Cisco License Options Available for the Cisco ISR G2

Temporary licenses are utilized for assessing new abilities or during emergency circumstances. A temporary license permits a feature set to be utilized for 60 days of actual use. When this 60-day period expires, the hardware device will remain in operation as per it’s normal capabilities until the temporary license is renewed. After the renewal, the hardware device will go back to it’s original functionality prior to the temporary license being activated. Only the real time that the temporary license is activated counts towards the 60-day restriction. The Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) is able to supply an extension license for even longer trials or in other situations.

Feature Licenses: Some of the singular features can be activated or deactivated by the license keys. These features check for their licenses prior to activating themselves. A feature license will normally have a precondition before it will operate, like a requirement for a Universal Communication license before a CUBE feature license will work. Some examples of feature licenses include CME, CUBE etc.

Cisco offers two kinds of Feature licenses.

Software Activation Feature Licenses: These are normally upgrades for one or many technology Package Licenses and can be built-in on new routers or upgraded using Cisco Software Activation. These licenses are prescribed via the Cisco Software Licensing framework.

Right to Use Feature Licenses: These licenses are in the mold of the old-fashioned licensing classics and do not employ Cisco Software Activation. They can be ordered at the time that the router is initially purchased or at a later date.

Subscription licenses are time-based licenses that necessitate the user to regularly renew the subscription otherwise the license will expire after the stipulated time period. A couple of examples of Subscription licenses include URL Filtering and Cisco IPS.

Feature licenses may be either uncounted licenses or counted licenses. Uncounted licenses do not have a count and just allow the unlimited feature on the router if enabled. Counted licenses activate a definite number of uses for example CME User Licenses.

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Guidelines on Licensing for the Cisco ISR G2

1. Universal images have the “universalk9” term in the image title: This universal image gives all the Cisco IOS benefits along with robust crypto benefits including VPN payload, Secure UC etc.

2. Universal images containing the ‘’universalk9_npe” term in the image title: This strong licensing encryption resolution supplied by Cisco Software Activation placates necessities for the export of encryption abilities. Some nations have import necessities which stipulate that the device does not provision any robust crypto abilities like VPN payload etc. in any way. To mollify the import laws of such nations, this universal image will not provide support to any robust payload encryption like VPN payload, secure voice etc. This image does however support risk protection facilities through the SECNPE-K9 license.

Unique Device Identifier (UDI)

The Unique Device Identifier comprises of two constituents: The Product ID (PID) and Serial Number (SN). The Serial Number is an 11-digit number that exclusively recognizes a device. The Product ID recognizes the type of the device. This info can be identified by utilizing the “show license UDI” command on the router’s CLI. It is also present on a pull-out label tray located on the actual device. We might need to remove “V01” that comes after the PID. For example, use just “CISCO2921/K9”, instead of “CISCO2921/K9 V01”.

Software Activation License (SAL)

A Software Activation License is supplied by Cisco by identifying the Product ID, the Serial Number of the hardware and the Product Activation Key (PAK). Hence the Product ID + Serial Number + PAK = Software Activation License. New hardware is shipped bundled with the Software Activation License pre-installed for features ordered with the router. New functions can be activated with a new SAL. A Software Activation License (SAL) allows definite functions. Hence the DATA technology package license allows DATA technology functions in the IOS Universal image. Each SAL is exclusive to a specific device and is incompatible with a different device. A technology package or feature set is acquired via a “Product Activation Key” (PAK).

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