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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 52 Licensing the FireSIGHT System
Viewing Your Licenses
You must make sure the total number of users in the groups you specify in the authentication object is
less than your FireSIGHT user license. If your parameters are too broad, the Defense Center obtains
information on as many users as it can and reports the number of users it failed to retrieve in the task
queue. For performance and licensing reasons, Cisco recommends that you specify only the groups that
represent the users you want to use in access control.
less than your FireSIGHT user license. If your parameters are too broad, the Defense Center obtains
information on as many users as it can and reports the number of users it failed to retrieve in the task
queue. For performance and licensing reasons, Cisco recommends that you specify only the groups that
represent the users you want to use in access control.
Viewing Your Licenses
License:
Any
Use the Licenses page to view the licenses for a Defense Center and its managed devices. For each type
of appliance in your deployment, the page lists the total number of licenses you have as well as the
portion of those licenses that are in use.
of appliance in your deployment, the page lists the total number of licenses you have as well as the
portion of those licenses that are in use.
Keep in mind that on this page, the number of FireSIGHT User licenses in use represents the number of
users detected by the FireSIGHT System, that is, the number of users in the Users database. It does not
represent the number of access-controlled users you are using for access control. For more information,
see
users detected by the FireSIGHT System, that is, the number of users in the Users database. It does not
represent the number of access-controlled users you are using for access control. For more information,
see
The Licenses page also provides details on each of your licenses. For each model, you can see how many
licenses of each type you have, and how many managed devices you can license with each type of
license. For licenses that expire, the page provides you with the expiration date.
licenses of each type you have, and how many managed devices you can license with each type of
license. For licenses that expire, the page provides you with the expiration date.
Other than the Licenses page, there are a few other ways you can view licenses and license limits:
•
The Product Licensing dashboard widget provides an at-a-glance overview of your licenses.
•
The Device Management page (
Devices > Device Management
) lists the licenses applied to each of your
managed devices.
•
Two health modules, License Monitor and FireSIGHT Host License Limit, communicate license
status when used in a health policy.
status when used in a health policy.
To view your licenses:
Access:
Admin
Step 1
Select
System > Licenses
.
The Licenses page appears.
Adding a License to the Defense Center
License:
Any
Before you add a license to the Defense Center, make sure you have the activation key provided by Cisco
when you purchased the license.
when you purchased the license.
With the exception of FireSIGHT, you must enable licenses on your managed devices before you can
use licensed features. You can enable a license either when you add a device to the Defense Center, or
by editing the device’s general properties after you add the device, Note that because Series 2 devices
automatically have Protection capabilities, with the exception of Security Intelligence filtering, you
cannot disable these capabilities, nor can you apply other licenses to a Series 2 device. See
use licensed features. You can enable a license either when you add a device to the Defense Center, or
by editing the device’s general properties after you add the device, Note that because Series 2 devices
automatically have Protection capabilities, with the exception of Security Intelligence filtering, you
cannot disable these capabilities, nor can you apply other licenses to a Series 2 device. See
.