At-a-Glance
Cisco Smart Software Licensing
Know What Software You Have and What You’re Using!
Cisco understands that purchasing, deploying, managing and tracking software licenses
can be extremely complex. As a result, we are introducing Cisco Smart Software
Licensing, a standardized licensing platform that helps customers understand how
Cisco software is used across their network, thereby reducing administrative overhead
and saving operating expenses.
Rethinking Licensing. Transform how you think about Cisco software management.
Before Smart Software Licensing
With Smart Software Licensing
Limited View
Lack of visibility into past
purchases.
Complete View
Software, licenses, devices in one
portal.
Complex PAK Registration
Manually register each device.
Easy Registration & Activation
No PAKs. Devices are ready to use.
Device Specific
Licenses issued to each device
individually.
Company Specific
Flexible licensing, use across
devices.
Key Smart Software Licensing Benefits
Get On Board
with Cisco Smart
Software Licensing!
To learn more about
Smart Licensing, go to
http://www.cisco.com/
go/smartlicensing.
For your overall software
licensing needs, go to
software.cisco.com.
You can also email asksmartlicensing@cisco.
com with any questions
you might have!
Increase Productivity
•E
ffectively delegate access levels and efficiently manage your Cisco
Software assets.
• Reduce operating expense when processing Return Material Authorizations.
• Activate new products without license files.
Enhanced Visibility
• Customers will have a single view of the Cisco Smart Licenses they
currently own and are using, which will simplify communications
between procurement and IT.
Maximize Software ROI
•O
f all your owned licenses, only your active ones will be counted as
consumed and license records cannot be lost or misplaced.
• Available licenses are easily transferred around the customer’s network
as needs evolve.
Reduce Potential Downtimes
•A
lack of licenses will not block deployment or cause infrastructure to
cease operation.
• True-up processes will allow for flexible license compliance.
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