ASA5510 Security plus Licence - Need Gigabit interface. You enter the PAK code plus your serial number and get an activation key specific to your hardware.
The different licensing “levels” available on the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances allow an organization to buy only what they need while retaining the option to upgrade in the future, if necessary. For example, a small business with 15 employees may start out with a with a 25-user (or, more correctly, 25-host) license. As new employees are hired — or existing employees begin using Wi-Fi on more devices — they may approach the limit and find it necessary to upgrade to a 50- or unlimited-user license.
Once you have obtained a new “activation key”, the process of upgrading the license on a Cisco ASA is among one of the simplest tasks you can perform, although it often times will require a reload of the device to take effect.
In addition to Rudy's correct answer, the process for installing it is to use your PAK which you will receive when you purchase the license to get an activation key issued (via the self-service Cisco licensing portal or by calling the TAC and asking for licensing). You enter the PAK code plus your serial number and get an activation key specific to your hardware. A simple one line command then activates it.
No service interruption is required to activate the license (at least not directly) but it's generally recommeded to shcedule a reload (service-affecting of course) to make sure the license stays put after cycling the firewall. Hope this helps. Please rate helpful answers. Thank you, I bought and installed the security plus licence, it works well, LAN / DMZ interfaces are in Gbit/s. However I have one question: When I backup my DMZ Server which is directly connected to the DMZ interfaces, The speed backup is about 800Mbit/min.
( I use BackupExec 2010) Before I upgrade, with a 100mbit/s interface, the speed backup was about 400Mbit/min. I only multiplied by 2 the backup speed. I would think I multiplied by 3 or 4.
Is there anything to do more on the ASA? In addition to Rudy's correct answer, the process for installing it is to use your PAK which you will receive when you purchase the license to get an activation key issued (via the self-service Cisco licensing portal or by calling the TAC and asking for licensing). You enter the PAK code plus your serial number and get an activation key specific to your hardware. A simple one line command then activates it. No service interruption is required to activate the license (at least not directly) but it's generally recommeded to shcedule a reload (service-affecting of course) to make sure the license stays put after cycling the firewall. Hope this helps.
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