/mcpData sheet Cisco public © 2025 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Licensing Introduction to Smart Licensing Cisco Smart Licensing is a flexible licensing model that provides you with an easier, faster, and more consistent way to purchase and manage software across the Cisco portfolio and across your organization. And it’s secure– you control what users can access. With Smart Licensing you get: • Easy activation: Smart Licensing establishes a pool of software licenses that can be used across the entire organization—no more PAKs (product activation keys). • Unified management: My Cisco Entitlements provides a complete view into all of your Cisco products and services in an easy-to-use portal, so you always know what you have and what you are using. • License flexibility: Your software is not node-locked to your hardware, so you can easily use and transfer licenses as needed. • Smart Licensing Using Policy (SLUP): Enhanced version of Smart Licensing, with the overarching objective of providing a licensing solution that does not interrupt the operations of your network. Rather, it enables a compliance relationship to account for the hardware and software licenses you purchase and use. To use Smart Licensing, you must first set up a Smart Account on Cisco Software Central (software.cisco.com). For a more detailed overview of Cisco Licensing, go to cisco.com/go/licensingguide. Software licenses Table 23. Software licenses Cisco Catalyst Software Subscription new Cisco DNA subscription Network Advantage Network Essentials Packages1 3-, 5-, or 7-year terms 3-, 5-, or 7-year terms Perpetual Perpetual Tiers Advantage, Essentials Advantage, Essentials Advantage, Essentials Advantage, Essentials Portability2 Management options Catalyst Center, Meraki dashboard Catalyst Center, Meraki dashboard CLI, WebUI CLI, WebUI Included support Base product-level support for hardware, software, and OS Software support (SWSS)