01-11-2013 01:01 PM - edited 03-11-2019 05:45 PM
Hi Folks,
I have question about license for ASA 5505. I have to put public access point behind ASA into DMZ. Do I need to hava the unlimited license? Does Securipty Plus license include unlimited users option and 50 VLAN or I will need different type of license.
Thank you
Marek
01-11-2013 01:22 PM
Hi,
The license you need depends on your setup.
If you now have the Base License with 10 users then only 10 hosts behind the ASA can use the Internet. I guess with your AP setup you might end up blocking connections for either your users behind the AP or on the LAN.
Lets say you have have the following setup
Then you should be fine by only getting a License for either 50 users OR the Unlimited if you user amount is higher than the 50 or very close to that. The limitation you should NOTICE is the fact that "dmz" interface can only communicate towards one interface on the ASA and in this case it should be "outside". So you cant have the AP users be in any way dependant on the services on your "inside" interface since they couldnt communicate there unless you upgrade to Security Plus license.
You can get the Security Plus License which also includes Unlimited user license and addiotional Vlans+Trunking (among other things) . But I think it also contains features you might not need so you might be paying for more than you need.
Here is a link to both a Cisco document and a Non Cisco write up on the Licensing of ASAs
Cisco
Non Cisco
http://packetpushers.net/cisco-asa-licensing-explained/
Hopefully both documents do contain uptodate information
Please rate if you found the information helpfull
- Jouni
01-11-2013 01:52 PM
Thank you for your replay. I will check those documents. In my setup will be around 15 users on "inside" zone (LAN network) and not sure how many on DMZ (it will be public access point for guests etc. the conferance room can have 100 guests).
Thank you
Marek
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