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Deactivating the License
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Deactivating the License
You must deactivate your ISIS software license when replacing the System Director so you can
use the license on your new System Director. If you need to deactivate the ISIS software you
must have an Internet connection to deactivate the software and its options.
Deactivating the ISIS System Director software:
1. Stop your Avid ISIS System Director.
2. Open the Avid License Control tool, click Start > Programs > Avid > Utilities > Avid
License Control.
The Avid License Control tool opens.
3. Next to the Avid ISIS software, click Deactivate.
4. Click Yes.
The system deactivates and the button changes to Activate.
5. Click Done to close the window.
License Requirement with Host Name Change
If you want to change the host name of your System Director, you must deactivate your ISIS
software license, delete the license binding file, and reactivate the license after changing the host
name.
When changing the System Director host name:
1. Deactivate the Avid License on your Avid ISIS System Director (see “Deactivating the
License” on page 113 ).
2. Browse to the following location on the System Director and delete the “binding.dat” file.
c:\ProgramData\Avid\Common\binding.dat
3. Change the System Director host name.
4. Restart the System Director.
5. Reactivate the Avid License on your Avid ISIS System Director (see “What You Need to
Activate the ISIS Software License” on page 108 ).