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    Software NGFW Credits Activation

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    Software NGFW Credits Activation

    Learn about VM-Series, funded with Software NGFW Credits activation.
    Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
    • hub
    • Commercial deployments
    • Strata Cloud Manager for NGFW
    • IoT Security
    • Customer Support Portal (CSP) account with a Software NGFW Credits deployment profile enabled
    • Role: Multitenant Superuser, Superuser, Business Administrator, or View Only Administrator
    The Software NGFW Credits is a VM-Series flexible consumption model based on tokens, compatible with the following licenses that are supported for a tenant :

    Activate a Software NGFW Credits License for IoT Through Common Services

    Learn how to activate a Software NGFW Credits License for IoT on a tenant through Common Services.
    1. After you create a deployment profile on the Customer Support Portal (CSP) of VM-Series for IOT, then you can activate your subscription.
    2. After the profile is complete in the CSP, select Finish Setup. This redirects you to the hub Subscription & Add-ons, where you select Activate Now to activate the subscription for your product.
    3. Select the Customer Support Account number that you want to use to manage the subscription.
    4. Select a Tenant or create a tenant where you want to apply this subscription.
    5. Select a Region storage location for the data logs, known as Strata Logging Service.
    6. Select the deployment profile that you just created and enter a unique subdomain to complete the <subdomain>.iot.paloaltonetworks.com URL for your IoT Security app (this will be the URL where you log in to the IoT Security portal).
    7. Agree to the terms and conditions, and Activate.
    8. Tenant Management displays the following:
      • Licensed Products displays the products associated with the tenant, including the status of the license activation, such as initializing or complete.
      • Deployment Profiles displays the deployment profiles associated with the tenant, including the status of the association, such as pending or complete.
    9. After the status is complete, which can take up to five minutes, you can do one of the following:
    10. After the status is complete, you can launch Software NGFW for IoT from one of the following options.
      • Launch from email.
      • Launch from the hub tile.
      • Launch from Common ServicesTenant Management.
    11. Get started with IoT Security.
    12. (Optional) Manage identity and access.

    Activate a Software NGFW Credits License of Strata Cloud Manager for NGFW Through Common Services

    Learn how to activate a Software NGFW Credits license of Strata Cloud Manager for NGFW on a tenant through Common Services.
    Use Strata Cloud Manager to manage VM-Series.
    1. After you create a deployment profile on the Customer Support Portal (CSP) for VM-Series for SCM, then you can activate your subscription.
      If you have enrolled to a cloud service subscription (consisting of IoT, SaaS Inline, Strata Cloud Manager, Strata Cloud Manager Pro, and Strata Logging Service), you will need to activate additional licenses on your tenants after you create a deployment profile on the Customer Support Portal. For more information, see activate the deployment profile.
    2. After the profile is complete in the CSP, select Finish Setup. This redirects you to the hub Subscription & Add-ons, where you select Activate Now to activate the subscription for your product.
    3. Select the Customer Support Account number that you want to use to manage the subscription.
    4. Select a Tenant or create a tenant where you want to apply this subscription.
    5. Select a Region storage location for the data logs, known as Strata Logging Service.
    6. Select the deployment profile that you created, Agree to the terms and conditions, and Activate.
    7. Tenant Management displays the following:
      • Licensed Products displays the products associated with the tenant, including the status of the license activation, such as initializing, associating, or complete.
      • Deployment Profiles displays the deployment profiles associated with the tenant, including the status of the association, such as pending or complete.
    8. After the status of the license activation is complete, which can take up to five minutes,
      • Go to the CSP to register the firewall.
      • Use the auth code while bringing up a VM. The auth code is associated with this consumption model. When the license database sees the auth code request come in from the VM, it will automatically call hub with this information. At this point, the new VM serial number will be added to the TSG associated with the deployment profiles for Software NGFW.
      • Go to the hub Common ServicesDevice Associations tab to see the firewall devices: Device Associations.
    9. After the status is complete, you can launch Strata Cloud Manager for NGFW from the hub Common ServicesTenant Management.
    10. Get started with Strata Cloud Manager for NGFW.
    11. (Optional) Manage identity and access.

    Activate a Software NGFW Credits License for AIOps for NGFW Premium on Panorama Through Common Services

    Learn how to activate a Software NGFW Credits License using AIOps for NGFW Premium (Strata Cloud Manager) for Panorama Managed VM-Series on a tenant through Common Services.
    Use Strata Cloud Manager for Panorama Managed VM-Series.
    1. Create a deployment profile on the Customer Support Portal for VM-Series for Strata Cloud Manager including the following options, then you can activate your subscription:
      If you have enrolled to a cloud service subscription (consisting of IoT, SaaS Inline, Strata Cloud Manager, Strata Cloud Manager Pro, and Strata Logging Service), you will need to activate additional licenses on your tenants after you create a deployment profile on the Customer Support Portal. For more information, see activate the deployment profile.
      • Panorama for Management
      • Panorama as Dedicated Log Collector
      • Strata Cloud Manager
    2. After the profile is complete in the Customer Support Portal, select Finish Setup. This redirects you to the hub Subscription & Add-ons, where you select Activate Now to activate the subscription for your product.
    3. Select the Customer Support Account number that you want to use to manage the subscription.
    4. Select a Tenant or create a tenant where you want to apply this subscription.
    5. Select a Region storage location for the data logs, known as Strata Logging Service.
    6. Select the deployment profile that you just created, Agree to the terms and conditions, and Activate.
    7. Tenant Management displays the following:
      • Licensed Products displays the products associated with the tenant, including the status of the license activation, such as initializing, associating, or complete.
      • Deployment Profiles displays the deployment profiles associated with the tenant, including the status of the association, such as pending or complete.
    8. After the status is complete, which can take up to five minutes,
    9. After the status is complete, you can launch Strata Cloud Manager for NGFW from the hub Common ServicesTenant Management.
    10. Get started with Strata Cloud Manager for NGFW.
    11. (Optional) Manage identity and access.

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