Applies To: WatchGuard Cloud-managed Access Points (AP130, AP230W, AP330, AP332CR, AP430CR, AP432)
These licenses are available to manage access points in WatchGuard Cloud:
- WatchGuard Standard Wi-Fi Management
- WatchGuard USP (Unified Security Platform) Wi-Fi Management
You cannot manage the new Wi-Fi 6 access points (AP130, AP230W, AP330, AP332CR, AP430CR, and AP432) with the Gateway Wireless Controller on a Firebox or with Wi-Fi Cloud. You cannot use WatchGuard Cloud to manage previously released access points (AP125, AP225W, AP325, AP327X, AP420) that are currently managed by the Gateway Wireless Controller on a Firebox or with Wi-Fi Cloud.
This table lists the features of each license:
|
Feature |
WatchGuard Standard Wi-Fi | WatchGuard USP Wi-Fi
|
|---|---|---|
| Inventory management in WatchGuard Cloud | ✓ | ✓ |
| Configure SSIDs, device settings, radio settings, and captive portal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware upgrades | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLI/SSH access for troubleshooting | ✓ | ✓ |
| 24/7 support and hardware warranty | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reporting visibility for past 24 hours | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reporting visibility for past 30 days | ✓ | |
| Syslog server support | ✓ | |
| SNMP monitoring | ✓ | |
| VPN to Firebox capabilities | ✓ | |
| Advanced security features (Airspace Monitoring) and alerts | ✓ | |
| ThreatSync integration | ✓ | |
| Guest analytics report | ✓ | |
| Future features in development, including advanced security and analytics features * | ✓ |
* Features included in the Unified Security Platform license will be determined by WatchGuard. Some features may require additional products from WatchGuard.
License Key
After you purchase an access point license, you receive a license key to use when you activate the access point.
To activate your access point, you need both the serial number of the access point and the license key. For more information, see Activate an Access Point for WatchGuard Cloud.
Access Point License Expiration
When an access point license subscription expires:
- The access point continues passing wireless traffic with the last received configuration from WatchGuard Cloud.
- Access point device information and summary are available.
- SSH access to the access point CLI is available for diagnostics.
- You cannot modify the configuration except for SSID security passphrases and the device password for CLI access.
- There is no access to firmware upgrades to any firmware released after the access point license expires.
- Advanced features such as Access Point VPN and Captive Portal no longer work.
- No new visibility and report data is available for expired access points. Older reports might still be available based on the data retention of the license before expiration.
- Technical support is not available for access points with expired licenses.
To add a valid license for an expired access point, you must purchase and apply a new license to the access point in your WatchGuard account.
MSSP Subscription Expiration
For MSSP subscriptions, if the access point license expires (for example, if no more points are applied for the next month), or if the access point has reached its end-of-life date:
- The access point continues passing wireless traffic with the last configuration received from WatchGuard Cloud.
- The access point will no longer connect to WatchGuard Cloud, and you can no longer manage the access point from WatchGuard Cloud.
- Command line interface (CLI) access to the device is still available to download and update the access point feature key if there is a temporary feature key or a renewal applied. For more information, go to Access Point Command Line Interface.
Access Point End of Life
For information on access points that are end-of-life and no longer supported, go to the End of Life Policy page on the WatchGuard web site.
If the access point has reached its end-of-life date:
- The access point continues passing wireless traffic with the last configuration received from WatchGuard Cloud.
- The access point will no longer connect to WatchGuard Cloud, and you can no longer manage the access point from WatchGuard Cloud.
- Command line interface (CLI) access to the device is still available to download and update the access point feature key if there is a temporary feature key or a renewal applied. For more information, go to Access Point Command Line Interface.
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