Cisco ASA 5505 - Questions about upgrading to Security Plus license
Hi Experts,
I have a Cisco ASA 5505 router with a base license (10x inside hosts, 3x VLAN, 25x VPN). It looks like it needs to upgrade to a "Security Plus" license, so I can increase the numbers of VLANs and "Inside Hosts".
The problem I encounter is that it's easy to find the price for such an upgrade license. But it is not so easy to find out what you get for your money. I contacted Cisco but they're not willing to answer the question, because I need to talk to one of their "partners" -- I'm still waiting for a phone call.
So maybe one of you can help me out? My two questions are:
1. How many "Internal Hosts" do you get - with an upgrade license?
2. How many VLANs do you get - with an upgrade license?
I'm assuming here that the upgrade license is the "ASA5505-SEC-PL" as mentioned on this page:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps6032/ps6094/ps6120/prod_brochure0900aecd80402e36.html
Where the description of the license isn't clear either (copy/paste from the Cisco webpage):
I have a Cisco ASA 5505 router with a base license (10x inside hosts, 3x VLAN, 25x VPN). It looks like it needs to upgrade to a "Security Plus" license, so I can increase the numbers of VLANs and "Inside Hosts".
The problem I encounter is that it's easy to find the price for such an upgrade license. But it is not so easy to find out what you get for your money. I contacted Cisco but they're not willing to answer the question, because I need to talk to one of their "partners" -- I'm still waiting for a phone call.
So maybe one of you can help me out? My two questions are:
1. How many "Internal Hosts" do you get - with an upgrade license?
2. How many VLANs do you get - with an upgrade license?
I'm assuming here that the upgrade license is the "ASA5505-SEC-PL" as mentioned on this page:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps6032/ps6094/ps6120/prod_brochure0900aecd80402e36.html
Where the description of the license isn't clear either (copy/paste from the Cisco webpage):
Cisco ASA 5505 Security Plus license (provides stateless Active/Standby high availability, dual ISP support, DMZ support, VLAN trunking support, and increased session and IPSec VPN peer capacities)
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Thanks, both of you!
@Max
Do you have a link confirming the specifications, preferably on the Cisco website? Just to make sure there are no surprises after purchasing the license. My reseller has it in stock, but as at most resellers, listed without licese details on the website.
@Max
Do you have a link confirming the specifications, preferably on the Cisco website? Just to make sure there are no surprises after purchasing the license. My reseller has it in stock, but as at most resellers, listed without licese details on the website.
hi, correct part number is with a 50 in it since you upgrading from 10 users. I can post the link later or tomorrow as soon as i grab on my pc. Max
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Thanks for helping me figuring this out! It's bizarre Cisco makes it so hard to buy the correct upgrades.
I believe you need the following part number:
L-ASA5505-SEC-PL=
this will give you
1. DMZ unrestricted access (previously restricted)
2. 20 VLANs (previously 10)
3. 50 inside hosts
4. Failover will be possible
5. 25 VPN peers (previously 10)
6. Dual ISP enabled
7. 8 VLAN trunk ports (previously 0)
hope this helps
max