https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/What-is-the-purpose-of-these-licenses/m-p/122074#M22630 <P>It's best to bring this up with your partner or your local Check Point office as we would need to see this in a much larger context to explain precisely why they are relevant in your particular case.<BR />I will do my best to explain in general terms.</P> <P>Note that none of these items are really "licenses" but contracts.<BR />1 and 3 are fees related to support costs related to products that you have in your UserCenter account.<BR />Specifically, they allow you to contact our TAC and receive updated product versions.<BR />4 is the subscription related to software features (blades) that require access to our various signatures and/or our ThreatCloud to operate.<BR />Without this, the related software features will not operate.&nbsp;</P> <P>While there are some exceptions, services are generally billed annually.<BR />"Sync Fees" generally refer to the situation where you bought different products at different times of the year and we are aligning support of all the products you own to the same end date.<BR />It's basically a pro-rated amount of the various support costs on those products.</P> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:51:57 GMT PhoneBoy 2021-06-24T15:51:57Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/What-is-the-purpose-of-these-licenses/m-p/122012#M22619 <P>What is the purpose of these licenses &nbsp;and relevancy , do I need all of them or not ?</P><OL><LI><SPAN>CPES-SS-STANDARD SUPPORT FOR SOFTWARE GATEWAY&nbsp;</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>&nbsp;SOFTWARE FOR SYNC FEES&nbsp;</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>CPES-SS-STANDARD-ADD&nbsp;</SPAN>SUPPORT FOR APPLIANCE GATEWAY&nbsp;</LI><LI><SPAN>CPSB-NGTP-4200-1Y ANNUITY BLADES</SPAN></LI></OL> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:01:33 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/What-is-the-purpose-of-these-licenses/m-p/122012#M22619 dahlinkj 2021-06-24T10:01:33Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/What-is-the-purpose-of-these-licenses/m-p/122074#M22630 <P>It's best to bring this up with your partner or your local Check Point office as we would need to see this in a much larger context to explain precisely why they are relevant in your particular case.<BR />I will do my best to explain in general terms.</P> <P>Note that none of these items are really "licenses" but contracts.<BR />1 and 3 are fees related to support costs related to products that you have in your UserCenter account.<BR />Specifically, they allow you to contact our TAC and receive updated product versions.<BR />4 is the subscription related to software features (blades) that require access to our various signatures and/or our ThreatCloud to operate.<BR />Without this, the related software features will not operate.&nbsp;</P> <P>While there are some exceptions, services are generally billed annually.<BR />"Sync Fees" generally refer to the situation where you bought different products at different times of the year and we are aligning support of all the products you own to the same end date.<BR />It's basically a pro-rated amount of the various support costs on those products.</P> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:51:57 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/What-is-the-purpose-of-these-licenses/m-p/122074#M22630 PhoneBoy 2021-06-24T15:51:57Z