Configuring PT8200

Cisco Packet Tracer supports a simplified version of Cisco Smart Licensing through PT8200 and Network Controllers.

Overview

The Network Controller facilitates the creation of licenses, while the PT8200 routers enable the registration and authorization based on the desired performance and technological specifications.

Basic Configuration

On a basic level, you can purchase licenses through a Network Controller and the licenses can be assigned to devices that supports Smart Licensing.

Navigate to the Network Controller, click on the Dashboard Menu button, and then select License.
See "Configuring Network Controllers" for details on how to configure a controller.

Discovery

In order for a license to be assigned to a device, the device must be known to the network controller. This can be done through the discovery process provided by the network controller.
See "Configuring Network Controllers" for details on how to navigate to Discovery.

1. Using CDP to discover a PT8200 device:

2. Using IP Range to discover multiple devices:

3. Add the device manually through Network Device

Licensing

In this section you can purchase licenses and generate a token.

Click on PURCHASE button to buy a license for a device. Licenses purchased are shown in the table.
Click on GENERATE TOKEN button to generate a token. The token is used for authentication purpose.

Two licenses were bought:
{28792731-64b1-415e-a1b7-a2d0a2c0e4b1}
{7468ced5-3f38-4e8c-a2e8-65ae2b80c962}

Check License Information

PT8200 does not come with an installed license. Use "show version" and "show license all" CLI commands.

show version:

show license all:

Assing License

Go back to the License page and click on the gear icon of a license that has not been assigned.

Select the device serial number from the Device Info dropdown to assign the license to that device. Once selected, click on ASSIGN button.

Go to the PT8200 that was assigned the license to.
Run "license smart url cslu" CLI global config command to set the network controller address.
Run "license boot level" CLI global config command to configure the license to use.
Run "license smart trust idtoken" CLI enabled command to register the token on the device.