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Chapter65 Configuring L2TP over IPsec
Licensing Requirements for L2TP over IPsec
ASA 5555-X IPsec remote access VPN using IKEv2 (use one of the following):
AnyConnect Premium license:
Base license: 2 sessions.
Optional permanent or time-based licenses: 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 2500, or
5000 sessions.
Optional Shared licenses2: Participant or Server. For the Server license, 500-50,000 in
increments of 500 and 50,000-545,000 in increments of 1000.
AnyConnect Essentials license3: 5000 sessions.
IPsec remote access VPN using IKEv1 and IPsec site-to-site VPN using IKEv1 or IKEv2:
Base license: 5000 sessions.
ASA 5585-X with
SSP-10
IPsec remote access VPN using IKEv2 (use one of the following):
AnyConnect Premium license:
Base license: 2 sessions.
Optional permanent or time-based licenses: 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 2500, or
5000 sessions.
Optional Shared licenses2: Participant or Server. For the Server license, 500-50,000 in
increments of 500 and 50,000-545,000 in increments of 1000.
AnyConnect Essentials license3: 5000 sessions.
IPsec remote access VPN using IKEv1 and IPsec site-to-site VPN using IKEv1 or IKEv2:
Base license: 5000 sessions.
ASA 5585-X with
SSP-20, -40, and -60
IPsec remote access VPN using IKEv2 (use one of the following):
AnyConnect Premium license:
Base license: 2 sessions.
Optional permanent or time-based licenses: 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 2500, 5000,
or 10000 sessions.
Optional Shared licenses2: Participant or Server. For the Server license, 500-50,000 in
increments of 500 and 50,000-545,000 in increments of 1000.
AnyConnect Essentials license3: 10000 sessions.
IPsec remote access VPN using IKEv1 and IPsec site-to-site VPN using IKEv1 or IKEv2:
Base license: 10000 sessions.
1. The maximum combined VPN sessions of all types cannot exceed the maximum sessions shown in this table. For the ASA 5505, the maximum combined
sessions is 10 for the Base license, and 25 for the Security Plus license.
2. A shared license lets the ASA act as a shared license server for multiple client ASAs. The shared license pool is large, but the maximum number of sessions
used by each individual ASA cannot exceed the maximum number listed for permanent licenses.
Model License Requirement1