Feature licensing

Advanced features (such as dynamic routing protocols) require a feature license.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• About licenses
• Configuring licenses

About licenses

Each feature license is tied to the serial number of the FortiSwitch unit. Therefore, a feature license is valid on one system.

Configuring licenses

Configuration consists of the following steps:

1. Check license status.
2. Add a license.

Checking the license status

Using the GUI:

1. Go to System > Dashboard.
2. Check which licenses are currently active.
   They are listed in the Current License field of the System Information section.

Using the CLI:

execute license status

Adding a license

NOTE: Adding license keys causes the system to log you out.

Using the GUI:

1. Go to System > Config > Licenses.
2. Select Add License.
3. Enter your license key.
4. Select Add.

Using the CLI:

execute license add <key>

Removing a license

Using the GUI:

1. Go to System > Config > Licenses.
2. Select Delete for the license to remove
3. Select Delete to acknowledge the warning.

NOTE: Deleting license keys causes the system to log you out before rebooting. You will lose all configurations related to the license.

Using the CLI:

execute license type <type> clear