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:
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Log in to the User Center account.
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In the User Center, go to Assets/Info > Product Center.
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In Products, select the license from the list of products, and then click License.
The My Products window opens. -
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
Hardware Brand Name
Select the matching value from the list
Operating System
Gaia
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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.
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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.
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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>"
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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:
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Log in to the User Center Account
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In the User Center, go to Assets/Info > Product Center.
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In Products, click on the Product Name of the license.
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Below the Product Information window:
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The Product Information tab shows all the blades contracts for this license.
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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)
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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 |
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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. |