The key is tied to the serial number of the device.
Note The activation key is not stored in your configuration file. You can do this by rebooting the security appliance before entering the new activation key. If you are already in multiple context mode, enter this command in the system execution space.īefore entering the activation key, ensure that the image in Flash memory and the running image are the same. The leading 0x specifier is optional all values are assumed to be hexadecimal. For example, a key in the correct form might look like the following key:Ġxe02888da 0x4ba7bed6 0xf1c123ae 0xffd8624e The key is a four or five-element hexadecimal string with one space between each element. To enter the activation key, enter the following command: hostname(config)# activation-key key The activation key will be automatically generated and sent to the email address that you provide.
When you install the software, the existing activation key is extracted from the original image and stored in a file in the security appliance file system.
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