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Generate a Classic License and Add it to the Firepower Management Center
Generate a Classic License and Add it to the Firepower Management Center
Before you begin
• Confirm you have access to the Cisco Product License Registration Portal at https://cisco.com/go/license.
• Review the information about types of Classic licenses in the
• Purchase a product authorization key (PAK) for each license, and service subscriptions if any are needed.
Procedure
Step 1
Choose System > Licenses > Classic Licenses > Add New License.
Step 2 Note the value in the License Key field at the top of the Add Feature License dialog.
Step 3
Click Get License to open the Cisco License Registration Portal.
Step 4 Generate a license from the PAK in the License Registration Portal. For more information see
https://slexui.cloudapps.cisco.com/SWIFT/LicensingUI/Home. This step required the PAK you received when
you purchased the license, as well as the license key from the FMC.
Step 5 Copy the license text from either the License Registration Portal display, or the email the License Registration
Portal sends you.
Important
Step 6
Return to the Add Feature License pages in the FMC web interface.
Step 7 Paste the license text into the License field.
Step 8
Click Verify License.
Step 9 Click Submit License.
What to do next
When you add Firepower classic managed devices to the FMC, select the appropriate licenses to apply to the
devices. See
Schedule System Updates and Backups
For Firepower Version 6.5+:
As a part of the initial configuration process the FMC establishes the following automatic updates:
• Weekly GeoDB updates.
• Weekly downloads of FMC software updates. (Installing those updates is your responsibility; see the
• Weekly FMC configuration backups.
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Guide for your version to determine what type of Classic license you need and whether you also need
to purchase service subscriptions for the features you plan to use.
The licensing text block in the portal or email message may include more than one license. Each
license in bounded by a BEGIN LICENSE line and and END LICENSE line. Make sure that you
copy and paste only one license at a time.
Add Managed Devices to the FMC, on page
Cisco Firepower Management Center Upgrade Guide
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Firepower Management Center Configuration
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for more information.)