Release Notes

Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1(7)E1

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After Upgrading to Cisco IPS 5.1(7)E1

The Status dialog box informs you that the sensor is trying to connect to Cisco.com. An Information

dialog box confirms that the license key has been updated.

Step 6 Click OK.

Step 7 Go to www.cisco.com/go/license.

Step 8 Fill in the required fields.

Caution You must have the correct IPS device serial number because the license key only functions on the device

with that number.

Your license key will be sent to the e-mail address you specified.

Step 9 Save the license key to a hard-disk drive or a network drive that the client running IDM can access.

Step 10 Log in to IDM.

Step 11 Choose Configuration > Licensing.

Step 12 Under Update License, check the Update From: License File check box.

Step 13 In the Local File Path field, specify the path to the license file or click Browse Local to browse to the file.

The Select License File Path dialog box appears.

Step 14 Browse to the license file and click Open.

Step 15 Click Update License.

Using the CLI

Use the copy source_url license_file_name license-key command to copy the license file to your sensor.

The following options apply:

• source_url—The location of the source file to be copied. It can be a URL or keyword.

• destination_url—The location of the destination file to be copied. It can be a URL or a keyword.

• license-key—The subscription license file.

• license_file_name—The name of the license file you receive.

Note You cannot install an older license key over a newer license key.

The exact format of the source and destination URLs varies according to the file. Here are the valid

types:

• ftp:—Source or destination URL for an FTP network server. The syntax for this prefix is:

ftp:[//[username@] location]/relativeDirectory]/filename

ftp:[//[username@]location]//absoluteDirectory]/filename

• scp:—Source or destination URL for the SCP network server. The syntax for this prefix is:

scp:[//[username@] location]/relativeDirectory]/filename

scp:[//[username@] location]//absoluteDirectory]/filename