
The Activation Key can still be suitable in such an environment, which I cover in next section. Updating to new versions of resolve will still require a temporary connection to the internet or for the software to be transferred from a portable hard drive.

The dongle gives you the ability to move your license around multiple machines, provided they have Davinci Resolve Studio installed. The dongle version can be the only option for many high profile productions which are likely to have security measures requiring an ‘air gap’ to be maintained, at all times, between footage and any connection to the internet.

– Flip between two devices without needing to take a dongle with you.
