + 1 (or 2) physical dongle activated for each VST, correct?

And emails are irrelevant understood.

How much does it cost to transfer a license in case on day I lost iLok Dongle 1, and want to move all my licenses to iLok Dongle 2? Like 40 USD per transfer, for each plugin?? That's crazy isn't it.

I wanted to stay 100% online, but sometimes I'll miss the internet (traveling) etc., so I prefer to have both a virtual + dongle activation(s?) to be totally safe, does it make sense what I'm trying to do?

 

good question. i have a physical ilok and the software one. i haven't had any issues. then again, https://www.ilok.com/#!support

 

Yeah ok someone replied on another forum this as well, just pasting it here to complement the answer:

you select whichever target machine or dongle you want to be activated at the time. adding a dongle to an account doesn’t automatically mean authorisations are put on it.

there is no fee to transfer authorisations between dongles on the same account, that’s why I mentioned the ability to have more than one - in case you’re working on a second machine or want to have a backup dongle.

okay great I get it, there's no fee to transfer between dongles AS LONG AS THEY'RE ALL UNDER THE SAME ILOK EMAIL ACCOUNT, correct?

So I can easily buy a new dongle an transfer from the lost dongle to the new dongle from ilok manager, that's dope.

 

yup