License Expiration and Its Effect on The Network

[jodic]

Hello,

My company's network license has expired on April 9th and we are past the 30 days grace-period. 

In the Dashboard it is written that my license status is "License Required".

Our HQ has been trying to renew the license (it takes a long time since it is very bureaucratic).

I checked on the Dashboard and it seems the devices no longer pass traffic (understandable).

However it seems the devices are still working as intended on site.

Based on FAQ, "Meraki hardware that isn’t licensed won’t pass traffic".

What is the definition of "traffic" here? Does this mean all traffic or only traffic to the meraki dashboard?

Will the devices keep working without license like any non-meraki devices?  

Any insight will be appreciated.

Thanks

[alemabrahao]

You are using Co-Term or Per-Device Licensing.

The definition is that the devices will literally stop working, that is, your network will become inoperable.

I have seen some cases where with Per-Device Licensing, even after the grace period expired, it continued to work, but let's face it, even if it is a bug, I believe that you should have the good sense to renew the licenses, right? I think it is a question of trust.

[jodic]

Thanks for the reply. 

I use Co-Termination licensing.

I assumed the shutdown would happen in the morning (my zone) since I usually got email reminder about the license in the morning. 

So I was kind of surprised when it's still working on site.

But I guess it will probably happen in the next 24 hours.

[DarrenOC · Accepted solution]

Hi @jodic - in your instance the network should cease to function.

If you’re in the process of procuring new licenses you could reach out to your Meraki AM to see if they can extend the grace period.