Obtaining a License from the User Center

When you purchase a Check Point license, the License Certificate Key (CK) is found in the User Center (UC) below the requested account.

Note - There is an option to move the Certificate Key between User Center accounts.

Issuing a License in User Center

To issue a purchased license, do these steps:

  1. Log in to the User Center account.

  2. In the User Center, go to Assets/Info > Product Center.

  3. In Products, select the license from the list of products, and then click License.
    The My Products window opens.

  4. Below My Products window, fill in the required fields as follows:

    Field

    Value

    Type of License (Central/Local)

    Central

    Version

    Software Blades

    Select or Enter IP Address

    See How to Select IP address for Issuing a Central License

    Hardware Brand Name

    Select the matching value from the list

    Operating System

    Gaia

  5. To confirm, click License.

    Note - If this product was licensed before with another IP, a Change button appears instead of the License button. If this occurs, then click Change.

  6. To see the License information, click Show License Info.

    Note - An email with the License information is automatically sent to the User Center account's configured email address.

  7. Licensing Instructions window opens, Scroll down in this window.

    Below For the Module, copy the part of the string that begins with the IP address (use the IP from step 4 above).

    The required string must use format:

    "<IP-address> <expiration-date> <signature-key> <license-string>"

Important - This is your Central License string. Save it for use in this guide.

Example:

1.2.3.4 never dUy6trBX8-jmVyWKQSX-xzdTkVFVT-76nMEXDks cpsg-ve+8 cpsb-base cpsb-fw cpsm-c-2 cpsb-vpn cpsb-adnc cpsb-npm cpsb-logs cpsb-ips cpsb-av cpsb-urlf cpsb-apcl cpsb-aspm cpsb-abot-s cpsb-ctnt CK-7979AABB1234

After the license is issued, as explained above, the license information is available for you in the User Center.

To access license's Information from User Center:

  1. Log in to the User Center Account

  2. In the User Center, go to Assets/Info > Product Center.

  3. In Products, click on the Product Name of the license.

  4. Below the Product Information window:

    1. The Product Information tab shows all the blades contracts for this license.

    2. The License Information tab shows the license information entered when you obtained the license (in To issue a purchased license, do these steps:).

      When you add a license in the Central License tool, the string requires this format:

      "<IP-address> <expiration-date> <signature-key> <license-string>"

      To construct a correct license string, use the fields from the License Information tab:

      Parameter

      The matching field from the License Information tab

      <IP-address>

      Module IP address

      <expiration-date>

      Expiration Date

      <signature-key>

      Signature Key (of the Module IP)

      <license-string>

      License String (of the Module IP)

Note - The module in the license information tab is related to the Security Management Server or the Multi-Domain Server that manages the central license issued in the User Center.

How to Select IP address for Issuing a Central License

To issue a license in the User Center, enter the necessary information in the Select or Enter IP Address field based on your environment.

Type of Server

The IP to use

Single Management Server

The IP address that is used to represent the Management Server object in the SmartConsole.

Multi-Domain Server that runs the tool in MDS (System) mode

The IP address that is used to represent the Multi-Domain Server object in the SmartConsole.

Multi-Domain Server that runs the tool in Domain mode

The IP address of the specific Domain server that manages this license.