Step 6. Apply the Activation License Key

The activation key:

Provides the controller with information as to the regulatory domain on which the controller provides service. The regulatory domain restricts the set of operational countries that are available for AP configurations.
Is registered to the management MAC address of the controller.
Provides a basic set of operational capacities (dependent on platform). The customer can upgrade the system's base capacity by purchasing additional Capacity Upgrade licenses.

With ExtremeWireless v10.01 and later each controller is licensed in a specific domain. The domain licenses include:

The user interface reflects the domain of the controller. The following are use cases for each domain:

A wireless controller with an FCC license can manage Access Points deployed in the United States, Puerto Rico, or Colombia.
A wireless controller with a ROW license can manage Access Points deployed in any country except the United States, Puerto Rico, Egypt, or Colombia.
A wireless controller with a EGY license will continue to require ROW hardware, but the license will restrict country selection to Egypt only.
A wireless controller with a EGY license can manage Access Points deployed in Egypt.
Note
If upgrading from v10.21 with an EGY license, call customer support for assistance.
A wireless controller with a MNT license can manage only domain-locked Access Points, which are the AP39xx-FCC and the AP39xx-ROW only. The AP39xx-FCC must be deployed in the United States, Puerto Rico, or Colombia. The AP39xx-ROW must be deployed in any country except the United States, Puerto Rico, or Colombia.
Note
The AP37xx and AP38xx will NOT be able to connect to a controller licensed in the MNT domain.

Caution

Whenever the licensed region changes on the ExtremeWireless Appliance, all Wireless APs are changed to Auto Channel Select to prevent possible infractions to local RF regulatory requirements. If this occurs, all manually configured radio channel settings are lost.

Installing the new license key (other than EGY) before upgrading prevents the ExtremeWireless Appliance from changing the licensed region, and in addition, manually configured channel settings are maintained. For more information, see the Maintenance Guide.

EGY License exception: If an appliance that is licensed with ROW or MNT Regulatory Keys is hosting APs inside Egypt or APs outside Egypt, upon upgrade to v10.31.01, the AP radios are disabled. If upgrading from v10.21 with an EGY license, call customer support for assistance.

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