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Application Note
Registering and Activating a License on the Cisco ISA500
Security Appliance
Security Appliance
This application note provides information about registering and activating a license on the Cisco ISA500
Series security appliance. This document includes these topics:
Series security appliance. This document includes these topics:
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Overview
The ISA500 Security Appliances are bundled with 1-year or 3-years of Cisco Comprehensive Security
Subscription services. These services work with the device to help prevent intrusion and attacks, stop
email spam and viruses, block malicious websites, and control website access and application usage.
Easy to manage with a "one subscription” license, these can be used to protect small businesses from
multiple threats and attacks.
Subscription services. These services work with the device to help prevent intrusion and attacks, stop
email spam and viruses, block malicious websites, and control website access and application usage.
Easy to manage with a "one subscription” license, these can be used to protect small businesses from
multiple threats and attacks.
Before you can use these security services, you must register and activate the license on your device by
using the Product Authorization Key (PAK). This key allows you to generate a software activation license
that is unique to your device. The PAK ID number is located on the Software License Claim Certificate
(
using the Product Authorization Key (PAK). This key allows you to generate a software activation license
that is unique to your device. The PAK ID number is located on the Software License Claim Certificate
(
) that ships with your ISA500 and includes instructions on how to register the license.
You also have the option to purchase and renew the ISA500 license. See
. To receive a reminder to renew the license before it expires, see
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An active Internet connection and a Cisco.com account is required to register the license. If you
www.cisco.com
, and click the Register link near the top
right corner of the web page.