Welcome to the Cisco License Hub, your source for Cisco software licensing resources. Learn how to maximize your Cisco technology investments, from initial purchase to consumption management and optimized renewals.
A high-level overview ideal for anyone new to Cisco licensing. It covers the evolution of licensing, benefits, Smart Accounts, lifecycle basics, deployment, and management tools.
Essential guides for using and maintaining your Smart Licenses.
Cisco License Deployment Options
Identify deployment options for Smart Licensing and recognize the methods for securely communicating with Cisco.
Cisco Smart Accounts
Learn how to leverage Smart Accounts to securely maintain a centralized inventory of your installed base of licenses.
License activation resources
Create Smart, Virtual, and Holding Accounts, request access to existing Smart Accounts, and administer Smart Accounts in a pending status. Create tokens and register a Product Activation Key (PAK) on the License Registration Portal.
Software Licenses are managed using Smart and Virtual Accounts. Learn the types, benefits, best practices, and how to request and manage a Smart Account.
Get the most out of your Smart Account
Learn established best practices and recommendations for setting up and managing your Customer Smart Account, for secure and efficient Cisco license management.
Review our most frequently asked questions for license, device and asset transfers, license conversions, and optimized management with custom tags and alerts.
