topic Re: How to Request an Evaluation License in General Topics

How to Request an Evaluation License for Firewall and Endpoint (including Management)

PhoneBoy — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:06:35 GMT

A frequent question we see on CheckMates is how to request an evaluation license (or extend an existing one).
Note that when you install a Firewall/Management appliance/virtual machine, a 15-day Plug-n-Play evaluation license is included.
For a factory defaulted SMB Appliance, the evaluation period is 30 days.
For usage beyond these periods, an evaluation license needs to be generated.
Evaluations requested through this process expire 30 days from date of generation.

This applies to the following products:

Firewall
Firewall Management
Spark Firewall / SMB
- For 600/700/1100/1200R/1400 appliances, this applies only with R77.20.70 or above firmware
Endpoint Security Products (including on-premise Management)

If this is the first time you've generated an evaluation, make sure you are associated with an account by checking My Check Point > My Accounts > My Accounts.

If one or more accounts are listed, you can create a new Evaluation license.
If no accounts are shown (as in this example), you will need to be added to an existing UC account by the account administrator or click on the Create Account button to create a new one.
Fill in the requested details and ensure the above screen lists the account you just created.

Now you can generate the evaluation license by going to the following URL, reachable under Customer Acquisitions > Try Our Products > Product Evaluation: https://usercenter.checkpoint.com/ucapps/prodeval

You will be given some options:

In the majority of cases, the All-In-One Evaluation is what you will want to choose.
This will give you a 30-day license for the following on a Check Point Appliance or Virtual Machine:

Security Management with Multi-Domain and all features enabled
Firewall with all Software Blades (up to 8 cores on Open Server)
Remote Access (VPN) for Unlimited Users
Endpoint Security Products for 100 users (can apply additional CPEP-SBA eval licenses for additional users).

For SMB appliances with R77.20.70 and above firmware, the All-in-One Eval license will enable all features for 30 days.
Click next and fill in the relevant details.

For IP Address, enter one of:

The IP address of your Security Management Server.
For locally managed SMB appliances, use any IP that is assigned to the LAN or DMZ (not loopback). Only apply the Security Gateway portion of the license without a module name (e.g. cplic put 192.0.2.10 29Mar2023 dT...).

Select the reason for evaluation and confirm the conditions under which the license is provided.
Click on Get Evaluation.
An evaluation license will be generated and instructions will be presented to you and also sent via email.

For SMB appliances:

Generate a local license
The evaluation license can only be applied on the CLI in expert mode (e.g. via cplic put)
Only the gateway license string needs to be applied

For Evaluations Longer Than 30 Days: Either generate a new evaluation license at the end of the period and/or request a longer-term evaluation license through your local Check Point office.

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License

Harmesh_Yadav — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 09:19:11 GMT

Dear Team,

Actually i want to know if i will use evalution for CP Mangement server so in evolution period how many maximum gateway i can add ?

what will be limitation for it can you please let me know.

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License

PhoneBoy — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 11:30:44 GMT

I don't believe the eval license is limited in this regard.

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License

Adnan101 — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 10:17:23 GMT

Dear Sir,

I am new to checkpoint products and want to work on checkpoint firewall appliance. Does it comes with all the license included for 15 days?

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License

_Val_ — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:48:57 GMT

Any Check Point new installation, appliance or otherwise comes with 15 day PnP license. Appliances also come with permanent license available at your user center.

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License

Ben_Dunkley — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:40:58 GMT

As Phoneboy said, the all-in-one eval license includes an unlimited management license, but it's worth adding that it only includes a single 8-core gateway license.

i.e. You may need additional licenses to cover the multiple gateways - so you may need to generate multiple eval licenses, one per gateway.

For example, you would probably most commonly see this if you're testing a cluster with separate management, in which case you would want to generate two eval licenses.

Ben

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License for Security Gateways and Management, Endpoint Security

m-fahmiazlan7 — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:46:01 GMT

Hi,

Can I apply for my lab?

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License for Security Gateways and Management, Endpoint Security

_Val_ — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:34:01 GMT

yes

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License for Security Gateways and Management, Endpoint Security

Young_Wook_Choi — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:28:51 GMT

Dear Team,

How do I extend the endpoint trial license if I want to use it for more than 30 days?

Even if I enter the newly issued all-in-one trial license once again, the endpoint trial license expiration date is not updated.

Please refer to the attached screenshot.

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License for Security Gateways and Management, Endpoint Security

_Val_ — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:02:11 GMT

You need a new endpoint trial license, no all in one.

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License for Security Gateways and Management, Endpoint Security

Lari_Luoma — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 02:51:45 GMT

I second Val's comment. Also note that you cannot extend EVAL licenses, but will need to get a new one for each 30 day period.

Re: How to Request an Evaluation License for Security Gateways and Management, Endpoint Security

riyas_v_k — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:34:28 GMT

Hi all,

Is there any way to sync evaluation licenses with the appliances automatically instead of applying to appliance manually?

The normal purchased licenses are synced to the SMS using the UC Center. When I create an evaluation license, it appears in the Evaluations tab of the UC Center.

However, I recall facing an issue applying an evaluation license once, and the TAC team provided an evaluation license linked directly to the product itself. (ss attached)

I'm considering this to avoid manually applying the license or troubling the customer.

Thanks for any inputs.

Best regards,
Riyas