Smart Software Licensing Overview

Already have a Smart Account?

Say goodbye to product activation keys (PAKs).

Cisco Smart Software Licensing is a new way of thinking about licensing. It adds flexibility to your licensing and simplifies it across the enterprise.

Smart Software licensing delivers visibility into your license ownership and consumption. Know what you own and how you are using it. Benefit from more straightforward, standardized offers, license platforms, and policies. Make better educated purchase decisions to lower your operational costs. Discover ease of deployment with automatic license activation.

This licensing model is:

• Simple: Procure, deploy, and manage licenses easily. Devices self-register, removing the need for product activation keys (PAK).
• Flexible: Pool license entitlements in a single account. Move licenses freely through the network, wherever you need them.
• Smart: Manage your license deployments with real-time visibility of ownership and consumption.

Resources and Tools

The resources and tools in this section have been created to help you manage your Smart Accounts.