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The System > Licenses page provides links to activate, upgrade, or renew SonicWALL Security Services licenses. From this page in the SonicWALL Management Interface, you can manage all the SonicWALL Security Services licensed for your SonicWALL security appliance. The information listed in the Security Services Summary table is updated from your mysonicwall.com account. The System > Licenses page also includes links to FREE trials of SonicWALL Security Services.
Note By design, the SonicWALL License Manager cannot be configured to use a third party proxy server. Networks that direct all HTTP and HTTPS traffic through a third party proxy server may experience License Manager issues.
Topics:
• Manage Security Services Online
A node is a computer or other device connected to your LAN with an IP address.
If your SonicWALL security appliance is licensed for unlimited nodes, the Node License Status section displays the message: The SonicWALL is licensed for unlimited Nodes/Users. No other settings are displayed.
If your SonicWALL security appliance is not licensed for unlimited nodes, the Node License Status table lists how many nodes your security appliance is licensed to have connected at any one time, how many nodes are currently connected, and how many nodes you have in your Node License Exclusion List.
The Currently Licensed Nodes table lists details on each node connected to your security appliance. The table is not displayed if no nodes are connected.
Excluding a Node
When you exclude a node, you block it from connecting to your network through the security appliance. Excluding a node creates an address object for that IP address and assigns it to the Node License Exclusion List address group.
To exclude a node:
1. Select the node you want to exclude in the Currently Licensed Nodes table on the System > Licenses page, and click the Edit icon in the Exclude column for that node.
2. A warning displays, saying that excluding this node will create an address object for it and place it in the License Exclusion List address group. Click OK to exclude the node.
You can manage the License Exclusion List group and address objects in the Network > Address Objects page of the management interface. Click the Node License Exclusion List link to jump to the Network > Address Objects page. See Network > Address Objects for instructions on managing address objects.
The Security Services Summary table lists the available and activated security services on the SonicWALL security appliance.
The Security Service column lists all the available SonicWALL Security Services and upgrades available for the SonicWALL security appliance. The Status column indicates whether the security service is activated (Licensed), available for activation (Not Licensed), or no longer active (Expired). The number of nodes/users allowed for the license is displayed in the Count column. The Expiration column displays the expiration date for any Licensed Security Service, including expired licenses.
The information listed in the Security Services Summary table is updated from your mysonicwall.com account when the SonicWALL security appliance automatically synchronizes with your mysonicwall.com account (once a day) or you can click the Synchronize button in Synchronize licenses with mysonicwall.com click here in the Manage Security Services Online section.
For more information on SonicWALL Security Services, see SonicWALL Security Services.
The Support Service table displays a summary of the current status of support services for the SonicWALL security appliance. The Support Service table lists all support services for the appliance (such as Dynamic Support), their current status, and their expiration date.
Manage Security Services Online
Once you have established your Internet connection, it is recommended you register your SonicWALL security appliance. Registering your SonicWALL security appliance provides the following benefits:
• Try a FREE 30-day trial of SonicWALL Intrusion Prevention Service, SonicWALL Gateway
Anti-Virus, Content Filtering Service, and Client Anti-Virus
• Activate SonicWALL Anti-Spam
• Activate SonicWALL security services and upgrades
• Access SonicOS firmware updates
• Get SonicWALL technical support
Topics:
• Registering Your SonicWALL Security Appliance
• Activating, Upgrading, or Renewing Services
• Manually Activating, Upgrading, or Renewing for Closed Environments
If your SonicWALL security appliance is not registered, the following message is displayed in the Security Services section on the System > Status page in the SonicWALL management interface: SonicWALL Registration Needed. Please Update Your Registration Information. You need a mysonicwall.com account to register the SonicWALL security appliance.
If your SonicWALL security appliance is connected to the Internet, you can create a mysonicwall.com account and register your SonicWALL security appliance directly from the SonicWALL management interface. If you already have a mysonicwall.com account, you can register the SonicWALL security appliance directly from the management interface.
Your mysonicwall.com account is accessible from any Internet connection by pointing your Web browser to https://www.mysonicwall.com. mysonicwall.com uses the HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) protocol to protect your sensitive information.
Note Make sure the Time Zone and DNS settings on your SonicWALL security appliance are correct when you register the device. To set the Time Zone and DNS settings, either use the System > Time page (System > Time) or the SonicWALL Setup Wizard (Wizards > Setup Wizard).
Note mysonicwall.com registration information is not sold or shared with any other company.
You can also register your security appliance at the https://www.mysonicwall.com site by using the Serial Number and Authentication Code displayed in the Security Services section. Click the SonicWALL link to access your mysonicwall.com account. You will be given a registration code after you have registered your security appliance. Enter the registration code in the field below the You will be given a registration code, which you should enter below heading, then click Update.
