Optional Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures

Establishing Site-to-Site VPNs with other Cisco Products

For information on configuring VPN between a PIX 515E and other products such as a Cisco router that runs Cisco IOS software, and Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrators, go to the following links:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/471/pix_router_dyn.html

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/471/ALTIGA_pix.html

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/110/39.html

5Optional Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures

Obtaining DES and 3DES/AES Encryption Licenses

The PIX 515E requires a DES or 3DES/AES encryption license key to enable specific features that provide encryption technology, such as secure remote management (SSH, PDM, etc.), site-to-site VPN, and remote access VPN. These encryption licenses are available for free at Cisco.com.

If you are a registered user of Cisco.com and would like to obtain a DES or 3DES/AES encryption license, go to the following website:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Software/FormManager/formgenerator.pl

If you are not a registered user of Cisco.com, go to the following website:

http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Software/FormManager/formgenerator.pl

Provide your name, e-mail address, and the serial number for the PIX 515E, as it appears in the show version command output.

Note You will receive the new activation key for your PIX 515E within two hours (or less) on requesting the license upgrade.

For more information on activation key examples or upgrading software, refer to the Cisco PIX Firewall and VPN Configuration Guide.