
In this mode, each computer being used must be individually Activated using the multi-seat Activation ID and System ID (provided with your purchase via an “Entitlement Certificate”). Allow teachers and students to take Sibelius off the network on their laptops for a set period of time, using the check out license feature.

The Classroom Control features in Sibelius allow you to view students’ work, send files to students, “freeze” copies of Sibelius to focus the attention of the class on you, and more.Only need to activate on the license server the clients get their license from the server.Administer your license centrally from the easy to use license server control panel.The Sibelius License Server will keep count of the client computers that are concurrently running Sibelius. Install Sibelius on any number of computers on your network.*You are strongly advised to refer to the “License Server User Guide.pdf” for setup instructions. Once installed, this can be found in C:\ Program Files (x86)\ Avid\ Sibelius 7.5 License Server(folder) or in Macintosh HD/ Applications/ Sibelius 7.5 License Server(folder) . If you have a Network license for Sibelius, you will need to download the Sibelius License Server software here. Documentation for the License Server and how to set it up is included with the License Server installation. Network usage requires that the Sibelius License Server software be installed on a host machine in order to use the Classroom Control features of Sibelius. Licenses can be checked back in at any time, and the administrator is free to choose the number of allowed simultaneous check-outs, up to the limit allowed under the license. Once a user checks out their license, they are able to run Sibelius, while away from the network, for an amount of time specified by the administrator. If users need to be able to run Sibelius without being connected to the network (for example, a teacher needs take their laptop home), the license can be checked out to that computer.

Any number of computers with Sibelius installed, up to the limit allowed under the license, can then connect to the License Server over the network and run Sibelius – there is no need to individually activate each computer. In this mode, the Sibelius License Server program is installed and Activated on one computer or server (aka the “Host”) using an Activation ID and System ID (provided with purchase via an “Entitlement Certificate”).


This article from Avid gives an overview of the differences: Network mode There are two ways in which a multiseat license can be used: network and standalone. A multiseat Sibelius license allows one Sibelius serial number to be used on multiple computers.
