CloudBased Floating Network Licenses
Leave the dongles at home and access your basehead license from anywhere. CloudBased Containers also coast on a temporary certificate for a few days if your ISP hiccups, so you don’t need a constant connection.
Container flexibility
The CloudBased system integrates with the same existing .key file system, so you can jump between license container types on the My Licenses page:
- Cloud
- USB Device Binding
- System Drive Binding
- iLok Binding
A license container is just a container — pick the one that fits the moment.
Heading to the jungle to record for a week? Bind to your laptop. Back in civilization with internet? Move it back to Cloud.
Note: old CodeMeter CmStick / CmACT users can’t jump freely between license containers. Email licensing@baseheadinc.com for migration.
Why we built it
The original design driver was partly the pandemic. Each license can be assigned to individual named users who need to move between locations easily — and admins can dish out, manage, deactivate, and reassign without IT experience.
Typical cases when CloudBased makes sense:
- Users with the same license at home and at work, or on multiple rigs at one site.
- Facilities that need to dish out and manage licenses for Work-From-Home users quickly.
- Lending a license to a colleague for a few days. You bought it — you should be able to hand it off.
FAQ
What if I leave my Cloud session running at home and head to work?
On the My Licenses page, press Logout to force-kill the running copy. Or, when basehead shows the license as In Use, press the Hostile Takeover button on the Licenses tab inside basehead.
What if my internet goes down for a few hours?
CloudBased containers ship with a 48–96 hour grace period. basehead coasts on a temporary license certificate during outages — plenty of time for your ISP to come back.