Configure Licenses

About this task

Licenses are purchased directly for the number of permissible adoptions per access point, controller, service platform or managed cluster.

Note

The Licenses screen is available only to controllers and service platforms capable of sustaining device connections, and thus requires license support to set the maximum number of device connections permitted.

Managing infrastructure devices requires a license key to enable software functionality or define the number of adoptable devices allowable. My Licenses is a Web based online application enabling you to request a license key for purchased license certificates.

The Licenses screen also contains a facility where new licenses can be applied to increase the number of device adoptions permitted, or to allow the use of the advanced security features.

Each controller and service platform family has multiple models to choose from that range from zero licenses to the maximum number that can be loaded for that specific SKU.

To define a device‘s a license details:

Procedure

Go to Configuration → Devices .
The Device Configuration screen displays. This screen lists the devices or peer controllers, service platforms and access points within the managed network.
Select a target device by double-clicking on the device name. The selected device's configuration menu displays.
Select Licenses.

Device Licenses Screen

The License screen displays the Device Serial Number of the controller or service platform generating the license key.

Note
When assessing lent and borrowed license information, it is important to distinguish between NOC controllers and site controllers.
NOC controllers are NX95XX and NX96XX.

The site controllers are NX5500, and NX75XX.

Review the AP Licenses table to assess the specific number of adoptions permitted, as dictated by the terms of the current license.


AP Adoptions	The Device column lists the total number of AP adoptions made by the controller or service platform. If the installed license count is 10 APs and the number of AP adoptions is 5, five additional APs can still be adopted under the terms of the license. The total number of APs adoptions varies by platform, as well as the terms of the license. The Cluster column lists the total number of AP adoptions made by the cluster membership (all members). If the installed license count is 100 APs and the number of AP adoptions is 50, 50 additional APs can still be adopted under the terms of the AP licenses, pooled by the cluster members.
AP Licenses	The Device column lists the number of APs available for adoption under the restrictions of the license. This number applies to dependent mode adaptive APs only, and not independent mode APs. The Cluster column lists the number of APs available for adoption by cluster members under the restrictions of the licenses, as pooled amongst the cluster members.
AP Lent Licenses	Lent licenses are the total number of AP licenses the NOC controller lends (if needed) to its site controllers so that a site controller can adopt APs in excess of its own installed AP license count. AP lent licenses can be non-zero only in controllers currently configured as the NOC (NOC controller). Lent Licenses is always zero in controllers configured as the site (site controller).
AP Borrowed Licenses	Borrowed licenses are the total number of AP licenses borrowed by the site controller from the NOC controller (NOC controllers if a NOC controller is in a cluster). AP borrowed licenses are always zero in the NOC controller. AP borrowed licenses can be non-zero only on site controllers.
AP Total Licenses	The cumulative number of both Device and Cluster AP licenses supported by the listed controller or service platform.

Note

Following is a licensing example: Assume there are two site controllers (S1 and S2) adopted to a NOC controller (N1). S1 has 3 installed AP licenses, and S2 has 4 installed AP licenses. Eight APs seek to adopt to S1 and ten APs seek to adopt to S2. N1 has 1024 installed licenses. N1 lends 5 AP licenses (8 minus 3) to S1, and 6 AP licenses (10 minus 4) to S2.

N1 displays the following in the Device column:

AP Adoptions: 2 (site controllers S1 and S2)
AP Licenses: 1024
AP Lent Licenses: 11 (5 to S1 plus 6 to S2)
AP Borrowed Licenses: 0
AP Total Licenses: 1013 (1024 minus 11 lent)

S1 displays the following in the Device column:

AP Adoptions: 8
AP Licenses: 3
AP Lent Licenses: 0
AP Borrowed Licenses: 5
AP Total Licenses: 8 (3 plus 5 borrowed)

S2 displays the following in the Device column:

AP Adoptions: 10
AP Licenses: 4
AP Lent Licenses: 0
AP Borrowed Licenses: 6
AP Total Licenses: 10 (4 plus 6 borrowed)

Review the Adaptive AP Licenses table to assess the specific number of adoptions permitted, as dictated by the terms of the current license.


AAP Adoptions	The Device column lists the total number of AAP adoptions made by the controller or service platform. If the installed license count is 10 APs and the number of AAP adoptions is 5, five additional AAPs can still be adopted under the terms of the license. The total number of AAPs adoptions varies by platform, as well as the terms of the license. The Cluster column lists the total number of AAP adoptions made by the cluster membership (all members). If the installed license count is 100 APs and the number of AAP adoptions is 50, 50 additional AAPs can still be adopted under the terms of the AAP licenses, pooled by the cluster members.
AAP Licenses	The Device column lists the number of AAPs available for adoption under the restrictions of the license. This number applies to dependent mode adaptive AAPs only, and not independent mode AAPs. The Cluster column lists the number of AAPs available for adoption by cluster members under the restrictions of the licenses, as pooled amongst the cluster members.
AAP Lent Licenses	Lent licenses are the total number of AAP licenses the NOC controller lends (if needed) to its site controllers so site controllers can adopt adaptive APs in excess of its own installed AAP license count. AAP lent licenses can be non-zero only in controllers currently configured as the NOC (NOC controller). Lent licenses is always zero in controllers configured as the site (site controller).
AAP Borrowed Licenses	Borrowed licenses are the total number of AAP licenses borrowed by the site controller from the NOC controller (NOC controllers if a NOC controller is in a cluster). AAP borrowed licenses are always zero in the NOC controller. AAP borrowed licenses can be non-zero only on site controllers.
AAP Total Licenses	Lists the cumulative number of both Device and Cluster AAP licenses supported by the listed controller or service platform.

Refer to the Feature Licenses field to apply licenses and provision advanced security and analytics features:


Advanced Security	Enter the provided license key required to install the Role Based Firewall feature and increase the number of IPSec VPN tunnels. The number of IPSec tunnels varies by platform.
Analytics Licenses	Enter the provided license key required to install Analytics (an enhanced statistical management tool) for NX9500 and NX9600 series service platforms.

Refer to the Web Filtering License field if required to provide a 256-character maximum license string for the Web filtering feature.
Web filtering is used to restrict access to specific resources on the internet.
Click OK to save the changes made to the applied licenses.
Click Reset to revert to the last saved configuration.