This section includes the following topics:
The License tool shows all licenses currently available. A license file is stored in a sub-directory called Licenses in the same data source directory where the firewall that it is bound to resides. The license tool is opened by choosing Licenses from the Tools menu.
The following columns are shown in the license tool:
Registration key - The registration key of this license. This number is found on the Certificate of Authenticity.
Firewall - The name of the firewall that the license is bound to.
Issued - The date when the license was issued.
Subscription valid until - The date to which you are allowed to download updates.
MAC address - The MAC address to which the license is attached to.
Clicking on the Properties icon, or choosing Properties from the File menu, will show the following dialog:
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Registered to - The name of the customer to which this license is registered to. Issued date - The date when the license was issued. Last modified - The date when the license was last modified. Description - Specifies the type of product this license is issued for. MAC address - The MAC address to which the license is bound. The Properties tab will show a list of all properties found in the license. |
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In order to provide secure communication between Amaranten Firewall Manager and the Amaranten Client Web, all traffic is sent over the Internet using Secure Socket Layer, SSL. If necessary, proxy servers can be specified to allow outgoing communication.
The communication settings can be altered in the Communication page of the Options dialog box. Open the dialog box by choosing Options... from the Tools menu.
Two kinds of proxy servers are supported: HTTP proxy and SOCKS v5 proxy. If a HTTP proxy server is configured to only allow connections that use a certain user-agent, this can also be specified here. An example of this is proxy servers that are configured to only allow specific browsers to access the Internet.
If a proxy server requires a username and password, these can be entered here. As this information is stored in the registry, some users might feel uncomfortable storing such data in plaintext. Therefore, a checkbox called ?rompt me for a username and password when required?/i> exists. If this checkbox is checked, the user instead will be prompted for a username and password when the connection to the Amaranten Client Web takes place.
The address of the Amaranten Client Web can also be specified here. It is set to ?lientweb.amaranten.com?by default, and should not be edited.
A license file can be imported to Amaranten Firewall Manager if needed, for instance, if the license was manually downloaded from the Amaranten Client Web.
Follow these steps:
Open the License tool from the menu Tools menu.
Choose Import... from the File menu.
Choose the directory where the license file is located, and press OK.
All valid license files found in this directory will now be imported into Amaranten Firewall Manager. If more than one data source is activated, a dialog asking to which data source the license file should be imported is presented. After choosing the destination data source, the license file is copied to this directory.
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If a license file already exists with the same name in the target directory, a dialog will be presented, asking if this license file should be replaced with the one being imported. Choosing the first option will replace the old license file this new license file. The old license file will be renamed to use the file extension .bak, instead of .lic. Choosing the second option will leave the original license file intact, and cancelling the import procedure.
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A license that has been manually imported in Amaranten Firewall Manager needs to be bound to a firewall. This is done by first selecting the actual license, and then choosing Bind... from the License->Advanced menu. Choose the firewall to which the license file should be bound. Note that in order for this firewall to make use of the license file, an Ethernet adapter with the same MAC address as the one specified in the license file must exist. If the Upload license to firewall checkbox is checked, Amaranten Firewall Manager will attempt to upload the license file to the firewall after binding the license. If successful, the firewall will re-read it's configuration in order to activate the new license file. A green flag will be shown in the license tool window to indicate that a license file is bound to a firewall. |
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If for some reason a license file must be unbound from a firewall (for example, the wrong firewall was selected, causing a MAC address mismatch), first select the license to be unbound, and then choose Unbind from the License->Advanced menu. A question will be presented, to make sure this is correct. Answering yes will unbind the license file from the firewall, removing the green flag in the license tool window.
Note that the license file will still be stored on the actual firewall computer, and needs to be removed or replaced with a correct license file in order to make the firewall function correctly.
Amaranten Firewall Manager can query the Amaranten Client Web to check if an updated license is available. This is necessary, for instance, if the software subscription agreement has been renewed for an additional period of time. First, select a license in the License tool, and then choose Check for updates... from the License menu. It is also possible to do this in the Security Editor, selecting the firewall that the license file is bound to, and choosing the Check for updates item from the Action -> License menu. A dialog box similar to the one to the right will be shown:
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The Amaranten Client Web username and password have to be entered in this dialog bix if not previously stored in the registry. When clicking on the Next button the necessary information is sent to the Amaranten Client Web. If a more recent license file is available, the new license will be fetched. A dialog will appear, asking if the new license file should replace the old. Choosing yes will overwrite the old license file with the new. A new question will appear, asking if the license file should be uploaded to the firewall immediately. Pressing Yes will upload the license file to the firewall, which will re-read its configuration in order to activate the new license file. |
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A license can be uploaded to a firewall at any time. Select the actual license in the license tool and choose Upload license... from the License menu. It is also possible to do this from the Security Editor by selecting a firewall and choosing Upload license... from the Action -> License menu.
