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Introducing the licensing concept on Cato Site

Introduction

When considering implementing Cato Cloud, there are many factors to consider, such as "Will it be possible to meet the functional requirements?" and "What will the network configuration be like after implementation?"

Among the factors to consider, we would like to introduce the licensing concept for Cato Cloud Sites, which is related to network configuration and subsequent operation.

Overview

First of all, a "Site" in Cato Cloud refers to a physical or virtual location connected to a network. This Site is a building block for integrating Wide Area Network (WAN) and security functions using Cato Cloud.
A company's multiple locations (for example, branch offices, data centers, remote offices, etc.) can be defined as Sites and communication can be carried out by connecting them to Cato PoPs.
To connect a site to a Cato PoP, a license must be issued according to the bandwidth of each site.

There are two types of licenses available for a site.

1.Pooled Licenses

Pooled Licenses allow you to share licenses across your company and assign licenses to each Site from a license pool.

The minimum contracted bandwidth for pooled licenses is 1,000 Mbps, and the minimum bandwidth that can be allocated to bases within the same region is 10 Mbps.

merit

  • Cost-effective: Licenses can be distributed as needed, making efficient use of the license pool and ensuring that unused licenses are not wasted
  • Flexibility: Licenses can be reallocated according to the resources of each site, so you can respond to fluctuations in traffic load on each site.

Demerit

  • Operational load of monitoring: There may be an operational load of monitoring resources for operation at multiple locations.

2.Site Licenses

Site Licenses allow you to assign licenses to each location in your company individually.

You can select the Site Licenses you wish to subscribe to from the options below.

25Mbps, 50Mbps, 100Mbps, 250Mbps, 500Mbps, 1,000Mbps, 2,000Mbps, 3,000Mbps, 5,000Mbps, 10,000Mbps

* In China, Vietnam, and Morocco, you can select a bandwidth between 2Mbps and 1,000Mbps.

merit

  • Bandwidth optimization: Licenses are applied per site, allowing you to optimize the bandwidth you need.
  • Cost control: Purchase only the licenses you need for each location, making costs predictable and easy to manage.

Demerit

  • Excessive bandwidth: Even for small locations, licensing needs to be applied, which can make it cost ineffective.
feature Pooled Licenses Site Licenses
Assigning licenses Purchase a pool of licenses across your enterprise and distribute as needed Purchase licenses separately for each location
Cost Management Flexible use, but difficult to calculate costs It is easier to predict the licenses required for each location, but there is a possibility of over-licensing
Flexibility Licenses can be assigned according to the resources of each location Choose a fixed license for each location
management Centralized management possible Each location needs to be managed separately

License selection example

Now that we have explained about Pooled Licenses and Site Licenses, we will now give some examples of actual licenses.

If you are considering implementing Cato Cloud at three locations, the license allocation for Pooled Licenses and Site Licenses will be as follows.

License selection example

If you sign up for Pooled Licenses' minimum contract bandwidth of 1,000 Mbps and select the Cato bandwidth that matches your actual traffic, you will have 290 Mbps remaining.

Cato's bandwidth can be flexibly changed even if the bandwidth of the physical lines at each site or the actual traffic increases.

License selection example

Since the contracted bandwidth for Site Licenses is fixed, at site A we select a bandwidth of 500Mbps to match the actual traffic, and at sites B and C we select a bandwidth of 250Mbps and 25Mbps to match the Site Licenses.

License selection example

In addition to Pooled Licenses and Site Licenses, we also offer ZTNA Licenses (mobile licenses) for remote users.
Within a specific location, it is also possible to use ZTNA Licenses instead of Site Licenses and perform WAN communications to each location as a remote user.
If you wish to use ZTNA Licenses, please make sure in advance that the device is capable of installing Cato Client.

Should I use Sites or ZTNA (Remote Access)?

When using Cato Client, communication is performed via Cato Cloud for all destinations except those in the same segment. Therefore, if there are devices such as printers that cannot install Cato Client at the C site and they belong to different networks, communication may not be possible.

In this case, the Split Tunnel Policy function allows you to communicate directly to the Internet or local network for specific destinations without going through Cato Cloud, and it is also possible to communicate with specific networks or IP addresses, as shown in the figure below.

Split Tunnel Policy機能

For details about the Split Tunnel Policy function, please refer to the following website.
Split Tunnel Policy Function

Summary

When it comes to licenses for each location, various factors must be taken into consideration, such as the current bandwidth of the physical line and future speed increases, but you can flexibly consider this based on cost and scalability.

We can also present multiple patterns as shown in the selection example above, so please feel free to contact us.

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