Managing Subscriptions

Lighthouse has a flexible, simplified subscription model that allows you to add extended functionality if required.

Note: Contact sales@opengear.com with a request for the type of subscription, including the number of nodes you wish to apply the subscription to. You will receive an encrypted .zip file named subscription.zip.

Viewing Subscriptions

  1. Select > SYSTEM > Subscriptions.

  2. The SUBSCRIPTIONS page displays.

  3. The page displays the SUBSCRIPTIONS tab providing information on your subscriptions including the type of subscriptions, number of assigned out of the total nodes available, subscription status and the number of days before expiry.

Viewing Subscription Assignments

  1. Select > SYSTEM > Subscriptions.

  2. The SUBSCRIPTIONS page displays.

  3. Select the SUBSCRIPTION ASSIGNMENT tab.

  4. The page displays a gird of nodes with the respective subscription assigned.

Note: Node Filter and Search controls are available.

Subscription Tiers

The subscriptions available are:

  • The Enterprise Edition Subscription provides base functionality to enroll, monitor, and manage nodes.

  • The Enterprise Automation Edition provides base functionality plus the advanced feature sets:

    • Smart Management Fabric.

    • Connected Resource Gateway.

    • Automation Gateway.

    • Secure Provisioning.

You can apply the extra functionality to selected nodes only, giving you the flexibility to use different subscriptions for different nodes.

Subscription licensing is clearly displayed on the UI. Users can see the active subscriptions, the node count supported, assigned nodes, and time left on the subscription.