User Manual

UAD System Manual - 38 - Chapter 4: My.uaudio.com

Note: Without authorization, UAD plug-ins can be enabled to run for 14

days without functional limitations in a timed demo mode (see “Demo Mode”

on page 40).

Important: Your UAD device must be registered at my.uaudio.com to

download an authorization file, and you need a my.uaudio.com account to

Authorize

Plug-Ins

The registration/account/authorization process isn’t

as complicated as it may seem. The entire routine in-

volves simply clicking the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button (page 55) in the UAD

Meter & Control Panel. Clicking this button automatically registers the in-

stalled UAD devices, generates the authorization file, and downloads it to

disk.

Just double-click the downloaded authorization file or drag onto any UAD

Meter & Control Panel icon and you’re ready to use UAD Powered Plug-Ins.

When authorizing, you’ll be prompted to log into your account if you aren’t

already, and if you don’t already have an account, you’ll be prompted create

one.

Authorization

File

The “auth.uad2” authorization file, which is obtained by clicking the “Autho-

rize Plug-Ins” button (page 55), contains the license key(s) that enable UAD

plug-ins to run on associated UAD devices. The authorization file is generated

at my.uaudio.com then downloaded to the local hard drive automatically.

Loading To load a downloaded authorization file, just double-click it, or drag-drop it

onto any UAD Meter & Control Panel application icon/shortcut/alias (see

Figure 3 on page 24).

My Systems The UAD devices and plug-ins that you own and can authorize can be found

in your My Systems page at my.uaudio.com. My Systems keeps track of

which UAD devices are in which computer, and the authorization status of

each UAD plug-in. The current license state is also shown in the “Plug-Ins”

panel in the UAD Meter &Control Panel application.

My Systems is managed automatically by my.uaudio.com and the UAD soft-

ware. When “Authorize Plug-Ins” is clicked, devices in the host system are

added to My Systems. When an authorization file is downloaded, it reflects

the current state of My Systems.