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Sophos Central Enterprise - Activating Master Licensing

This guide shows the necessary steps to switch the license management type to Master Licensing in a Central Enterprise account.

In Sophos Central Enterprise, there are two licensing models. You can find more information in the following article under the section Licensing Models: What is Sophos Central Enterprise

Prerequisites

  • A Central Enterprise Account with Super Admin permissions
  • A sub-management unit with an active license

1. Switch to Enterprise Master Licenses

Log in at https://central.sophos.com with your Sophos Enterprise account. Then click on your account name at the top right and select Licenses from the dropdown menu. Click on the blue button labeled Switch to Enterprise Master Licenses.

Activate Sophos Central Enterprise Management

2. Confirm the Switch

When you switch to Master Licensing, you cannot revert to individual licenses for each sub-management unit later. Read through what this switch means and then click on Switch to Enterprise Master Licenses to confirm this step.

Sophos Central Enterprise Management Confirmation

3. Switch in Progress

You will be informed that the switch to Master Licenses is in progress. Once the switch is complete, all company administrators will receive a confirmation email.

Enter data for the Sophos Central Enterprise Administrator