License for APX 320

Question

Hi, 
 A customer has an XG firewall with active license. Now he purchased APX 320 and he wants to register it on Sophos Central ( central.sophos.com) 
 So will he have to buy a Central Wireless license seperately or is it included in the APX 320 ?

BarbaraH · Accepted Answer

Hi Kandarp, 
 To use Wireless in Sophos Central the customer would require a separate license. 
 Please reach out to your local Sophos sales team or distributor for pricing. 
 Best regards 
 Barbara

BarbaraH · Answer

Hi Terry, 
 I believe that your situation and that in the original thread are a little different, as the original thread referred to an XG Firewall customer. 
 In your case: 
 if you've received license keys for each of the APXs you purchased, then you should have the subscription for them for Sophos Central management. You should be able to register your access points in Sophos Central. Should there be any issues with the activation or registration process, or should you require additional help with that, please do reach out to your Sophos partner for support. They should also be able to help you get up and running with the product. 
 For clarification on Wireless licensing in general: 
 Wireless usually consists of two separate components: 
 
 the access point - which needs to be purchased 
 the license to manage it, the pricing of which varies depending upon the product you want to manage the access point with

for Sophos Central, the license is a subscription purchased per AP per year. 
 for XG Firewall, a perpetual license for Wireless Protection is included in the purchase price of the XG appliance as part of the Base License 
 
 This is also shown on the How to Buy page on sophos.com https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/secure-wifi/how-to-buy.aspx 
 We have also offered the APX hardware + Sophos Central subscription in a bundle to be able to offer a single order number for both components. However, we have recently had some reports of activation issues with this, which we are in the process of resolving in our system. Should this be the issue in your case, please reach out to customer support. 
 Additional note: 
 XG Firewall support for APX 320, 530 and 740 will be introduced around Feb 11 
 Hope this helps, 
 Barbara