R E V I E W D R A F T — C I S C O C O N F I D E N T I A L
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Appendix C Obtaining Software
Obtaining a License Key From Cisco.com
Step 3
The Licensing pane displays the status of the current license. If you have already installed your license,
you can click
Download
to save it if needed.
Step 4
Obtain a license key by doing one of the following:
•
Click the
Cisco.com
radio button to obtain the license from Cisco.com.
The IDM or the IME
contacts the license server on Cisco.com and sends the server the serial number to obtain the license
key. This is the default method. Go to Step 5.
•
Click the
License File
radio button to use a license file. To use this option, you must apply for a
license key at this URL:
www.cisco.com/go/license
. The license key is sent to you in e-mail and you
save it to a drive that
the IDM or the IME
can access. This option is useful if your computer cannot
access Cisco.com. Go to Step 7.
Step 5
Click
Update License
, and in the Licensing dialog box, click
Yes
to continue. The Status dialog box
informs you that the sensor is trying to connect to Cisco.com. An Information dialog box confirms that
the license key has been updated.
Step 6
Click
OK
.
Step 7
Log in to
Cisco.com
.
Step 8
Go to
www.cisco.com/go/license
.
Step 9
Fill in the required fields. Your license key will be sent to the e-mail address you specified.
Caution
You must have the correct IPS device serial number and product identifier (PID) because the license key
only functions on the device with that number.
Step 10
Save the license key to a hard-disk drive or a network drive that the client running
the IDM or the IME
can access.
Step 11
Log in to
the IDM or the IME
.
Step 12
For the IDM choose
Configuration > Sensor Management > Licensing
. For the IME choose
Configuration >
sensor_name
> Sensor Management > Licensing
.
Step 13
Under Update License, click the
License File
radio button.
Step 14
In the Local File Path field, specify the path to the license file or click
Browse Local
to browse to the file.
Step 15
Browse to the license file and click
Open
.
Step 16
Click
Update License
.
For More Information
For more information about obtaining a Cisco Services for IPS service contract, see
Service Programs
for IPS Products, page C-9
.
Obtaining and Installing the License Key Using the CLI
Note
You cannot install an older license key over a newer license key.