Managing Licenses in SmartConsole

Starting from R81, you can add or remove licenses manually in SmartConsole Check Point GUI application used to manage a Check Point environment - configure Security Policies, configure devices, monitor products and events, install updates, and so on..

Adding and removing a license

Step	Instructions
1	In SmartConsole, from the left navigation panel, click Gateways & Servers.
2	In the top pane, select the object of the applicable Management Server Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. or Security Gateway Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources..
3	In the bottom pane, click the Licenses tab.
4	Add or remove a license: To add a license from a license file: Click Add and select License File. Browse for the license file. Select the license file. Click Open. To add a license from a license string: Click Add and select License String. Paste the license string. Click OK. To remove a license: Select the license in the leftmost column. Click Remove.

Note - To add or remove licenses on the Licenses tab, an administrator must have the Run One Time Script permission selected in their profile. To assign this permission, in SmartConsole, go to Manage & Settings > Permissions & Administrators > Permission Profiles. Open the relevant permission profile, go to Gateways > Scripts, and select Run One-Time Scripts.

You can see these columns with license information:

Column	Description
IP Address	The IP address, for which this license was generated.
Expiration Date	Date when the Check Point support contract expires.
CK	Unique Certificate Key of the license instance.
SKU	Catalog ID from the Check Point User Center.

Note - SmartConsole R81 and higher does not support viewing a license of Quantum Spark appliances with Gaia Check Point security operating system that combines the strengths of both SecurePlatform and IPSO operating systems. Embedded OS (in the "Gateways & Servers" view, select the Security Gateway object > in the bottom pane, click the "Licenses" tab).

Workaround: Use SmartUpdate Legacy Check Point GUI client used to manage licenses and contracts in a Check Point environment. to view the licenses.

Important - To distribute licenses to CloudGuard IaaS Security Gateways, see the R81 CloudGuard Controller Administration Guide.

Viewing Software Blade license information

Step	Instructions
1	From the left navigation panel, click Gateways & Servers.
2	In the top pane, select the object of the applicable Management Server or Security Gateway.
3	In the bottom pane, click the Summary tab.
4	Examine the field License Status: The general state of the Software Blade Specific security solution (module): (1) On a Security Gateway, each Software Blade inspects specific characteristics of the traffic (2) On a Management Server, each Software Blade enables different management capabilities. licenses: OK - All the blade licenses are valid. Not Activated - Blade licenses are not installed. This is only possible in the first 15 days after the establishment of the SIC Secure Internal Communication. The Check Point proprietary mechanism with which Check Point computers that run Check Point software authenticate each other over SSL, for secure communication. This authentication is based on the certificates issued by the ICA on a Check Point Management Server. with the Security Management Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to manage the objects and policies in a Check Point environment within a single management Domain. Synonym: Single-Domain Security Management Server.. After the initial 15 days, the absence of licenses results in the blade error message. Error with <number> blade(s) - The specified number of blade licenses are not installed or not valid. Warning with <number> blade(s) - The specified number of blade licenses have warnings. N/A - The license information is not available.
5	To see the license information for each Software Blade this license covers, click the license status in the License Status field. (Alternatively, click the Device & License Information link at the bottom and then click the License Status page from the left.) The Device & License Information window opens and shows the License Status page. This page shows: Object name. General license state. IP - Object main IP address. Account ID - User's account ID. CK - Unique Certificate Key of the license instance. Support Level - Check Point level of support for this license. SKU - Catalog ID from the Check PointUser Center. Support Expiration - Date when the Check Point support contract expires. Blade Name - Software Blades this license covers. License Status - See the summary table below. Expiration Date - Date when the Check Point support contract expires for this Software Blade. Additional Info - Additional information about this Software Blade configuration.

The possible values for the Software Blade License Status are:

Status	Instructions
Active	The Software Blade is active and the license is valid.
Available	The Software Blade is not active, but the license is valid.
No License	The Software Blade is active, but the license is not valid.
Expired	The Software Blade is active, but the license expired.
About to Expire	The Software Blade is active, but the license will expire in 30 days (default) or less (7 days or less for an evaluation license).
Quota Exceeded	The Software Blade is active, and the license is valid, but the quota of related objects (Security Gateways, files, Virtual Systems, and so on, depending on the blade) is exceeded.
Quota Warning	The Software Blade is active, and the license is valid, but the number of objects of this blade is 90% (default) or more of the licensed quota.
N/A	The license information is not available.

Notes:

Quota information, quota-dependent license statuses, and blade information messages are only supported for R80 and above.
The tooltip of the SKU field is the product name.