1. From the Cisco IoT FND menubar, choose ADMIN > System Management > License Center page. Select the Classic lincenses tab.

2. Click the settings icon and click Enable Smart Licensing.

3. A new page appears with two tabs: License Summary and Smart Licenses tab.

   The License Summary page lists all supported license types managed by Cisco IoT FND and indicates a count of each device type (such as CGR1K) managed as given in the Licenses Consumed column for each device.

4. The Smart Licenses tab indicates that you're operating in the evaluation mode, the transition period from the classic to smart licenses. The evaluation mode lasts for 90 days. The license count in the license summary is updated instantly.

    Note

   Register your Cisco IoT FND within 90 days which is when the evaluation mode ends. After 90 days, Cisco IoT FND will automatically place all devices in an Unmanaged state, so it's imperative to complete registration before the 90 days expiry.

   In the Smart Software Licensing Usage section, you can also track the usage level of the Smart Licenses for products being managed by Cisco IoT FND.

    Note

   The count noted in the smart software licensing usage section is updated every night.

5. In the Smart Software Licensing Status section, you must set the Transport Settings to: Gateway/Satellite. To enter this information, click the View/Edit link in the screen to open a window in which you can enter the URL information for the satellite.

   Enter the following URL information for the satellite:

   https://’IP_Address|FQDN:’port’/Transportgateway/services/DeviceRequestHandler

   https://’IP_Address|FQDN|’:’port’ refers to the Satellite HTTPS User Access link in the browser.

6. Navigate to the Satellite section and create a registration token. Log in to the satellite and in the General tab, click New Token. Once you're connected to the satellite, create a registration token.

7. Enter the registration token that you created in the previous step.

   After registration completes, a panel appears confirming that all licenses are confirmed and authorized.

You can track the status of the license usage for Cisco IoT FND supported devices, using Cisco IoT FND running Cisco IoT FND Release 4.6.1 and greater releases. Here are some of the prerequisites to use smart licensing in Cisco IoT FND:

• Create a Smart Account if you don't already have one. See Cisco Platform Suite.

• If you are managing multiple user accounts using Cisco IoT FND, one virtual account per user accont is mandatory.

• Install the satellite agent next to Cisco IoT FND/TPS. For more information, see Smart Software Manager Satellite Enhanced Edition: Installation Guide

   Note

  All the references to the word satellite in this document refer to the Cisco Smart Software Manger satellite version 5.1 and greater. Note that this satellite service has been renamed to Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem. However, MSLA only works with Cisco Smart Software Manager satellite version 5.1 and greater versions.

• Place an order in Cisco Commerce Workplace (CCW). Link the order to the preceding created Cisco Smart Virtual Account.

• Install and upgrade the Cisco IoT FND instance.

• Verify that the licenses appear in the satellite/CSSM with billing column as By Usage in the Licenses tab.

• Generate the token in the Satellite virtual account.

   Note

  All licensing updates for Cisco IoT FND Release 4.6.1 and greater releases are performed using the satellite.

Here is a summary of the products and supported licenses that you can purchase for Cisco IoT FND running Cisco IoT FND Release 4.6.1 and greater releases:

 Note

If you are an existing pre-paid license customer using Cisco IoT FND Release 4.6.1 and greater, you don't have to enable Smart Licensing. The Smart Licensing is only for managing post-paid licenses. Additionally, you can't manage both pre-paid and post-paid licenses at the same time.

1. From the Cisco IoT FND menubar, choose ADMIN > System Management > License Center page.

2. Click Settings icon in the Smart Licenses tab.

3. Click Disable Smart Licensing and switch to Classic Licensing.

After your licenses are registered and authorized, the following options are displayed under the settings icon drop-down menu:

• Renew Authorization Now

• Renew Registration Now

• Reregister

• Deregister

• Disable Smart Licensing