SonicOS: Activating the SonicWall Gateway Anti Spyware License

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If you do not have SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention Service installed on your SonicWall security appliance, the Security Services > Anti-Spyware page indicates an upgrade is required and includes a link to activate it from your SonicWall security appliance management interface.

SonicWall Anti-Spyware is part of the unified SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention Service, so you use a single parent License Key to activate all three services on your SonicWall security appliance. You activate the SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention Service parent license for SonicWall Intrusion Prevention Service first from the Security Services > Intrusion Prevention page. Once you have activated Intrusion Prevention Service, you can then activate SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus and SonicWall Anti-Spyware.

To activate a SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention Service on your SonicWall security appliance, you need the following:

SonicOS Standard 3.1 or SonicOS Enhanced 3.1. Your SonicWall security appliance must be running SonicOS Standard 3.1 or SonicOS Enhanced 3.1 for SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus,Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention Service. If you do not have SonicOS 3.1 installed on yourSonicWall security appliance, refer to the SonicOS Standard or Enhanced Administrator's Guide available on the SonicWall Web site <https://www.sonicwall.com/us/Support.html> for SonicOS upgrade instructions.

mySonicWall.com account. A mySonicWall.com account allows you to manage your SonicWall products. You need to register your SonicWall security appliance to activate SonicWall security services. Creating a mySonicWall.com account is fast, simple, and FREE. Simply complete an online registration form directly from your SonicWall security appliance management interface. Your mySonicWall.com account is also accessible at from any Internet connection with a Web browser.

Registered SonicWall Security Appliance with Active Internet Connection. Registering your SonicWall security appliance is a simple procedure done directly from the management interface. Once your SonicWall security appliance is registered, you can activate your SonicWall security service using an activation key. If your SonicWall security appliance is registered and running SonicOS Standard/Enhanced 3.1, and you have a SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention Service Activation Key.

SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention Service License. You need to purchase a SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention Service license from a SonicWall reseller or through your mySonicWall.com account (limited to customers in the USA and Canada). After purchasing the license, you are provided with an Activation Key. You use this Activation Key to activate the service on your SonicWall security appliance.

Tip! If your SonicWall security appliance is connected to the Internet and registered at mySonicWall.com, you can activate a 30-day FREE TRIAL of SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus,

SonicWall Anti-Virus, and SonicWall Intrusion Prevention Service separately from the Security Services > Gateway Anti-Virus, Security Services > Anti-Spyware, and Security Services > Intrusion Prevention pages in the management interface.

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