Nortel Networks 2500 Series - Manual (Page 48)

48 Licensing fundamentals
• ASCII format
• one MAC address for each line
• no other characters, spaces, or special characters are permitted
• MAC addresses must be in hexadecimal, capitalized format,
with each pair of characters separated by colons, example:
(XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX)
•
file must contain correct MAC addresses - incorrect MAC addresses
result in the failure of licensed features on designated units
• number of MAC addresses must not exceed the number allowed for
the LAC
Procedure Steps
Step Action
1 Open a Web browser, and then go to the Nortel licensing portal
at
www.nortellicensing.com .
2 Enter your contact information in the required boxes.
3 Create a new license bank or provide details of an existing
license bank.
4 Select an e-mail notification option to receive newly generated
licenses—after the system generates the license file, it is sent by
e-mail to the address you specified.
5 Enter the License Authorization Code (LAC) provided on the
License Certificate.
6 Click Submit, and then wait for the confirmation message.
7 After you receive the confirmation message, click Go to License
Bank to Download License.
8 In the License Bank window, select the LAC for the license you
want to generate.
9 Click Generate License.
10 In the Generate License window, enter the license file details.
11 Click Generate License File.
--End--
License file installation
This section describes what you must do after you generate the license
file.
After you obtain the license file, you must install the license file on the
switch to unlock the licensed features.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series
Fundamentals
NN47215-102 01.01 Standard
27 October 2008
Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks
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