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Appendix C Obtaining Software

Obtaining a License Key From Cisco.com

Obtaining and Installing the License Key Using the IDM or the IME

Note 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.

To obtain and install the license key, follow these steps:

Step 1 Log in to the IDM or the IME using an account with administrator privileges.

Step 2 For the IDM choose Configuration > Sensor Management > Licensing. For the IME choose

Configuration > sensor_name > Sensor Management > Licensing.

Step 3 The Licensing pane displays the status of the current license. If you have already installed your license,

you can click Download to save it if needed.

Step 4 Obtain a license key by doing one of the following:

• Click the Cisco.com radio button to obtain the license from Cisco.com. The IDM or the IME

contacts the license server on Cisco.com and sends the server the serial number to obtain the license

key. This is the default method. Go to Step 5.

• Click the License File radio button to use a license file. To use this option, you must apply for a

license key at this URL: www.cisco.com/go/license. The license key is sent to you in e-mail and you

save it to a drive that the IDM or the IME can access. This option is useful if your computer cannot

access Cisco.com. Go to Step 7.

Step 5 Click Update License, and in the Licensing dialog box, click Yes to continue. The Status dialog box

informs you that the sensor is trying to connect to Cisco.com. An Information dialog box confirms that

the license key has been updated.

Step 6 Click OK.

Step 7 Log in to Cisco.com.

Step 8 Go to www.cisco.com/go/license.

Step 9 Fill in the required fields. Your license key will be sent to the e-mail address you specified.

Caution You must have the correct IPS device serial number and product identifier (PID) because the license key

only functions on the device with that number.

Step 10 Save the license key to a hard-disk drive or a network drive that the client running the IDM or the IME

can access.

Step 11 Log in to the IDM or the IME.

Step 12 For the IDM choose Configuration > Sensor Management > Licensing. For the IME choose

Configuration > sensor_name > Sensor Management > Licensing.

Step 13 Under Update License, click the License File radio button.

Step 14 In the Local File Path field, specify the path to the license file or click Browse Local to browse to the file.

Step 15 Browse to the license file and click Open.

Step 16 Click Update License.

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