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Appendix A WCS and End User Licenses
WCS Licenses
Note The free 30-day trial license is NOT supported by the Cisco Technical Assistance Center
(TAC).
Licensing Enforcement
Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 4.0 enforces software based licensing. Customers are
prompted to enter license files by all new Cisco WCS SKU families. Existing customers migrating to
release 4.0 will also be impacted by licensing and should contact their Cisco Sales Representative or
TAC to obtain Product Authorization Key (PAK) certificate if they have not already received PAK
certificate from Cisco. For more information, refer to the WCS Ordering Guide
(http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6305/products_data_sheet0900aecd804b4646.html).
All Cisco WCS licenses can be purchased or acquired directly from Cisco.com via the normal Cisco
ordering processes. Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 4.0 can be downloaded from
Cisco.com or, for a nominal charge, a CD (WCS-CD-K9) can be purchased from the
WCS-STANDARD-K9 or WCS-LOC-UPG-K9 SKU families. The WCS-CD-K9 contains one software
image of Cisco WCS version 4.0 on a CD. Customers can select the appropriate Cisco WCS installer to
designate whether they would like to install a Windows or Linux version. The Cisco WCS base or
location features and access point quantity are activated after installation by inserting the license file that
is tied to the original purchased Cisco WCS SKU. This CD is shipped via U.S. mail to the purchaser’s
address.
For the WCS-WLSE-UPG-K9 SKU family, two CDs are automatically shipped with any order in this
specific SKU family. These CDs are special purpose CDs that are used specifically to convert the Cisco
Works WLSE platform to Cisco WCS.
The Cisco WCS free demonstration license, AIR-WCS-DEMO-K9 is only available as a software
download from Cisco.com. Within the 30 day trial period, this free license can be upgraded to one of the
non-expiring Cisco WCS SKUs by applying license files generated through the purchase of one of the
non-expiring Cisco WCS SKU families.
Product Authorization Key Certificate
All Cisco WCS SKUs require a PAK certificate to register the Cisco WCS license. The PAK is a paper
certificate sent via U.S. mail from Cisco Systems upon purchase of the Cisco WCS license. The PAK
certificate allows customers to receive a Cisco WCS license. It is used to register the Cisco WCS and
generate license files. All customers must go to the PAK registration site listed on their PAK certificate
to complete their Cisco WCS registration. The PAK certificate provides clear instructions on how to
complete the Cisco WCS licensing process.
Note All customers that purchase Cisco WCS from Cisco.com via download or CD must activate their Cisco
WCS license by registering at the PAK site. Customers will receive the PAK via U.S. mail. Cisco WCS
will not be activated until the PAK registration process is completed.
Determining Which License To Use
You should select the correct license based on your deployment situation, the number of access points
to be supported, and Cisco WCS options (base or location). All SKUs within a SKU family can be
combined with equivalent option levels such as base to base or location to location. Unequal option
levels (base and location) cannot be mixed. Only one type of license can be used on the WCS at one time.