NAM Licensing

[mcavinat]

Hello folks. Sanity check as I've received MIXED feedback from Sales people.

Customer has a bunch of Cisco Switches and ISE (fully licensed).

They would like to use Anyconnect as NAM. Many people said that having Switches+ISE they would not have to pay for the AC PLUS license.

I do believe they do. If they have, let's say, 1k machines/users that will need to authenticate, they need 1k AC PLUS licenses.

Is my understanding correct?

[Rahul Govindan · Accepted solution]

Authorized use of the AnyConnect 4.x software for any purpose requires either a Plus or Apex license. For NAM, you would need to purchase the Plus license for the number of unique users. This is documented in the AnyConnect FAQ:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security/anyconnect-secure-mobility-client/200191-AnyConnect-Licensing-Frequently-Asked-Qu.html#anc22

Q. I am only using Network Access Manager. What licenses are required?
A. Network Access Manager capabilities require a Plus or Apex license per authorized (unique) user.