Configuring the License:

This is the first thing F5 will ask as part of the setup. All you need to start is your license code,
you should have received it via email. Here, click Next to launch the setup utility. BIG-IP Offers
two licensing methods : Automatic and Manual method. If your BIG-IP has internet access, you
can use the automatic method. If your BIG-IP does not have internet access or blocked by
firewall, you will need to use the manual method.

It is asking license, which is mandatory in F5. So, click “Activate” to put the license.

All you need to start is your license code, you should have received it via email. Insert your
license key here. Paste your registration key in the “Base Registration Key” method. Then, if
your F5 appliance has Internet connectivity you can use the Automatic Activation Method.

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In case it doesn’t, proceed with Manual as we are doing and click Next.

If you are going manual, the F5 will generate a big text. You need to copy this text and paste it
on the F5 Licensing Server. To access it, simply click on the link mentioned on Step 2. The F5
website will generate a license text, and you will have to past in the box on the bottom
(“License”). Once done that, click Next to continue.

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