Licensing and Activation

Note:  Activation requires an active Internet connection.

To open the Activation panel in macOS, from the Dante Via menu, select 'Activation'.

To open the Activation panel in Windows, select > 'Activation'.

The Activation panel allows you to:

  • Purchase a Dante Via license
  • Activate Dante Via using an existing license
  • Start a trial activation
  • Deactivate an active installation of Dante Via

Purchase

The 'Purchase' button will take you to the Audinate website, where you can purchase a Dante Via license.

You can view your Dante Via licenses at the 'My Products' page on www.audinate.com.

To access your Products page:

  1. Log in to www.audinate.com.
  2. Click 'My Account' at the top right of the page.
  3. Click 'My Products'.

Activate

The 'Activate' button allows you to activate an existing license. Enter the License ID that has been provided to you and click 'Activate' to activate the license.

Click 'View Your Licenses' to log into the Audinate website at your 'My Products' page.

Start Trial

The 'Start Trial' button initiates a trial activation. You do not need an existing www.audinate.com user account to start a trial, you can create one as part of the process.

Trial activations last for 30 days, and are fully-functional. You can only use the trial option once per computer. When the trial period expires, to continue using Dante Via, you must purchase a full Dante Via license.

Deactivate

The 'Deactivate' button deactivates Dante Via for that computer, which allows you to reactivate Dante Via on a different computer (using the 'Activate' option).

Recovering a License

If you are unable to deactivate a Dante Via license because you cannot access the computer for which it was used, you can recover the license from the 'My Products' page on www.audinate.com.

To access your Products page:

  1. Log in to www.audinate.com.
  2. Click 'My Account' at the top right of the page.
  3. Click 'My Products'.

The license recovery information is in the 'My Dante Via Licenses' section.

Using Dante Via Offline

Dante Via regularly connects to the Audinate licensing server to confirm the validity of its license, and to 'refresh' the activation. In the absence of an active Internet connection, it will remain operational for a maximum of 30 days, after which time it will automatically deactivate.

To ensure continuous operation, you must run Dante Via with an active Internet connection at least once every 30 days.