Register Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center with Cisco Smart Software Manager

Register Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center with Cisco Smart Software Manager to:

  • Enable export-controlled features such as Remote access VPN and SSL VPN

  • Prevent deployment interruptions after the 90-day evaluation period

  • Ensure compliance and access to all licensed features

Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center is included with the base subscription and trial for Security Cloud Control Firewall Management and is provisioned with a 90-day evaluation license upon deployment. Features requiring export encryption remain disabled until registration with Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM) is completed. After the evaluation period ends, manually triggered or scheduled deployments are blocked until registration is completed.

Before you begin

  • Ensure you have a Cisco Smart Software Manager account

  • Access to Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center interface

Follow these steps to register Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center with Cisco Smart Software Manager:

Procedure

Step 1

Create or access your Smart Account.

Ensure you have a Cisco Smart Software Manager account. If you do not have one, create it at Smart Software Manager.

Step 2

Generate a registration token or use an existing valid registration token.

In the Smart Software Manager, use an existing valid registration token or generate a registration token for the virtual account to which you want to register the Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center.

  1. Navigate to Inventory > New Token.

  2. Check the Enable Export Compliance check box.

  3. Enter a description and set an expiration (Cisco recommends 30 days).

  4. Create and copy the token.

Step 3

Register Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center with the token.

  1. Log in to the Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center interface.

  2. Navigate to System > Licenses > Smart Licenses.

  3. Click Register and paste the registration token into the Product Instance Registration Token field.

  4. Ensure there are no extra spaces or blank lines before or after the token.

  5. Click Apply Changes.

Step 4

Verify registration status.

After registration, verify the license status under System > Licenses > Smart Licenses to confirm successful registration, license application, and that "Export-Controlled Features" are enabled.

Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center is successfully registered with Cisco Smart Software Manager, enabling all licensed features including export-controlled features such as Remote Access VPN and SSL VPN. The license is automatically applied upon registration and deployment restrictions are removed.