Secure Firewall 6100 Threat Defense Getting Started: Firewall Management Center on a Local Management Network

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Obtain licenses

Updated: March 19, 2026

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Overview

Learn how to obtain Secure Firewall 6100 licenses in Cisco Smart Software Manager and Cisco Commerce Workspace, including identifying required license types and the license PIDs used to order additional entitlements.

When you bought your device from Cisco or a reseller, your licenses should have been linked to your Smart Software License account. If you don't have an account on the Smart Software Manager, click the link to set up a new account.

If you have not already done so, register the Firewall Management Center with the Smart Software Manager. Registering requires you to generate a registration token in the Smart Software Manager. See the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Administration Guide for detailed instructions.

The Firewall Threat Defense has the following licenses:

  • Essentials—Required

  • IPS

  • Malware Defense

  • URL Filtering

  • Cisco Secure Client

  • Carrier—Diameter, GTP/GPRS, M3UA, SCTP

  1. If you need to add licenses yourself, go to Cisco Commerce Workspace and use the Search All field.

    Figure 1. License Search
    License Search

  2. Search for the following license PIDs.

    Note

    If a PID is not found, you can add the PID manually to your order.

    • IPS, Malware Defense, and URL combination:

      • CSF_6160_TD_TMC

      • CSF_6170_TD_TMC

      When you add one of the above PIDs to your order, you can then choose a term-based subscription corresponding with one of the following PIDs:

      • CSF_6160_TD_TMC-1Y

      • CSF_6160_TD_TMC-3Y

      • CSF_6160_TD_TMC-5Y

      • CSF_6170_TD_TMC-1Y

      • CSF_6170_TD_TMC-3Y

      • CSF_6170_TD_TMC-5Y

    • Carrier:

      • CSF_6100_FTD_CARRIER

    • Cisco Secure Client—See the Cisco Secure Client Ordering Guide.

  3. Choose Products & Services from the results.

    Figure 2. Results
    Results