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Obtaining a License Key From Cisco.com
You cannot install an older license key over a newer license key.
Note
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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To install the license key, follow these steps:
Apply for the license key at this URL:
Step 1
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Fill in the required fields.
Step 2
Note
Your Cisco IPS Signature Subscription Service license key will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address
you specified.
Step 3 Save the license key to a system that has a web server, FTP server, or SCP server.
Step 4 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
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If you use FTP or SCP, you are prompted for a password.
If you use SCP, the remote host must be on the SSH known hosts list. For the procedure, refer
to Adding Hosts to the Known Hosts
If you use HTTPS, the remote host must be a TLS trusted host. For the procedure refer to
TLS Trusted Hosts.
You must have a Cisco Services for IPS service contract before you can apply for a license key.
For more information, see
You must have the correct IPS device serial number because the license key only functions on
the device with that number.
List.
www.cisco.com/go/license.
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