Applies To: ThreatSync+ NDR
Overview
You activate WatchGuard NDR for Firebox licenses in the WatchGuard Support Center, on the Activate Products page. Each WatchGuard NDR for Firebox license key is compatible with a specific Firebox model.
When you activate a WatchGuard NDR for Firebox license, the license is added to your WatchGuard Cloud account. If you have a Service Provider account, the WatchGuard NDR for Firebox license is added to your inventory in WatchGuard Cloud. From your inventory, you can allocate the license to a managed account or to your own account. For more information, go to Account Management for Service Providers.
If you have a Subscriber account, the WatchGuard NDR for Firebox license is added to the License Details page, where you can assign it to a Firebox.
Because WatchGuard NDR for Firebox licenses are licensed for each Firebox model, you can have more than one WatchGuard NDR for Firebox license, depending on the number of Fireboxes in your account. For example, if you have 10 Fireboxes in your Subscriber account, you can have a maximum of 10 WatchGuard NDR for Firebox licenses with the same Firebox model.
Initial License Activation
The first time you activate a WatchGuard NDR for Firebox license that is compatible with a specific Firebox model, it is added as a new license. When you activate a second license compatible with the same Firebox model as an existing license, you can optionally add it as a new license.
To activate a license for WatchGuard NDR for Firebox for the first time:
- Go to https://www.watchguard.com/ and log in to your WatchGuard account.
- On the Support Center Home page, select My WatchGuard > Activate Products.
The Activate Products page opens. - Enter or paste your license key.
- Click Next.
The Add Product Details page opens. - If this is the first license you have activated, you are prompted to name your license. Enter a name to help you identify your license on the WatchGuard.com website and in WatchGuard Cloud.
- Click Activate.
The Activation Complete page opens. The WatchGuard NDR for Firebox license is added to your WatchGuard Cloud account.
Log in to your WatchGuard Cloud account to manage allocation for your account and all accounts you manage. For more information, go to Allocate WatchGuard NDR for Firebox Licenses.
Activate Additional Licenses
When you activate a WatchGuard NDR for Firebox license that is compatible with the same Firebox model as an existing license, you can either use the new license to extend the existing license or add it as a new, separate license (Service Providers only).
To activate an additional license:
- Go to https://www.watchguard.com/ and log in to the WatchGuard Support Center with your WatchGuard account user name and password.
- On the Support Center Home page, select My WatchGuard > Activate Products.
The Activate Products page opens. - Type or paste your license key.
- Click Next.
The Activate a Product wizard opens. - (Service Providers only) On the Add Product Details page of the activation wizard, from the Update a License or Add a New License drop-down list:
- To extend an existing license, select the name of the license.
- To add a new license, enter a new friendly name for the license.
- In the Add Users or Extend Your License section, select Extend License to extend the renewal date for your license. The Change Summary shows the new expiration date.
- Click Activate.
The Activation is in Progress page opens.
Your license is now active and the licenses are automatically allocated to your account. If you are a Service Provider, the licenses appear in your inventory.