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B Appendix Licensing This chapter includes the following topics: ■ Session licensing for Symantec Gateway Security 300 Series Client-to- Gateway VPN functions ■ SYMANTEC GATEWAY SECURITY APPLIANCE LICENSE AND WARRANTY AGREEMENT Session licensing for Symantec Gateway Security 300 Series Client-to-Gateway VPN functions Symantec Client VPN software may licensed for an appliance. The Symantec Client VPN software version must be listed as supported in the Symantec Gateway Security 300 Series Release Notes. The Client-to-Gateway VPN add-on is licensed by the maximum number of concurrent VPN sessions allowed. The appliance comes with a license for one Client-to-Gateway VPN session. You can purchase additional licenses for concurrent VPN sessions. For example, you may have 15 users who need VPN access as part of their normal work habits, but at any time, only 10 users are ever connected by way of the VPN. In this situation, you only need a license for 10 concurrent VPN sessions. You must obtain additional licenses as necessary to allow the maximum number of concurrent sessions you require.You are licensed to load the client software on as many nodes as you like, but these clients are licensed for use only with the accompanying Symantec Gateway Security appliance. Additive session licenses Additive session licenses are available for Client-to-Gateway VPN functions. Client-to-Gateway VPN session licenses are independent of base function licenses and the maximum number of concurrent sessions may be limited by hardware performance, your network implementation or traffic characteristics.