topic Re: ISR 4331 CME Licensing in IP Telephony and Phones

ISR 4331 CME Licensing

danletkeman — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 04:11:22 GMT

Hello,

I have a 4331-V/K9 that I would like to use for an IP phone system. It currently has IOS-XE 16.3 installed and has a permanent UC license. I see that the SWSS licensing is EOS and that flex is the only option:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/unified-communications/unified-communications-manager-express/datasheet-c78-744069.html#UnifiedCMELicensing

What do I need to license 10 IP phones for use with this router if I stay on 16.3? Do I need anything else if I upgrade to 16.10+?

Re: ISR 4331 CME Licensing

Nithin Eluvathingal — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 04:41:04 GMT

You need 10 Quantity A-FLEX-EP-CME if upgrading to 16.10+ as you must registered with Customer Smart

16.3 its RTU licenses you can register phones. The only step needed is to configure the CME feature and accept the EULA

Re: ISR 4331 CME Licensing

danletkeman — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 13:13:29 GMT

Thanks, that makes sense.

Do you know if the terms for A-FLEX-EP-CME are 1 year? I was unable to find any documentation on this license.

Re: ISR 4331 CME Licensing

Jonathan Schulenberg — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 13:21:07 GMT

Yes, standard terms are 12, 36, or 60 months; however, multi-year discounts starting at 36 months strongly disincentivize one year subscriptions which are also more work for all involved.

Re: ISR 4331 CME Licensing

Nithin Eluvathingal — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 18:49:25 GMT

AS @Jonathan Schulenberg mentioned, you can subscribe for 1 year, 3 year or 5 year. More the years better will be the pricing.