Overview

Some secure deployment environments may restrict or disable access to the Internet. In such environments, the Firepower Management Center is unable to communicate with the License Authority either through the Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM) or Smart Software Satellite Server. These deployments can use Universal Permanent License Reservation (UPLR). Permanent licenses do not require access to the internet or the Cisco licensing authority.

The Universal Permanent License permits perpetual, unlimited use of supported Firepower products, if your account on Cisco Smart Software Manager is authorized.

Features that require access to the internet, such as URL Lookups or contextual cross-launch to public web sites, will not work.

Cisco does not collect web analytics or telemetry data for deployments that use Universal Permanent Licensing.

Note

Various names are used at Cisco for this functionality, including: Universal Permanent License Reservation, Universal License Reservation, Permanent License Reservation, UPLR, ULR, and PLR. These terms may also be used at Cisco to refer to similar but not necessarily identical licensing models. In this document, PLR and UPLR both mean Universal Permanent License Reservation.