To help address these issues, we moved An圜onnect to a total unique user, term-based licensing model. Moreover, with the growing number of mobile devices needing VPN connections combined with older ASAs being refreshed to newer platforms there were also budget concerns with having to rebuy licenses.
Based on feedback, we found that device based session capacity planning and per appliance license management was a constant guessing game and operational challenge. With An圜onnect 4.x, Cisco introduced a new licensing model. Please see the An圜onnect Ordering Guide for detailed licensing information. This document provides answers to frequently asked An圜onnect licensing questions.
