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To use the Gibraltar firewall a valid license key is needed. You get your license file when purchasing Gibraltar. When you purchase a Gibraltar Security Gateway the license file is already uploaded.
The MAC addresses of the licensed network interface cards are encoded into the license file. Therefore this license file is only valid at the hardware with the MAC addresses within it.
NOTE: You can send us additional MAC addresses of a backup device so that we can also encode these MAC addresses to the license file when you purchase Gibraltar. The license file is valid for the main device as well as for the backup device. It is not necessary to by a separate license for the backup device.
ATTENTION: If you must replace the current hardware because of a failure and you do not have a valid license for the backup hardware, you can get a temporary license directly with the GibADMIN. This temporary license is valid for 10 days and is generated automatically. It must be replaced with a new, valid license within the 10 days.
The license file
How you get the license file:
The name of the license file contains some information that can be parsed into the following parts. An example for the name of a license file is gib_2_4_6543_CompanyX_GS50Y1_22_07_2008.key:
Installation of the license file
If you are accessing GibADMIN for the first time you have to upload the license file.
After you have uploaded your license file successfully, you are redirected to the login form.
After successful login, your license information will be displayed.
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