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Authenticate Cisco services

Updated: July 7, 2026

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Guides you through authenticating multiple Cisco services using IdP-based authentication from the services registration page, including selecting services for different environment types, completing registration steps, and managing account credentials.

You can authenticate multiple Cisco services at once with IdP-based authentication from the Cisco services registration page.

Procedure

1.

From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Administration > Settings.
2.

Open Cisco services registration.
3.

Select the services you want to register.

  • Single-tenant environment: Cloud Services, Licensing, Plug-n-Play, UTD Snort, and Software Upgrade.

  • Service provider in a multitenant environment: Cloud Services, Licensing, Plug-n-Play, UTD Snort, and Software Upgrade.

    Service providers in a multitenant environment and single-tenants from a single-tenant environment are required to register the Plug-n-Play service before:

    • renewing certificates using the Control Components Certificate Management workflow

    • renewing certificates using the edge device certificate management workflow

  • Tenant in a multitenant environment: Plug-n-Play and Licensing.

Note

You can also register for UTD Snort by enabling IPS Signatures from the UTD Snort Subscriber Signature.
4.

Click Register services.

A pop-up window appears with the user code.
5.

Click Next.
6.

Enter your Cisco credentials (Smart Account or Virtual Account credentials).

A success message indicates a successful registration. After registering the services, the table shows the user ID and name corresponding to the credentials you entered, and the date.

To use different credentials for the Smart Account or Virtual Account, use the Quick Connect workflow.