Dell SonicWALL Secure Mobile Access 8.5
Administration Guide
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To activate or upgrade licenses or free trials on your appliance:
1 On the
System > Licenses
page, click
Activate, Upgrade, or Renew services
. The License
Management page is displayed.
2 Enter your MySonicWALL user name and password into the fields and then click
Submit
. The display
changes to show the status of your licenses. The services can have a
Try
link, an
Activate
link, or an
Upgrade
link.
3 To activate a free trial, click
Try
next to the service that you want to try. The page explains that you will
be guided through the setup of the service, and that you can purchase a Dell SonicWALL product
subscription at any time during or after the trial. Click
Continue
, and follow the setup instructions.
4 To activate a new license which you have already purchased on MySonicWALL or from your reseller, click
Activate
next to the service that you want to activate. Enter your license activation key into the
<Product> Activation Key
field, and then click
Submit
.
5 To upgrade an existing license with a new license that you have already purchased, click
Upgrade
next
to the service that you want to upgrade. Type or paste one or more new activation keys into the
New
License Key #
field(s), and then click
Submit
.
6 After completing the activation or upgrading process, click
Synchronize
to update the appliance license
status from the Dell SonicWALL licensing server. Rebooting the appliance also updates the license status.
Using a Spike License
A Spike License enables you to temporarily increase the number of remote users your appliance or SMA 500v
Virtual Appliance can support if there is a sudden spike in remote access needs, such as during a period of
severe weather or during a business event for remote participants. Licensed separately, this feature helps you
accommodate spikes in remote access traffic during planned or unplanned events.
When you buy a Spike License, it is valid for a given number of users and days (total number of users supported
when the Spike License is activated, not the number in addition to your base license number). You can suspend
and resume the use of the license as needed.
More than one Spike Licenses can be uploaded to your appliance, but only one can be active at a time.