https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa-ngfw-services-subscription-start-dates/m-p/2527740#M235207 <P>Hi All,</P><P>When does a NGFW service subscription (such as AVC) begin? &nbsp;When the license is activated on the ASA? &nbsp;or when Cisco generate the license?&nbsp;Reading through the Licensing Guides and the Configuration guides, I can find plenty of detail around what happens what a NGFW service's subscription ends, just not when it starts.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Cheers,</P><P>David</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:41:34 GMT 2019-03-12T04:41:34Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa-ngfw-services-subscription-start-dates/m-p/2527740#M235207 <P>Hi All,</P><P>When does a NGFW service subscription (such as AVC) begin? &nbsp;When the license is activated on the ASA? &nbsp;or when Cisco generate the license?&nbsp;Reading through the Licensing Guides and the Configuration guides, I can find plenty of detail around what happens what a NGFW service's subscription ends, just not when it starts.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Cheers,</P><P>David</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:41:34 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa-ngfw-services-subscription-start-dates/m-p/2527740#M235207 2019-03-12T04:41:34Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa-ngfw-services-subscription-start-dates/m-p/2527741#M235208 <P>Hi David,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Permanent license doesn't have any validity.... it starts when you activate it.... but time based license have the counter starting when you activate in asa....</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards</P><P>Karthik</P> Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:38:18 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/asa-ngfw-services-subscription-start-dates/m-p/2527741#M235208 nkarthikeyan 2014-08-29T09:38:18Z