Cisco wireless controller licensing

System Contact System ObjectID Disabled IP Address System Stats Realtime Interval Good Drive Good State of Enabled State of See the maximum number of access points allowed for this license on the controller, the number of access points currently joined to the controller, and the number of access points that can still join the controller by entering this command: show license capacity Information similar to the following appears: Licensed Feature Max Count Current Count Remaining Count AP Count 4 See statistics for all licenses on the controller by entering this command: show license statistics See a summary of license-enabled features by entering this command: show license feature Configuring the Maximum Number of Access Points Supported Configuring Maximum Number of Access Points to be Supported GUI You can configure the maximum number APs that can be supported on a controller.

Step 3 Save the configuration. Note To prevent disruptions in operation, the controller does not switch licenses when an evaluation license expires. You must reboot the controller in order to return to a permanent license.

Following a reboot, the controller defaults to the same feature set level as the expired evaluation license. If no permanent license at the same feature set level is installed, the controller uses a permanent license at another level or an unexpired evaluation license. Step 2 Activate an ap-count evaluation license as follows: Click the link for the ap-count evaluation license that you want to activate. Note You can set the priority only for ap-count evaluation licenses.

AP-count permanent licenses always have a medium priority, which cannot be configured. Step 3 If you decide to stop using the ap-count evaluation license and want to revert to using an ap-count permanent license, follow these steps: On the Licenses page, click the link for the ap-count evaluation license that is in use.

Reboot the controller in order for the priority change to take effect by entering this command: reset system Verify that the ap-count evaluation license now has a high priority and is in use by entering this command: show license all You can use the evaluation license until it expires.

Perform this procedure before upgrading the controller's boot image. Upgrade the controller with new boot image. Note You can have a maximum of two profiles and only one active profile at any time. Click Apply Reboot the controller. Hence, until the sync is completed, on executing the show command the local controller information is displayed and when the show command invoked the next time, the updated values from the Smart Licence is displayed.

Note Licenses embedded in the controller at the time of shipment is not transferrable. If you activate a license that supports fewer number of APs than the current number of APs connected to the controller, the activation command fails.

Rehosting Licenses This section describes how to rehost licenses. Information About Rehosting Licenses Information About Rehosting Licenses Revoking a license from one controller and installing it on another is called rehosting. Note A revoked license cannot be reinstalled on the same controller. Note Starting in the release 7. If you require to rehost licenses, you need to plan rehosting the installed adder licenses prior to an upgrade.

Step 2 From the Action drop-down list, choose Rehost. Step 6 Use the rehost ticket generated in Step 5 to obtain a license installation file, which can then be installed on another controller as follows: Click Cisco Licensing. Step 7 After revoking the license on original controller, correspondent evaluation licence appear with High pritority. Step 5 After revoking the license on original controller, correspondent evaluation licence appear with High pritority.

License Agent If your network contains various Cisco-licensed devices, you might want to consider using the Cisco License Manager CLM to manage all of the licenses using a single application.

Step 2 Select the Enable Default Authentication check box to enable the license agent, or leave it unselected to disable this feature. Step 3 In the Maximum Number of Sessions text box, enter the maximum number of sessions for the license agent. Step 4 Configure the license agent to listen for requests from the CLM as follows: Select the Enable Listener check box to enable the license agent to receive license requests from the CLM, or unselect this check box to disable this feature.

Step 5 Configure the license agent to send license notifications to the CLM as follows: Select the Enable Notification check box to enable the license agent to send license notifications to the CLM, or unselect this check box to disable this feature.

Step 6 Click Apply to commit your changes. Step 7 Click Save Configuration to save your changes. Configuring the License Agent CLI Procedure Step 1 Enable the license agent by entering one of these commands: config license agent default authenticate —Enables the license agent default listener with authentication.

Note To disable the license agent default listener, enter the config license agent default disable command. The default value is disabled. Step 2 Specify the maximum number of sessions for the license agent by entering this command: config license agent max-sessions sessions The valid range for the sessions parameter is 1 to 25 inclusive , and the default value is 9.

Note To prevent the license agent from receiving license requests from the CLM, enter the config license agent listener http disable command. Step 4 Configure the license agent to send license notifications to the CLM and to specify the URL where the license agent sends the notifications by entering this command: config license agent notify url username password Note To prevent the license agent from sending license notifications to the CLM, enter the config license agent notify disable username password command.

Step 5 Enter the save config command to save your changes. Note By default call-home TAC profile is enabled. However if you disable the TAC profile and try to register or deregister Smart Licensing service, the profile status changes to active enabled dynamically. From the Events drop-down list choose from the following options in the drop-down list: Enabled —enables Call-Home reporting Disabled —disables Call-Home reporting Click Apply Step 2 To set the Data privacy level, follow the steps: From the Reporting Data-privacy-level drop-down list choose from the following options in the drop-down list: normal —scrubs normal level commands high —scrubs all normal level commands, IP domain name and IP address commands Click Apply Step 3 Enter the hostname in the Reporting Hostname text box.

