Licensing

In This Section: Software Licensing Licensing Multi-Domain Security Management

Most of the software on the installation media is automatically enabled for a 15-day evaluation period. To get a permanent license, or to extend the evaluation period, visit the Check Point User Center.

If you are new to Check Point, we recommend that you visit the Check Point User Center.

For licensing assistance, contact Account Services. Or call: US +1 972-444-6600, option 5.

Software Licensing

If you have not migrated to Software Blade licenses, use the migration options from the Check Point website. Migration to Software Blades is free of charge to purchasers of the Software Subscription service (Enterprise Base Support).

Licenses are required for Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Server, and Security Gateways.

If the license is for an appliance that is connected to the Internet, the license is activated automatically. Use the procedure below for open servers or offline servers.

To get a license from the Check Point User Center:

1. Add the required Check Point products and evaluations to your User Center account: click Accounts & Products > Add Products.

   If you cannot add the product you want, contact your Check Point partner or Account Services, to make sure the correct certificate keys are assigned to your account.

2. Generate a license key: click Accounts & Products > Products.
3. Select your products.

   The selected product evaluations are assigned license keys.

4. Read and accept the End Users License Agreement.
5. Import the license with cpconfig.

   The certificate keys associate the product license with the Security Management Server:

   • The new license remains valid, even if the IP address of the Security Gateway changes.
   • Only one IP address is needed for all licenses.
   • A license can be detached from one Security Gateway and assigned to another.

Licensing Multi-Domain Security Management

If you cannot activate the license automatically (the Multi-Domain Server is on an open server or is offline), install the license with this procedure.

• Multi-Domain Security Management licenses are for the IP address of the licensed entity.
• To add a Management domain, you must add a Domain license to Multi-Domain Security Management.
• To add a Management Software Blade to a Multi-Domain Server, you must add the required blade licenses to Multi-Domain Security Management.
• Multi-Domain Security Management licenses can be imported using the Check Point command-line licensing tool or the SmartConsole.

To add licenses from the SmartConsole:

1. Open General > Multi-Domain Server Contents.
2. Double-click a Multi-Domain Server or Multi-Domain Log Server.

   The Multi-Domain Server Configuration window opens.

3. Open the License tab.
4. Install licenses using Fetch or Add:

   Fetch - Click Fetch From File. In the window that opens, browse to and double-click the license file.

   Add:

   1. Click Add.
   2. In the email message that you received from Check Point, copy the entire license string (starting with cplic putlic... and ending with the last SKU/Feature).
   3. In the Add License window, click Paste License.
   4. Click Calculate.
   5. Compare the Validation Code with the code that you received in your email. If validation fails, contact the Check Point licensing center, with the validation codes from the email and from this window.