Activate the AI Access Security License
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Activate the AI Access Security License

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Activate the
AI Access Security
License

Activate the
AI Access Security
for new and existing users.
Where Can I Use This?
What Do I Need?
  • NGFW (Managed by Panorama or Strata Cloud Manager)
  • Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama or Strata Cloud Manager)
One of the following:
  • AI Access Security
    license
  • CASB-PA license
  • CASB-X
    license
Activate your
AI Access Security
license to enable your organization to safely adopt generative AI (GenAI) applications by your employees.
AI Access Security
activation is performed using a magic link provided by
Palo Alto Networks
after purchase of the
AI Access Security
license. These procedures assume you already have all the required license auth codes and magic links required for activation.
After you purchase your
AI Access Security
license, you must activate the license using a magic link sent to you by
Palo Alto Networks
.
AI Access Security
is included when you activate a CASB-PA or
CASB-X
license. No further action is required to activate the
AI Access Security
after you activate a CASB-PA or
CASB-X
license.

Activate the
AI Access Security
License (New Deployments)

Activate the
AI Access Security
for a new
NGFW (Managed by Panorama)
or
NGFW (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
user.
  1. Install and perform the initial configuration for your NGFW.
    This includes activating all the required support licenses.
  2. Set up management for your
    NGFW
    or
    Prisma Access
    tenant.
  3. Set up
    Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (E-DLP)
    .
    • NGFW (Managed by Panorama)
      1. Install the
        Enterprise DLP
        plugin on
        Panorama
        .
      2. Enable
        Enterprise DLP
        for
        NGFW
        .
      3. Edit the
        Enterprise DLP
        cloud content, data filtering, and snippet settings as needed.
    • NGFW (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
      1. Enable
        Enterprise DLP
        for
        NGFW
        .
      2. Edit the
        Enterprise DLP
        data filtering and snippet settings as needed.
    • Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama)
      1. Install the
        Enterprise DLP
        plugin on
        Panorama
        .
      2. Enable
        Enterprise DLP
        for
        Prisma Access
        .
      3. Edit the
        Enterprise DLP
        cloud content, data filtering, and snippet settings as needed.
    • Prisma Access (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
      1. Enable
        Enterprise DLP
        for
        NGFW
        .
      2. Edit the
        Enterprise DLP
        data filtering and snippet settings as needed.
  4. Click the magic link provided to you by
    Palo Alto Networks
    when you purchase the
    AI Access Security
    subscription.
  5. Click
    Activate Subscription
    to begin activating
    AI Access Security
    .
  6. Enter your
    Palo Alto Networks
    Customer Support Portal (CSP)
    Email Address
    . This email address must match the email address that received the magic link to activate
    AI Access Security
    .
    Create a New Account
    if the email address that received the
    AI Access Security
    activation link does not already have a valid CSP account. The newly created account is automatically associated with the same tenant for which you're activating
    AI Access Security
    and assigned a Multitenant Superuser role.
  7. () In the
    Customer Support Account
    section, select the
    Palo Alto Networks
    Customer Support Account associated with the tenant for which you activating the
    AI Access Security
    license.
    Skip this step if you have a single tenant Customer Support Portal account. Your Customer Support Account is selected by default.
  8. () In the
    Allocate This Subscription
    section, select the tenant service group (TSG) for which you want to activate
    AI Access Security
    . You can select the parent tenant or a child tenant.
    AI Access Security
    is activated for only the selected tenant. If you select a parent tenant,
    AI Access Security
    isn't activated for any child tenant.
    Skip this step if you only have a single tenant Customer Support Portal account. It is selected by default.
  9. Review the tenant
    Region
    . This region is pre-populated based on the deployed
    NGFW
    or
    Prisma Access
    tenant region and can't be changed.
  10. In the
    Assign Licenses
    section, click
    Done
    to assign all your
    AI Access Security
    licenses. Verify that your
    AI Access Security License
    is
    Fully Assigned
  11. Verify that your
    Data Loss Prevention
    instance is selected if you have
    Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (E-DLP)
    active on your tenant.
    Your
    Enterprise DLP
    instance is selected by default if active already on your tenant.
    Skip this step if you don't have
    Enterprise DLP
    already active.
    Enterprise DLP
    is not required to enable
    AI Access Security
    . If
    Enterprise DLP
    instance is not already active then one is created as part of the license activation. Review what happens to
    Enterprise DLP
    if you don't renew your
    AI Access Security
    license.
  12. Agree to the Terms and Conditions
    .
  13. Activate
    .
    You're redirected to the Tenant Management page where the
    AI Access Security
    Activation Status
    starts
    Initializing
    .
    The
    AI Access Security
    license displays as
    Data Security
    and has a serial number that begins with
    AIX
    . Continue to the next step after the
    Activation Status
    is
    Complete
    .
  14. (
    NGFW only
    ) Associate the
    AI Access Security
    license with your
    NGFW
    .
    Associating the
    AI Access Security
    license is required to activate the license for your
    NGFW
    .
    1. In the
      Strata Cloud Manager
      menu, select
      Settings
      Device Associations
      .
      The
      Strata Cloud Manager
      menu is located in the bottom-left corner of
      Strata Cloud Manager
      .
    2. Associate Apps
      .
    3. In the Licensed Products, select
      Data Security
      .
    4. Select the
      NGFW
      for which you want to activate
      AI Access Security
      .
    5. Save
      .
  15. Verify you successfully activated
    AI Access Security
    .
    1. Log in to the
      Palo Alto Networks
      Customer Support Portal (CSP).
    2. Select
      Products
      Assets
      .
    3. Select
      NGFW
      or
      Prisma Access
      tenant based on the enforcement point for which you activated
      AI Access Security
      .
    4. Use the filters to locate your
      NGFW
      or
      Prisma Access
      tenant.
    5. Expand the list of active licenses or click
      Licenses & Subscriptions
      .
    6. Verify that the
      AI Access Security
      license is active.
  16. Get Started with
    AI Access Security
    .

