Licensing Info

[RobertSL]

What happens with Cisco Meraki networks when you stop paying their licenses?

[Ryan_Miles]

Depends on which licensing model you use.

Co-term process

Subscriptions process

[Inderdeep]

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Licensing/Meraki_Licensing_FAQs#:~:text=What....

[RobertSL]

Thanks Ryan

As we are only starting on the Meraki road I assume Co-Term to be our only option,

"As of September 2023, if you are creating a new Meraki organization, you will automatically default to the co-term licensing model."

In the case of co-term where the license has licensing for the organization expired and the organization has been shutdown, after the 30 day grace period.  Will my 'network' still be running in the background?

[Ryan_Miles]

As of today you can opt for Subscriptions if it's a net new purchase/deployment (no existing org and licensing in place) or if you're on Co-term and it's due for renewal.

Once an Org is shutdown you can't do much. The dashboard will show as shutdown when you login. And most functions stop working. I think? switches maybe still pass traffic. It's been forever since I tested a shutdown org to see what if anything functions.

Maybe someone else with recent experience can chime in.