cnMaestro works in two different modes: Essentials, and X. cnMaestro Essentials is free and supports basic network management functionality. cnMaestro X is paid and requires subscriptions.
New accounts are created with cnMaestro Essentials capabilities. cnMaestro X features can be activated with the Entitlement ID provided by Cambium Networks. For more details, refer to cnMaestro Features. You can purchase the Entitlement ID from an authorized Cambium Reseller or Distributor. The subscriptions available for 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years per device type and device count. Pricing is based on Device Tiers. You need an Entitlement ID with equal or more device counts for each tier shown in the Device Summary.
cnMaestro X part numbers are available at https://www.cambiumnetworks.com/products/software/cnmaestro-x/. Once your order is processed, you will receive an email from Cambium containing your Entitlement ID.
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Note Some features are tagged XA which indicate that cnMaestro will have a different subscription mode for them in upcoming releases. |
Figure 1 Example of Entitlement ID
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NSE Subscription:
The NSE device subscription is supported in cnMaestro Essentials as well as cnMaestro X in the cnMaestro Cloud deployment.
You can avail the Entitlement ID for NSE with the required device slots according to the Device Tiers by contacting the reseller or distributor.
When you move other devices from cnMaestro Essentials to cnMaestro X, you can continue to use the same NSE subscription.
When you have only Free Tier devices and a subscription for NSE, you can manually upgrade to cnMaestro X and downgrade to Essentials on your own.