About GlobalProtect Licenses
If you want to use GlobalProtect to provide a secure remote access or virtual private network
(VPN) solution via single or multiple internal/external gateways, you do not need any
GlobalProtect licenses. However, to use some of the more advanced features (such as HIP
checks and associated content updates, support for the GlobalProtect mobile app, or IPv6
support) you must purchase an annual GlobalProtect Gateway license. This license must be
installed on each firewall running a gateway(s) that:
- Performs HIP checks
- Supports the GlobalProtect app for mobile endpoints
- Supports the GlobalProtect app for Linux endpoints
- Provides IPv6 connections
- Split tunnels traffic based on the destination domain, application process name, or HTTP/HTTPS video streaming application.
For GlobalProtect Clientless VPN, you must also install a GlobalProtect Gateway license on the
firewall that hosts the Clientless VPN from the GlobalProtect portal. You also need the
GlobalProtect Clientless VPN
dynamic updates to use this
feature.Feature | Gateway License Required? |
|---|---|
Single external gateway (Windows and macOS) | — |
Single or multiple internal gateways | — |
Multiple external gateways | — |
HIP Checks |  |
App for endpoints running Windows and macOS | — |
Mobile app for endpoints running iOS, Android, Chrome
OS, and Windows 10 UWP | |
App for endpoints running Linux | |
IPv6 for external gateways | |
IPv6 for internal gateways (change
to default behavior—starting with GlobalProtect app 4.1.3, a GlobalProtect
subscription is not required for this use case) | — |
Clientless VPN | |
Split tunneling based on destination domain,
client process, and video streaming application | |
Split DNS | |
See Activate Licenses for
information on installing licenses on the firewall.
