Configuring A Shared License; Configuring The Shared Licensing Server - Cisco ASA 5505 Configuration Manual

Chapter 4 Managing Feature Licenses
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Detailed Steps
Step 1 Choose the Configuration > Device Management > Licensing > Activation Key pane.
To enter a new activation key, either permanent or time-based, enter the new activation key in the New
Step 2
Activation Key field.
The key is a five-element hexadecimal string with one space between each element. The leading 0x
specifier is optional; all values are assumed to be hexadecimal. For example:
0xd11b3d48 0xa80a4c0a 0x48e0fd1c 0xb0443480 0x843fc490
You can install one permanent key, and multiple time-based keys. If you enter a new permanent key, it
overwrites the already installed one. If you enter a new time-based key, then it is active by default and
displays in the Time-based License Keys Installed table. The last time-based key that you activate for a
given feature is the active one.
To activate or deactivate an installed time-based key, choose the key in the Time-based License Keys
Step 3
Installed table, and click either Activate or Deactivate.
You can only have one time-based key active for each feature. See the
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Click Update Activation Key.
Step 4
Some permanent licenses require you to reload the adaptive security appliance after entering the new
activation key. See
prompted to reload if it is required.

Configuring a Shared License

This section describes how to configure the shared licensing server and participants. For more
information about shared licenses, see the
This section includes the following topics:
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Configuring the Shared Licensing Server

This section describes how to configure the adaptive security appliance to be a shared licensing server.
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Downgrading to Version 8.2 or earlier—Version 8.3 introduced more robust time-based key usage
as well as failover license changes:
– If you have more than one time-based activation key active, when you downgrade, only the most
recently activated time-based key can be active. Any other keys are made inactive.
– If you have mismatched licenses on a failover pair, then downgrading will disable failover. Even
if the keys are matching, the license used will no longer be a combined license.
for more information.
Table 4-10 on page 4-24
Configuring the Shared Licensing Server, page 4-25
Configuring the Shared Licensing Participant and the Optional Backup Server, page 4-26
Monitoring the Shared License, page 4-27
for a list of licenses that need reloading. You will be
"Shared SSL VPN Licenses" section on page
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Configuring a Shared License
"Time-Based Licenses" section
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