Activate the
AI Access Security
License (Existing Deployments)

Activate the
AI Access Security
for existing
NGFW
or
Prisma Access
users managed by either a
Panorama™ management server
or by
Strata Cloud Manager
.
This procedure assumes you only need to activate the
AI Access Security
license and that all prerequisite licenses are activate and have successfully set up your
NGFW
,
Prisma Access
,
Panorama™ management server
, and
Strata Cloud Manager
as needed.
  1. Click the magic link provided to you by
    Palo Alto Networks
    when you purchase the
    AI Access Security
    subscription.
  2. Click
    Activate Subscription
    to begin activating
    AI Access Security
    .
  3. Enter your
    Palo Alto Networks
    Customer Support Portal (CSP)
    Email Address
    . This email address must match the email address that received the magic link to activate
    AI Access Security
    .
    Create a New Account
    if the email address that received the
    AI Access Security
    activation link does not already have a valid CSP account. The newly created account is automatically associated with the same tenant for which you're activating
    AI Access Security
    and assigned a Multitenant Superuser role.
  4. () In the
    Customer Support Account
    section, select the
    Palo Alto Networks
    Customer Support Account associated with the tenant for which you activating the
    AI Access Security
    license.
    Skip this step if you have a single tenant Customer Support Portal account. Your Customer Support Account is selected by default.
  5. () In the
    Allocate This Subscription
    section, select the tenant service group (TSG) for which you want to activate
    AI Access Security
    . You can select the parent tenant or a child tenant.
    AI Access Security
    is activated for only the selected tenant. If you select a parent tenant,
    AI Access Security
    isn't activated for any child tenant.
    Skip this step if you only have a single tenant Customer Support Portal account. It is selected by default.
  6. Review the tenant
    Region
    . This region is pre-populated based on the deployed
    NGFW
    or
    Prisma Access
    tenant region and can't be changed.
  7. In the
    Assign Licenses
    section, click
    Done
    to assign all your
    AI Access Security
    licenses. Verify that the
    AI Access Security License
    is
    Fully Assigned
  8. Verify that your
    Data Loss Prevention
    instance is selected if you have
    Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (E-DLP)
    active on your tenant.
    Your
    Enterprise DLP
    instance is selected by default if active already on your tenant.
    Skip this step if you don't have
    Enterprise DLP
    already active.
    Enterprise DLP
    is not required to enable
    AI Access Security
    . If
    Enterprise DLP
    instance is not already active then one is created as part of the license activation. Review what happens to
    Enterprise DLP
    if you don't renew your
    AI Access Security
    license.
  9. Agree to the Terms and Conditions
    .
  10. Activate
    .
    You're redirected to the Tenant Management page where the
    AI Access Security
    Activation Status
    starts
    Initializing
    .
    The
    AI Access Security
    license displays as
    Data Security
    and has a serial number that begins with
    AIX
    . Continue to the next step after the
    Activation Status
    is
    Complete
    .
  11. (
    NGFW only
    ) Associate the
    AI Access Security
    license with your
    NGFW
    .
    Associating the
    AI Access Security
    license is required to activate the license for your
    NGFW
    .
    1. In the
      Strata Cloud Manager
      menu, select
      Settings
      Device Associations
      .
      The
      Strata Cloud Manager
      menu is located in the bottom-left corner of
      Strata Cloud Manager
      .
    2. Associate Apps
      .
    3. In the Licensed Products, select
      Data Security
      .
    4. Select the
      NGFW
      for which you want to activate
      AI Access Security
      .
    5. Save
      .
  12. Verify you successfully activated
    AI Access Security
    .
    1. Log in to the
      Palo Alto Networks
      Customer Support Portal (CSP).
    2. Select
      Products
      Assets
      .
    3. Select
      NGFW
      or
      Prisma Access
      tenant based on the enforcement point for which you activated
      AI Access Security
      .
    4. Use the filters to locate your
      NGFW
      or
      Prisma Access
      tenant.
    5. Expand the list of active licenses or click
      Licenses & Subscriptions
      .
    6. Verify that the
      AI Access Security
      license is active.
  13. Get Started with
    AI Access Security
    .

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