Crypto IOS License

[d.thaker]

Hi,

Can anybody guide me how do I know the license of Router IOS ? If I have purchased crypto IOS and I wanted to know in 5 different router that individual license is running how to know this ?

Pls. guide me if any one has idea.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Dilip

[jackko]

one way to verify is to do "sh ver" on the router, get the image file name, and then check it out from cisco website.

e.g. the output of "sh ver"

System image file is "flash:c820-k9osy6-mz.122-8.yj.bin"

another way that i prefer is to log onto the router, type in the crypto commands with a question mark.

e.g.

router(config)#crypto ?

if it returns with the parameters that means the router does support vpn; otherwise it will returns "% Unrecognized command". you may apply the same logic to verify whether the router supports cbac or not by "ip inspect ?".

[d.thaker]

Hi Jack,

You are not getting my point I wanted to varify licensed version of IOS.This way it will not tell me the licensing informations.

[jackko]

please excuse me for not understanding the term "licensed version" then.

[wilsons5]

As far as I know there is no specific license which run on the router. The license is authorization from Cisco to run the advance security IOS. The router will just display the IOS version.

I hope this helps.