Cisco Cisco IPS 4255 Sensor

scp:—Source or destination URL for the SCP network server. The syntax for this prefix is:

scp:[//[username@] location]/relativeDirectory]/filename

scp:[//[username@] location]//absoluteDirectory]/filename

If you use FTP or SCP protocol, you are prompted for a password. If you use SCP protocol, 
you must add the remote host must to the SSH known hosts list.

http:—Source URL for the web server. The syntax for this prefix is:

http:[[/[username@]location]/directory]/filename

https:—Source URL for the web server. The syntax for this prefix is:

https:[[/[username@]location]/directory]/filename

If you use HTTPS protocol, the remote host must be a TLS trusted host. 

To install the license key, follow these steps:

Apply for the license key at this URL: 

In addition to a valid Cisco.com username and password, you must also have a Cisco Services 
for IPS service contract before you can apply for a license key. 

Fill in the required fields. Your Cisco IPS Signature Subscription Service license key will be sent by 
e-mail to the e-mail address you specified.

You must have the correct IPS device serial number because the license key only functions on 
the device with that number.

Save the license key to a system that has a web server, FTP server, or SCP server.

Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.

Copy the license key to the sensor:

sensor# copy scp://user@10.89.147.3://tftpboot/dev.lic license-key

Password: *******

Verify the sensor is licensed:

sensor# show version

Application Partition:

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Version 6.0(1)E1

Host:

    Realm Keys          key1.0

Signature Definition:

    Signature Update    S291.0                   2007-06-18

    Virus Update        V1.2                     2005-11-24

OS Version:             2.4.30-IDS-smp-bigphys

Platform:               ASA-SSM-20

Serial Number:          ABC1234DEFG