PDL Licenses have a 90 day grace period between shipment and when they start burning regardless. See notes here about the pre-activation period: https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Licensing/Meraki_Per-Device_Licensing_Overview#Claiming_Licenses Now there are definitely some flaws in PDL where they don't quite work as described as far as expiration, but I've not encountered any situation like yours. ... View more