What is the difference between a subscription and a license for the Juniper Firewall products?
| Knowledge Base ID: | KB9740 |
| Version: | 3.0 |
| Published: | 07 Oct 2008 |
| Updated: | 07 Oct 2008 |
| Categories: |
 Customer Care Firewall/IPSec_VPN |
This article will explain the differences between the two type of licenses Juniper sells.
Problem:
Symptoms & Errors:
Solution:- What is a license key?
- My subscription service isn't working
- Why did my AV, DI service expire?
- Do I have to renew a capacity or feature license?
There are two types of license keys available for the Juniper Firewall products.
- License or Static keys: are permanent keys and do not expire.
Example: Capacity Increase and Feature Upgrades
- Subscription keys: are annual licenses that need to be renewed yearly. Juniper offers 1 or 2 year subscriptions, maximum allowed is 2 years.
Example: Antivirus (AV), Deep Inspection (DI), Web Filtering, Anti-Spam, etc
The License_Subscription chart lists the types of license and subscriptions available for the Firewall product line.
To generate a License Key, consult KB9861 - How to generate a license key
To activate a Subscription, consult KB9731 - How do I activate a subscription license for my Firewall product?
