Cisco Cisco IPS 4255 Sensor

For more information on Cisco service contracts, see 

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For the procedure for obtaining and installing the License key, see 

You must have a Cisco Services for IPS service contract for any IPS product so that you can download 
a license key and obtain the latest IPS signature updates. If you have a direct relationship with Cisco 
Systems, contact your account manager or service account manager to purchase the Cisco Services for 
IPS service contract. If you do not have a direct relationship with Cisco Systems, you can purchase the 
service account from a one-tier or two-tier partner. 

When you purchase the following IPS products you must also purchase a Cisco Services for IPS service 
contract:

IDS-4215

IPS-4240

IPS-4255

IDSM-2

NM-CIDS

For ASA products, if you purchased one of the following ASA products that do not contain IPS, you 
must purchase a SMARTnet contract:

ASA5510-K8

ASA5510-DC-K8

ASA5510-SEC-BUN-K9

ASA5520-K8

ASA5520-DC-K8

ASA5520-BUN-K9

ASA5540-K8

ASA5540-DC-K8

ASA5540-BUN-K9

SMARTnet provides operating system updates, access to Cisco.com, access to TAC, and 
hardware replacement NBD on site.

If you purchased one of the following ASA products that ships with the AIP-SSM installed or if you 
purchased AIP-SSM to add to your ASA product, you must purchase the Cisco Services for IPS service 
contract:

ASA5510-AIP10-K9

ASA5520-AIP10-K9

ASA5520-AIP20-K9

ASA5540-AIP20-K9

ASA-SSM-AIP-10-K9