Creating a MySonicWALL Account
Creating a MySonicWALL account is fast, simple, and FREE. Simply complete an online registration form in the SonicWALL management interface.
To create a MySonicWALL account from the SonicWALL management interface:
1. In the Security Services section on the System > Status page, click the update your registration link.
The Licenses > License Management page displays.
2. Click the link for If you do not have a mysonicwall account, please click here to create one.
3. In the MySonicWALL Account page, enter in your information in the Account Information, Personal Information and Preferences fields in the mysonicwall.com account form. All fields marked with an * are required fields.
Note Remember your username and password to access your mysonicwall.com account.
4. Click Submit after completing the MySonicWALL Account form.
5. When the mysonicwall.com server has finished processing your account, a page is displayed confirming your account has been created. Click Continue.
6. Congratulations! Your mysonicwall.com account is activated. Now you need to log into mysonicwall.com from the management appliance to register your SonicWALL security appliance.
Registering Your SonicWALL Security Appliance
If you already have a mysonicwall.com account, follow these steps to register your security appliance:
1. In the Security Services section on the System > Status page, click the link in Please update your registration information. The mysonicwall Login page is displayed.
2. In the mysonicwall.com Login page, enter your mysonicwall.com username and password in the User Name and Password fields and click Submit.
3. The next several pages inform you about free trials available to you for SonicWALL’s Security Services:
• Gateway Anti-Virus - protects your entire network from viruses
• Client Anti-Virus - protects computers on your network from viruses
• Premium Content Filtering Service - protects your network and improves productivity by limiting access to unproductive and inappropriate Web sites
• Intrusion Prevention Service - protects your network from Trojans, worms, and application layer attacks
4. Click Continue on each page.
5. At the top of the Product Survey page, enter a friendly name for your SonicWALL security appliance in the Friendly name field, and complete the optional product survey.
6. Click Submit.
7. When the mysonicwall.com server has finished processing your registration, a page is displayed confirming your SonicWALL security appliance is registered.
8. Click Continue. The Manage Services Online table on the System > Licenses page displayed.
Activating, Upgrading, or Renewing Services
To activate, upgrade, or renew services, follow these steps:
1. Click the link in To Activate, Upgrade, or Renew services, click here.
The License > License Management page displays.
2. Enter your mysonicwall.com account username and password in the User Name and Password fields and click Submit. The Manage Services Online page is displayed with licensing information from your mysonicwall.com account.
The activation is automatically enabled on your SonicWALL security appliance within 24-hours or you can click the Synchronize button on the Security Services > Summary page to immediately update your SonicWALL security appliance.
Manually Activating, Upgrading, or Renewing for Closed Environments
Note Manual upgrade of the encrypted License Keyset is only for Closed Environments. If your SonicWALL security appliance is connected to the Internet, it is recommended you use the automatic registration and Security Services upgrade features of your appliance.
If your SonicWALL security appliance is deployed in a high security environment that does not allow direct Internet connectivity from the SonicWALL security appliance, you can enter the encrypted license key information from http://www.mysonicwall.com manually on the System > Licenses page in the SonicWALL Management Interface.
To activate, upgrade, or renew your licenses manually for your closed environment, follow these steps:
1. From a computer connected to the internet, log on to your mysonicwall.com account.
2. Click on your registered SonicWALL security appliance listed in Registered SonicWALL Products.
3. Click the View License Keyset link. The scrambled text displayed in the text box is the License Keyset for the selected SonicWALL security appliance and activated Security Services. Copy the Keyset text for pasting into the System > Licenses page or print the page if you plan to manually type in the Keyset into the SonicWALL security appliance.
4. Paste (or type) the Keyset into the Keyset field in the Manual Upgrade section of the System > Licenses page.
5. Click the Submit button to update your SonicWALL security appliance. The status field at the bottom of the browser window below the navigation pane displays The configuration has been updated.
Note After the manual upgrade, the System > Licenses page does not contain any registration and upgrade information.
6. To verify the upgrade details, you can generate a Tech Support Report:
a. Navigate to the System > Diagnostics page.
b. In the Tech Support Report section, click on the Download Report button.
Note The warning message, SonicWALL Registration Update Needed. Please update your registration information, remains on the System > Status page after you have registered your SonicWALL security appliance. Ignore this message.
Once a day, the SonicWALL security appliance synchronizes your license information automatically with your mysonicwall.com account. To synchronize your licenses with your mysonicwall.com account manually, click the Synchronize button in the Manage Security Services Online section.