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Installing the License Key
You can install the first few signature updates for 5.0 without a license. This gives you time to get your
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sensor licensed. If you are unable to get your sensor licensed because of confusion with your contract,
you can obtain a 60-day trail license that supports signature updates that require licensing.
You can view the status of the IPS subscription license key on the Licensing panel in IDM or ASDM.
You can obtain a license key from the Cisco.com licensing server, which is then delivered to the sensor.
Or, you can update the sensor license key from a license key provided in a local file.
You must know your IPS device serial number to obtain a license key. You can find the IPS device serial
number in IDM by clicking Configuration > Licensing, in the ASDM by clicking Configuration >
Features > IPS > Licensing, or through the CLI by using the show version command.
Whenever you start IDM or ASDM, a dialog box informs you 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 IDM and ASDM, but you cannot download signature updates.
When you enter the CLI, you receive the following message if there is no license installed:
***LICENSE NOTICE***
There is no license key installed on the system.
Please go to http://www.cisco.com/go/license to obtain a new license or install a license.
You will continue to see this message until you have installed a license. Go to
http://www.cisco.com/go/license
Use the copy source-url license_file_name license-key command to copy the license file to your sensor.
The following options apply:
• source-url—The location of the source file to be copied. It can be a URL or keyword.
destination-url—The location of the destination file to be copied. It can be a URL or a keyword.
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license-key—The subscription license file.
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license_file_name—The name of the license file you receive.
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You cannot install an older license key over a newer license key.
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The exact format of the source and destination URLs varies according to the file. Here are the valid
types:
ftp:—Source or destination URL for an FTP network server. The syntax for this prefix is:
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ftp:[//[username@] location]/relativeDirectory]/filename
ftp:[//[username@]location]//absoluteDirectory]/filename
scp:—Source or destination URL for the SCP network server. The syntax for this prefix is:
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scp:[//[username@] location]/relativeDirectory]/filename
scp:[//[username@] location]//absoluteDirectory]/filename
http:—Source URL for the web server. The syntax for this prefix is:
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http:[[/[username@]location]/directory]/filename
• https:—Source URL for the web server. The syntax for this prefix is:
https:[[/[username@]location]/directory]/filename
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and click IPS Signature Subscription Service to apply for a license.
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