McAfee NS Series - Add license to the Manager; Assign a license to a Sensor

Option Denition
Added Time – Date in <mmm-yy> format, and time when the license was added
By – Name of the user who added the license
Comments Enables you to add your comment per license le that is imported. Double-click in the Comment
eld and enter your comment. Click outside this eld and your comment is automatically saved.
The following actions can be performed in the Capacity tab:
• Add a license • Remove a license
• Assign a license to a Sensor • Export the license list in CSV format
• Unassign a license to a Sensor
Add license to the Manager
Task
To upload the license, perform the following steps:
1 Go to Manager | <Admin Domain Name> | Setup | Licenses.
2 Click the Capacity tab.
3 Click Add License.
The Add License pop-up window opens.
4 Click Browse.
Navigate to the location where the license is saved. Select the license and click Open.
The supported license formats are zip and jar.
5 Click Add.
The license is uploaded to the Manager.
6 (Optional) Click Save as CSV to export the license usage details as .csv le.
Assign a license to a Sensor
Task
To assign the license, perform the following steps:
1 Go to Manager | <Admin Domain Name> | Setup | Licenses.
2 Click the Capacity tab.
3 Click Assign.
The Assign License pop-up window opens.
4 Click the Assign To drop down and select the Sensor.
5 Click Assign to assign the license to the Sensor.
You must reboot the device for the changes to take
eect.
Attaching cables to the Sensor
Managing licenses for NS9500 Sensors
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