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Firepower Threat Defense Deployment with CDO and Low-Touch Provisioning
What to do next
Communicate with the branch office where the device is being deployed. After the branch office administrator
cables and powers on the FTD, your next steps are to complete the onboarding process and configure/manage
the device.
Configure Licensing
The FTD uses Cisco Smart Software Licensing, which lets you purchase and manage a pool of licenses
centrally.
When you register the chassis, the License Authority issues an ID certificate for communication between the
chassis and the License Authority. It also assigns the chassis to the appropriate virtual account.
The Base license is included automatically. Smart Licensing does not prevent you from using product features
that you have not yet purchased. You can start using a license immediately, as long as you are registered with
the Cisco Smart Software Manager, and purchase the license later. This allows you to deploy and use a feature,
and avoid delays due to purchase order approval. See the following licenses:
• Threat—Security Intelligence and Cisco Firepower Next-Generation IPS
• Malware—Advanced Malware Protection for Networks (AMP)
• URL—URL Filtering
• RA VPN—AnyConnect Plus, AnyConnect Apex, or AnyConnect VPN Only
Before you begin
• Have a master account on the
• Your Cisco Smart Software Licensing account must qualify for the Strong Encryption (3DES/AES)
Procedure
Step 1
Make sure your Smart Licensing account contains the available licenses you need.
When you bought your device from Cisco or a reseller, your licenses should have been linked to your Smart
Software License account. However, if you need to add licenses yourself, use the Find Products and Solutions
search field on the
Figure 6: License Search
If you do not yet have an account, click the link to
lets you create a master account for your organization.
license to use some features (enabled using the export-compliance flag).
Cisco Commerce
Cisco Smart Software Manager.
set up a new
Workspace. Search for the following license PIDs:
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Configure Licensing
account. The Smart Software Manager
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