Adding New Licenses to the Licenses & Contracts Repository

To install a license, you must first add it to the Licenses & Contracts Repository.

You can add any license that you receive from the Check Point User Center to the Licenses & Contracts Repository.

Notes:

Unattached Central licenses appear in the Licenses & Contracts Repository.
When you add the Local license to the Licenses & Contracts Repository, the Management Server Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. attaches it to the Security Gateway Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources. with the IP address, for which the license was issued.
All licenses are assigned a default name in the format <SKU>@<Time Date>, which you can modify later.

Step	Instructions
1	Open the SmartUpdate Legacy Check Point GUI client used to manage licenses and contracts in a Check Point environment.. See Accessing SmartUpdate.
2	Click Licenses & Contracts tab.
3	Click Licenses & Contracts menu at the top > Add License > From User Center.
4	Enter your User Center credentials.
5	Click Assets / Info > Product Center.
6	Perform one of the following: Generate a new license, if there are no identical licenses. This adds the license to the Licenses & Contracts Repository. Change the IP address of an existing license with Move IP. Change the license from Local to Central.

Adding a license from a file

Step	Instructions
1	In the applicable Check Point User Center account: Generate a license. Click the License Information tab. Click the Get Last License. Click the Get License File. Save the CPLicenseFile.lic file.
2	Open the SmartUpdate. See Accessing SmartUpdate.
3	Click the Licenses & Contracts tab.
4	Click the Licenses & Contracts menu at the top > Add License > From File.
5	Locate and select the downloaded CPLicenseFile.lic file.
6	Click Open.
7	Follow the instructions in the SmartUpdate.

Note - A License File can contain multiple licenses.

Adding a license manually

Step

Instructions

Generate a license in the Check Point User Center.

Notes:

User Center sends you an e-mail with the license information.
You can also click the License Information tab to see and copy this information.

Open the SmartUpdate.

Click the Licenses & Contracts tab.

Click the Licenses & Contracts menu at the top > Add License > Manually.

In the Add License window you can:

Note - If you leave the Name field empty, the license is assigned a name in the format <SKU>@<Time Date>.

Click OK.