Step 7 To create a new profile, follow the steps: Enter the name for the new profile in the Name text box. From the Status drop-down list choose from the following options in the drop-down list: Enabled —activates the profile Disabled —deactivates the profile From the Module drop-down list, choose from the following options in the drop-down list: sm-license-data —smart license data all —combines smart license and call-home data call-home-data —call-home data From the Reporting Format drop-down list, choose from the following options in the drop-down list: short-text —data reporting in short-text format long-text —data reporting in long-text format xml —call-data reporting in xml format Note The messages use XML format, hence, ensure XML message format is chosen for all profiles created.

Click Add Step 8 To update an existing profile, follow the steps: Place the mouse cursor over the blue down arrow icon in front of the Profile to edit. Update the fields as required from the options available: Status Module Url Click Apply Step 9 To delete a profile, follow the steps: Place the mouse cursor over the blue down arrow icon in front of the Profile to edit.

Hence, when call-home-data profile option is selected, choose XML format from the drop-down menu. Step 3 Delete an existing profile by entering the following command: config call-home profile delete profile-name Step 4 Configure the proxy settings by adding the IP address and port number by entering the following command: config call-home http-proxy ipaddr ip-address port port Step 5 Reset the proxy settings by entering the following command: config call-home http-proxy ipaddr 0.

Step 10 View the Call-Home settings by entering the following command: config call-home summary Retrieving the Unique Device Identifier on Controllers and Access Points The Unique Device Identifier UDI standard uniquely identifies products across all Cisco hardware product families, enabling customers to identify and track Cisco products throughout their business and network operations and to automate their asset management systems.

Step 3 Click the name of the desired access point. This page shows the inventory information for the access point. Was this Document Helpful? Yes No Feedback. Typically, you are prompted to accept the EULA for evaluation, extension, and rehost licenses. Save a backup copy of all installed licenses as follows: From the Action drop-down list, choose Save License.

You cannot save evaluation licenses. We recommend that you reset the system to ensure that the newly installed license file is saved in the WLC. Reboot the controller by entering this command: reset system. The length of time before the license expires Note.

Permanent licenses never expire. The maximum number of APs supported refers to the maximum number of APs supported by the controller. Enter a value in the Maximum Allowed APs field. Save the configuration. To prevent disruptions in operation, the controller does not switch licenses when an evaluation license expires.

Activate an ap-count evaluation license as follows: Click the link for the ap-count evaluation license that you want to activate. You can set the priority only for ap-count evaluation licenses. If you decide to stop using the ap-count evaluation license and want to revert to using an ap-count permanent license, follow these steps: On the Licenses page, click the link for the ap-count evaluation license that is in use. See the current status of all the licenses on your controller by entering this command: show license all Information similar to the following appears: License Store: Primary License Storage StoreIndex: 0 Feature: base-ap-count Version: 1.

Enable Cisco Smart Software Licensing by entering the following command: config licensing smart-license dns-server ip-address Note. Device reboot is required to activate the chosen license mechanism. The Smart License service runs an asynchronous sync with the controller. Clear the Cisco Smart Software Licensing statistics by entering the following command: clear stats smart-lic.

In a HA setup, execute the command in the active device first and then on the standby device. Reregister the device in Cisco SSM by entering this command: license smart register token-id force. Save the configuration and reboot the controller. Licenses embedded in the controller at the time of shipment is not transferrable. After you add or delete the license, WLC must use the save config command to save the license.

A revoked license cannot be reinstalled on the same controller. Starting in the release 7. Use the rehost ticket generated in Step 5 to obtain a license installation file, which can then be installed on another controller as follows: Click Cisco Licensing. Configure the license agent to listen for requests from the CLM as follows: Select the Enable Listener check box to enable the license agent to receive license requests from the CLM, or unselect this check box to disable this feature.

Configure the license agent to send license notifications to the CLM as follows: Select the Enable Notification check box to enable the license agent to send license notifications to the CLM, or unselect this check box to disable this feature. Enable the license agent by entering one of these commands: config license agent default authenticate —Enables the license agent default listener with authentication. To disable the license agent default listener, enter the config license agent default disable command.

Customers can reconnect their access points to the new wireless controller post-RMA without any licensing impact. Before opening a case with Cisco TAC, make sure to perform everything from the checklist below:.

Skip to content Skip to search Skip to footer. Available Languages. Download Options. Updated: August 22, Contents Introduction. Can I mix different licensing levels for the access points connected to the same Cisco Catalyst Series controller? What features are covered by Advantage and Essential license level? Is it really mandatory to license all the access points joined to the controller? How do I license my WLC offline, without internet access? What is the maximum number of APs I can join and license on each model?

Do I need to license the controller itself? Example of a controller configured with advantage level license: Q. Image below specifies features covered by Essential and Advantage license level: Q. Is reboot required after the change of license level? Yes Q. Is there license enforcement on WLC? What is evaluation license and how long does it last? Where do I download the. How can I get my controller licensed?

WiSM controllers have two onboard controllers which each support APs, for a total of You can order Cisco Series Controllers with support for 12, 25, 50, , or APs as the controller's base capacity.

You can add additional AP capacity through capacity adder licenses available at 25, 50, and AP capacities. You can add the capacity adder licenses to any base license in any combination to arrive at the maximum capacity of APs. And you can manage it simply, with Cisco Smart Licensing. Use intelligence from your wireless network and location analytics to personalize customer experiences. Identify and resolve issues through analytics that shed light on real-time user and application behavior.

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