The only issue with the license extension is that when you have more than 1 device, they apply the extension across all of the devices. Since I have 3 devices, it would shorten the term. The one unusual issue with the way Cisco decided to do that, is that for the firewall/UTM devices (MX series devices) have 2 different license types, the enterprise and the advanced security license. I'm not sure of the math they use to determine the extension date. But it's still kind of fun having $2500-3000 worth of hardware/licenses running my home network. Wait until I have an issue connecting my Xbox/PlayStation to the wifi and open a ticket with Cisco support over it. LOL On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, Kenneth Seefried via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
From: Joseph Oprysko <joprysko1@gmail.com <javascript:;>>
I have a Cisco Meraki MX64, AP18, and MS220-8P for my home network. The Meraki product line is all cloud based (which means once the license expires, they become doorstops).
Not entirely. The AP18 can be flashed with OpenWRT (https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/meraki/mr18) at least. I've done similar with my MR12 and it runs fine.
The license extension from Meraki is pretty cheap as well.
KJ
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