Hi,
I have 1 desktop running WMP 11 and 2 additional laptops and I plan to buy Twonky Media Server and Media Manager to handle files through my PS3 in al my machines....can I use 1 license shared with all the computers I own?
Thanks,
mx
1 License Key for multiple owne home laptops?
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Re: 1 License Key for multiple owne home laptops?
Hi
I use two instances of Twonky with the same key at home; one on a NAS and the other on a PC (for testing and to develop music trees etc) and I believe you can now run it on up to three devices.
A while back, I did have Twonky on 2 NAS's and a PC. I removed it from the PC (to leave to just instances of Twonky) and loaned the NAS to someone such that they could try it out. Curiously, when plugged into his network I got a problem with the licence and had to contact PV to get things reset. I guess it was probably because I was testing various devices and maybe the key counter at PV had clocked one too many, but as laptops tend to be moved (and used in other folks/corporate/Openzone networks) I thought it might be worth mentioning to you. That’ll probably not happen, but it's as well to be aware of that just in case it does.
Bri
I use two instances of Twonky with the same key at home; one on a NAS and the other on a PC (for testing and to develop music trees etc) and I believe you can now run it on up to three devices.
A while back, I did have Twonky on 2 NAS's and a PC. I removed it from the PC (to leave to just instances of Twonky) and loaned the NAS to someone such that they could try it out. Curiously, when plugged into his network I got a problem with the licence and had to contact PV to get things reset. I guess it was probably because I was testing various devices and maybe the key counter at PV had clocked one too many, but as laptops tend to be moved (and used in other folks/corporate/Openzone networks) I thought it might be worth mentioning to you. That’ll probably not happen, but it's as well to be aware of that just in case it does.
Bri
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Re: 1 License Key for multiple owne home laptops?
Hi, Brian when you say 2 Twonky instances you mean simultaneous conections from different devices, right?
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Re: 1 License Key for multiple owne home laptops?
Hi
Yes, that is correct: I now have Twonky 5.0.68 running on my NAS (it's on 24/7) and with the same licence key, I sometimes also run Twonky 5.0.68 on my PC (to work on music trees).
I think you can run three instances simultaneously (on the same network) but I also have a second key for my other 'test' NAS as that sometimes gets moved to other peoples networks. It's a 'belts and braces' way to ensure no issues occur; I need to be absolutely sure that there are no clashes with my own system when the test NAS is occasionally used elsewhere.
Bri
Yes, that is correct: I now have Twonky 5.0.68 running on my NAS (it's on 24/7) and with the same licence key, I sometimes also run Twonky 5.0.68 on my PC (to work on music trees).
I think you can run three instances simultaneously (on the same network) but I also have a second key for my other 'test' NAS as that sometimes gets moved to other peoples networks. It's a 'belts and braces' way to ensure no issues occur; I need to be absolutely sure that there are no clashes with my own system when the test NAS is occasionally used elsewhere.
Bri