It will be automatically register upon purchase from If you purchased from, there is no need to register the plugin to your account. If you purchased your Waves plugin(s) from somewhere other than, then you will need to register the plugin(s) to your account before installing with Waves Central. Once you purchase your plugin from, you will use Waves Central to install it. Waves has updated Waves Central to version 11, and the install and activation process is a bit different from v10, but it’s also easier.