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Appendix C Obtaining Software

Obtaining a License Key From Cisco.com

Cisco Security Intelligence Operations is also a repository of information for individual signatures,

including signature ID, type, structure, and description.

You can search for security alerts and signatures at this URL:

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/search.x

Obtaining a License Key From Cisco.com

This section describes how to obtain a license key from Cisco.com and how to install it using the CLI,

the IDM, or the IME. It contains the following topics:

• Understanding Licensing, page C-8

• Service Programs for IPS Products, page C-9

• Obtaining and Installing the License Key Using the IDM or the IME, page C-10

• Obtaining a License for the IPS 4270-20, page C-13

• Licensing the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP, page C-14

• Uninstalling the License Key, page C-14

Understanding Licensing

Although the sensor functions without the license key, you must have a license key to obtain signature

updates and use the global correlation features. To obtain a license key, you must have the following:

• Cisco Service for IPS service contract—Contact your reseller, Cisco service or product sales to

purchase a contract.

• Your IPS device serial number—To find the IPS device serial number in the IDM or the IME, for

the IDM choose Configuration > Sensor Management > Licensing, and for the IME choose

Configuration > sensor_name > Sensor Management > Licensing, or in the CLI use the show

version command.

• Valid Cisco.com username and password.

Trial license keys are also available. If you cannot get your sensor licensed because of problems with

your contract, you can obtain a 60-day trial license that supports signature updates that require licensing.

You can obtain a license key from the Cisco.com licensing server, which is then delivered to the sensor.

Or, you can update the license key from a license key provided in a local file. Go to

http://www.cisco.com/go/license and click IPS Signature Subscription Service to apply for a license

key.

You can view the status of the license key in these places:

• The IDM Home window Licensing section on the Health tab

• The IDM Licensing pane (Configuration > Licensing)

• The IME Home page in the Device Details section on the Licensing tab

• License Notice at CLI login

Whenever you start the IDM, the IME, or the CLI, you are informed of your license status—whether you

have a trial, invalid, or expired license key. With no license key, an invalid license key, or an expired

license key, you can continue to use the IDM, the IME, and the CLI, but you cannot download signature

updates.

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