Hi,
I already have a key which came with Nuendo. However its a massive pain to unplug it from my studio computer which is not easily accesable and take it to my laptop everytime I want to use nuendo on my laptop - plus it will inevitably get lost or broken. I used the offline activation technique using the elicensercontrol setup from steinberg which means my nuendo license is basically stored on the dongle (no internet in studio). So what I want to know is - can i do the same - download my nuendo license onto this dongle :
Hi, …
Nuendo license is always stored on ONE dongle. As far as I know, there is no option for a Spare-License on a second dongle or software license?.
My dongle ( the one holding the Nuendo license… would be awkward to reach, too, but I have all dongles ( e-Licenser, i-Lock, USB sticks, etc.) plugged into an USB hub in front of my KB, … or plugged into the USB slot of the KB itself on one workbench. Never had any problems with that.
When Steinberg switched from those RS232 dongles to the comparably tiny e-Licenser I had my doubts, too, if they gonna last or break easily or get lost. Now, that was quite a few years ago and I still run off the same stick. When out-of-house I keep it with other storage devices in a little poket case and, well, keep an eye on it. The e-Licenser is no tough piece of hardware, but reasonably kept and treated it lasts.
A spare e-licenser is a good thing to have, anyway, because with the SB-service for handing out a replacement license in case of theft, loss or damage you gonna need one of those to store it on. This does not cover other licenses also on the stick, though.