Device Licenses; Importing A Device License - McAfee M3050 - Network Security Platform Installation Manual

McAfee® Network Security Platform 6.0

Device Licenses

No license file is required for enabling IPS on I-series and M-series Sensors; no license is
required for enabling NAC on N-450 Sensors. In other words, when you add a Sensor to
the Manager, upon discovery, the native functionality supported on the Sensor model is
automatically enabled.
You require an add-on license to enable NAC on M-series Sensors. You can import/assign
the license using the

Importing a Device License

After adding a physical device (Sensor or NTBA Appliance) to the Manager, you need to
associate a license with the device. For this, you can import a license to the Manager, and
then the Manager automatically binds the license to the device. You can also manually
assign a license to the device.
The Manager mode functionalities (IPS, NAC and NAC with IPS) are dependent on the
type of device license imported to the Manager.
Importing a Device License
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Figure 24: Device License Import
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Figure 25: Import Sensor License File Dialog
Device List > Add-On Licenses
Retrieve the file from e-mail.
To enable the NAC mode on M-series Sensors, you need an Add-on license. Contact
McAfee support (with your device serial numbers) to obtain the Add-on license file.
The IPS mode is enabled by default in the Manager.
Note:
Go to
Device List > Device List > Add-On Licenses
The Device Licenses page is displayed.
To import a Device license, click
page.
page
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Import to view the Import License File
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Adding a Sensor
dialog.