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Chapter 5: Managing your Sidewinder Appliance
Activating the license
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Licensing an internet-connected Sidewinder appliance
If your appliance is connected to the internet, you can license it from the Admin
Console.
To activate an internet-connected appliance:
1
From your Windows computer, select
Start > Programs > Secure
Computing > Sidewinder 7 Admin Console > Admin Console
.
2
Select
Maintenance > License
.
3
On the
Contact
tab, enter the requested information, referring to the
administrator of this particular appliance.
4
Click the
Company
tab and enter the requested information about the
company that has purchased this particular Sidewinder.
•
On the
Company Address
tab, enter the requested address information.
• Enter information on the Billing Address tab.
5 Click the
Firewall
tab and do the following:
•
Serial Number
field — Verify that it shows the 16-digit serial number
located on the Activation Certificate or on your hardware platform.
•
Firewall ID
field — Use the drop-down list to select a firewall ID. There
will be one firewall ID listed for each NIC in the appliance.
Leave all other fields as their defaults.
6 Click the
Submit Data
button. A dialog appears stating that all information is
transmitted over a secure connection. Click OK to continue.
The licensing information is sent to the activation server located at the URL
defined in the
Activation URL
field. The activation server checks the pre-
mium features you are authorized for and returns an activation key, which is
displayed in the
Activation Key field.
You license is now activated.