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Upgrading or Generating Licenses
Upgrading or Generating Licenses
When you installed the engine software for the first time, you installed licenses that work with
all versions of the engine up to that particular version. If the first two numbers in the old and the
new versions are the same, the upgrade can be done without upgrading licenses (for example,
when upgrading from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4). When either of the first two numbers in the old version
and the new version are different, you must first upgrade your licenses (for example, when
upgrading from 1.2.3 to 1.3.0). By default, licenses are regenerated and installed automatically.
You can view and download your current licenses online at my.stonesoft.com/
managelicense.do. You can also upgrade the licenses.
Upgrading Licenses Under One Proof Code
A license generated under one proof-of-license (POL) or proof-of-serial (POS) code can contain
the license information for several components. You can also use the multi-upgrade form to
upgrade the licenses. See Upgrading Licenses Under Multiple Proof Codes (page 117).
 To generate a new license
1. Go to my.stonesoft.com/managelicense.do.
2. Enter the POL or POS code in the License Identification field and click Submit. The
License Center page opens.
3. Click Update. The License View page opens.
4. Follow the directions to upgrade the license.
Upgrading Licenses Under Multiple Proof Codes
If you have several existing licenses with different proof-of-license (POL) or proof-of-serial (POS)
codes that you need to upgrade, you can generate all of the new licenses at the same time.
 To upgrade multiple licenses
1. Select Configuration→Configuration→Administration. The Administration Configuration
view opens.
2. Browse to Licenses→Security Engines or Licenses→IPS depending on the type of
licenses you have.
3. Ctrl-select or Shift-select the licenses you want to upgrade.
4. Right-click one of the selected items and select Export License Info. The Save License
Upgrade Request dialog opens.
What’s Next?
 If you do not need to upgrade licenses and you want to upgrade the engines, proceed to
Upgrading Engines Remotely (page 119) or Upgrading Engines Locally (page 122).
 If you need new licenses and you want to upgrade several licenses at once, proceed to
Upgrading Licenses Under Multiple Proof Codes (page 117).
 If you need new licenses and you want to upgrade the licenses one at a time, proceed
to Upgrading Licenses Under One Proof Code.