Register Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center with Cisco Smart Software Manager
Register Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center with Cisco Smart Software Manager to enable all features including export-controlled capabilities and ensure compliance.
Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center is included with the base subscription and trial for Security Cloud Control Firewall Management and is provisioned with a 90-day evaluation license upon deployment.
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Features requiring export encryption, such as Remote Access VPN, SSL VPN, and other encryption-dependent options, remain disabled until you register Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center with Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM).
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After the 90-day evaluation period ends, you can continue onboarding Firewall Threat Defense devices, but manually triggered or scheduled deployments are blocked until registration with CSSM is completed.
Important | We strongly recommend registering Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center with Cisco Smart Software Manager immediately after deployment to access all features, including those requiring export encryption such as RAVPN and SSL VPN. Early registration prevents feature limitations and deployment interruptions. |
Before you begin
Ensure you have a Cisco Smart Software Manager account. If you do not have one, create it at Smart Software Manager.
Follow these steps to register Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center with Cisco Smart Software Manager:
Procedure
Step 1 | Generate a Registration Token or Use a Registration Token: In the Smart Software Manager, use an existing valid registration token or generate a registration token for the virtual account to which you want to register the Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center. |
Step 2 | Navigate to Inventory > New Token. |
Step 3 | Enter a description and set an expiration (Cisco recommends 30 days). |
Step 4 | Create and copy the token. |
Step 5 | Log in to the Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center interface. |
Step 6 | Navigate to System > Licenses > Smart Licenses. |
Step 7 | Click Register and paste the registration token into the Product Instance Registration Token field. |
Step 8 | Ensure there are no extra spaces or blank lines before or after the token. |
Step 9 | Click Apply Changes. |
Step 10 | Verify the license status under System > Licenses > Smart Licenses to confirm successful registration, license application, and that "Export-Controlled Features" are enabled. |
After successful registration, Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center is registered with Cisco Smart Software Manager, export-controlled features are enabled, and the system transitions from evaluation mode to a fully licensed state.