Licenses
The Licenses view presents all information and controls necessary to review, obtain, and install a license key for the current rXg.
Detailed View
The licensing summary dialog displays the permitted values of all aspects of the installed license key alongside current utilization.
The accounts field describes the number of end-user accounts in the local database. This represents the total number of end-user accounts that are present in the persistent storage mechanism. The activity of the end-user accounts (or lack thereof) does not have any effect on this parameter.
The login session field describes the number of simultaneous end-users logged in via the captive portal. This includes end-users who have logged in via RADIUS , LDAP , tokens (including free access) as well as locally stored accounts.
The IP sessions field describes the number of simultaneous IP addresses that have traffic transiting the rXg. This parameter is fully inclusive of all sessions regardless of whether they originate from end-users who have logged into the portal or are authorized for access by other means (e.g., MAC groups that have portal disabled).
The MAC entries field describes the number of devices that are L2 connected to the rXg. This parameter is fully inclusive of all L2 devices regardless of whether they are generating traffic that transits the rXg.
The connection states field describes the total number of simultaneous TCP and UDP connections transiting the rXg. A state is a connection between an end-user on the LAN and a server on the WAN. For example, opening Microsoft Outlook to read email from a single email account will typically result in 2 states: one for downloading new emails and a second one to transmit unsent emails. Typical web surfing results in approximately 5 simultaneous states, most of which are TCP HTTP connections downloading web page assets such as images. Some programs such as peer-to-peer file sharing programs may create upwards of 50 or even 100 states. Malicious software such as worms attempting to spread through the Internet will often generate thousands of states.
The VLANs field describes the number of logical interfaces configured on the rXg. Each physical interface of the rXg can have many logical VLAN interfaces. This parameter represents the sum total of all logical VLAN interfaces on all physical interfaces present on this rXg.
The uplinks field describes the number of logical WAN uplinks configured on the rXg. This parameter enables rXg link control features. The rXg can aggregate, fail-over, diversify, and affine traffic among multiple uplinks when configured and licensed to do so.
The RADIUS realms field describes the number of RADIUS realms that are configured on the rXg. In a typical configuration, each realm represents a roaming partner or entity with whom the operator has an agreement to authenticate the partner's database of end-user accounts.
The RADIUS groups field describes the number of RADIUS groups that are configured on the rXg. Each RADIUS group is a pool of end-users who have been authorized by a server specified by one or more RADIUS realms.
The LDAP domains field describes the number of LDAP domains that are configured on the rXg. Each LDAP domain represents a separate administrative group of end-users that can be authenticated via the rXg captive portal via LDAP.
The LDAP groups field describes the number of LDAP groups that are configured on the rXg. Each LDAP group is a pool of end-users who have been authorized by a server specified by one or more LDAP domains.
The account groups field describes the number of account groups that are configured on the rXg. Account groups affect end-users who have logged in via the captive portal using credentials matching a locally stored account. Account groups are often employed to logically group end-users who have purchased different levels of service (e.g., standard versus premium). The rXg integrated billing system employs account groups as destinations for end-users when a purchase of a usage plan is made.
The IP groups field describes the number of IP groups that are configured on the rXg. IP groups are used to logically group operator specified CIDR blocks that should experience similar policy. In a typical deployment, IP groups are used to define the IP addresses that will experience forced browser redirect. Members of IP groups can be as small as a single IP address (/32) or as large as a class A (/8).
The MAC groups field describes the number of MAC groups that are configured on the rXg. MAC groups are used to logically group one or more MAC addresses for policy enforcement purposes. In a typical scenario, MAC groups are used for exceptions to policies enforced globally via IP groups or specifically via account groups. For example, a MAC group may contain the MAC addresses of the operator laptops to enable unfettered and priority access to network administrators.
Installation Unique Identifier
The installation unique identifier (IUI) is a string of characters that uniquely identifies a particular piece of rXg hardware.
The IUI must be supplied with all license requests. License keys are generated for a particular IUI and will not install nor work with an rXg that does not present a matching IUI. The IUI is hardware dependent and cannot be changed by the administrator of the system.
License Keys Scaffold
The License Key scaffold interprets and presents the several dates present in the license key as well as the lifetime of the currently installed license.
In addition, the License scaffold enables the operator to view the current key as well as install a new license key.
To install a new license key , click on the edit link and copy and paste the new key string into the text box provided. Be very careful and precise when copying and pasting. Leaving out a line or even a single character will result in the rXg rejecting the key.
Confirm that the rXg is connected to the WAN before installing a license for the first time. This is needed for time synchronization, which is a prerequisite to installing a license with temporal restrictions. Also, be sure to install the right license key as the keys are generated to match the IUI that is also presented on this view.
