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Protected host<br />

licensing and the<br />

Host Enrollment<br />

List<br />

Protected host licensing and the Host Enrollment List<br />

Displaying the status <strong>of</strong> features on <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong><br />

To display the status <strong>of</strong> the features installed on <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>, in the<br />

Admin Console select Firewall <strong>Administration</strong> -> Firewall License and then<br />

select the Firewall tab. The Current Features field at the bottom <strong>of</strong> the<br />

tab displays the features currently available for <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>, and<br />

the status <strong>of</strong> each feature on your particular <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>.<br />

The Host Enrollment List is a dynamic list that is used to record each<br />

unique IP address (host) that makes an outbound connection to the<br />

Internet. The <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> uses this list to verify compliance with<br />

the IP address license "cap"—the portion <strong>of</strong> your <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong><br />

license that dictates the number <strong>of</strong> hosts the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> will<br />

support.<br />

Important: You may ignore this section if you have an unlimited license. All license<br />

processing is bypassed if you have an unlimited license.<br />

Tip: In general, a host is a client on an internal or external network that is being protected<br />

by the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>. For accounting purposes, a host is any unique host IP address that<br />

originates a connection through the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>. See “How hosts are calculated” on<br />

page 3-28 for more details.<br />

The <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> provides administrators the capability to display<br />

and modify the enrollment list. This allows you to identify which IP<br />

addresses are currently counted against your protected host license<br />

cap. It also enables you to delete IP address entries that you do not<br />

want counted against your host cap. For example, you might do this if<br />

a connection is initiated from a test system in your lab and you do not<br />

want that system to count against the host license cap.<br />

The <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> strictly enforces the maximum IP address (host)<br />

license number, meaning only the number <strong>of</strong> IP addresses authorized<br />

by the protected host license will be allowed to make connections<br />

through the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>. If the number <strong>of</strong> IP addresses in the<br />

enrollment list exceeds 75% <strong>of</strong> the number allowed by your protected<br />

host license, an audit will occur. informing you that you are<br />

approaching the maximum number <strong>of</strong> hosts. The audit will also<br />

display the current number <strong>of</strong> hosts and the maximum number <strong>of</strong><br />

hosts that are allowed for your license.<br />

General System Tasks 3-27

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