Secure Mobile Access 12.4 CMS Administration Guide
- Secure Mobile Access 12.4
- About This Guide
- CMS Configuration
- Introduction to CMS
- Installing and Configuring the Central Management Server
- Configuring Appliances for Central Management
- Using the Management Console Menus
- Central User Licensing
- Global High Availability
- Alerts and SNMP
- Capture Advanced Threat Protection
- Central FIPS Licensing
- Global High Availablity
- SonicWall Support
Licensing CMS
CMS has the ability to manage appliances licensed with different feature sets. Unlike SMA appliances, the CMS contacts the online SonicWall License Manager service to obtain its license.
SMA appliances download and import a license file from the MySonicWall portal.
To license the CMS initially, you enter the serial number and authentication code into the CMS console. The CMS then contacts the License Manager service and obtains its license. After that, the CMS periodically contacts the License Manager service to refresh its license.
A CMS Base License is available at no cost from MySonicWall. You enable a CMS Base License by entering the serial number and the authentication code. A CMS Base License allows you to manage three appliances. A CMS Base license comes with a trial for pooled licenses for a limited period of time. A CMS Base License enables you to use the CMS without pooled licensing. A CMS Base License enables you to manage and monitor licensed SMA appliances. You can upgrade from a Trial License to a Base License.
Central User Licenses (Pooled Licenses) are shared licenses that are available to CMS-managed appliances. To use pooled licensing, you must add Central User Licenses to the CMS Base License. Central User Licenses can be subscription licenses (valid for specific periods of time, such as 1 year or 3 years), or perpetual licenses (without an expiration date).
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