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Appendix A WCS and End User Licenses
WCS Licenses
WCS Licenses
Before you purchase a Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) license, determine if you will need a Base
or Location license and how many access points will need to be supported and licensed.
The two types of Cisco WCS support different feature levels:
• Cisco WCS Base supports standard WCS capabilities, which includes wireless client data access,
rogue access point containment functions, Cisco WLAN Solution monitoring and control, and client
and rogue access point location to the nearest access point.
• Cisco WCS Location includes all the features present in the Cisco WCS Base, plus the ability to
track a single Wi-Fi device on demand or expand location capabilities by adding a Cisco Wireless
Location Appliance to simultaneously track up to 2500 Wi-Fi devices.
Types of Licenses
The licensing information for existing Cisco WCS deployments are being upgraded to support Cisco
Unified Wireless Network Software Release 4.0. (While previous Cisco WCS SKUs will be available
until September 2006, Cisco recommends that you purchase the new Cisco WCS SKUs outlined in the
WCS Ordering Guide (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6305/
products_data_sheet0900aecd804b4646.html) for a more seamless migration to licensing. This chapter
includes information on new or expansion Cisco WCS licenses, migrating from CiscoWorks Wireless
LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) to Cisco WCS, upgrading to the Cisco WCS Location option, and
deploying the free Cisco WCS demonstration license. The versions of Cisco Wireless Control System
(WCS) licenses are as follows:
• WCS-STANDARD-K9 — For customer buying new or expansion Cisco WCS 4.0 licenses.
Note When the number of access points exceeds the limit of those licensed, WCS generates an alarm.
Also, when the user logs into WCS, they are alerted if the licensed access point count has been
exceeded.
• WCS-WLSE-UPG-K9 — For CiscoWorks WLSE customers migrating from CiscoWorks WLSE
(Model 1130) to Cisco WCS. See “Conversion of a WLSE Autonomous Deployment to a WCS
Controller Deployment” in Appendix C for steps to migrate from CiscoWorks WLSE to the Cisco
Unified Wireless Network architecture.
Note Dell platforms are not supported.
Note CiscoWorks WLSE Express (Model 1030) and CiscoWorks WLSE (Model 1105 or 1133) are
NOT supported with this SKU. DO NOT install the CiscoWorks WLSE CDs on the CiscoWorks
WLSE Express (Model 1030) appliance or CiscoWorks WLSE (Model 1105 or 1133) because
this conversion will not work, and it is not supported by Cisco Systems.
• WCS-LOC-UPG-K9 — For customers upgrading their existing Cisco WCS base licenses to
equivalent Cisco WCS Location licenses for Cisco WCS release 4.0.
• AIR-WCS-DEMO-K9 — For customers wishing to download the new full featured,
location-enabled free Cisco WCS demonstration license that supports ten access points for up to 30
days.
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