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Security Cloud Control Getting Started Guide for Existing Customers

Before you Begin
- Is This Guide For you
- About Cisco Security Cloud Control
- Products Managed by Cisco Security Cloud Control
- Getting Started Workflow
Signing in to Security Cloud Control
- Signing in to Security Cloud Control
- Overview of Security Cloud Sign On
- Products Supported by Security Cloud Sign On
- Creating a Security Cloud Sign On Account
Your Landing Page
- Set Your Default Landing Page
Organizations and Regions
- Create an Organization
Add a Domain
- Claim and verify a domain
Integrate an Identity Provider
- Prerequisites
- SAML Response Requirements
- Step 1: Initial setup
- Step 2: Provide Security Cloud SAML metadata to your identity provider
- Step 3: Provide SAML metadata from your IdP to Security Cloud
- Step 4: Test your SAML integration
- Step 5: Activate the integration
- Troubleshooting SAML errors
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Role-Based Access Control in an Organization
- Invite a User
- Import Users
- Create a New Group
- Add Users to a Group
- Assign Roles to Groups
Claim Your Product Subscriptions
- Overview of Subscription Process
- Enable Firewall in Security Cloud Control
- Claim a Subscription
- Activate a Product Instance
  - Activate an Inactive Product Instance
  - Activate an Externally Managed Product Instance
  - Activation Code to Activate Externally Managed Product Instance
  - Activate a Product Instance with Further Inputs
Onboard Devices to Security Cloud Control
- Secure ASA Onboarding Methods
- Secure Firewall Threat Defense Onboarding Methods
- On-Premises Firewall Management Center Onboarding Methods
- Meraki Security Appliance Onboarding Methods
- Cisco IOS Device Onboarding Methods
- Secure Firewall Chassis Manager Onboarding Methods
- AWS Virtual Private Cloud Onboarding Methods
- Cisco Umbrella Organization Onboarding Methods
Next Steps
- Additional Configuration Assistance
Additional Documentation and Support
- AI Defense Documentation
- Firewall in Security Cloud Control Documentation
- Multicloud Defense Documentation
- Secure Access Documentation
- Secure Workload Documentation
- Customer Support Resources
Cisco Support Access
- Cisco Support Access to your Organization
- Enable Cisco Support Access

Activity Onboard

Claim Your Product Subscriptions Activate a Product Instance Activate an Inactive Product Instance

Last updated: Jul 16, 2025

Activate an Inactive Product Instance

Before you begin

You must have claimed a subscription.

Procedure

1	In the Security Cloud Control page, either select the organization in which you want to activate the subscribed products or create a new organization.
2	In the Security Cloud Control platform menu, choose Platform Services > Platform Management.
3	Choose Product Subscriptions > Subscriptions. The Product and service activation status section of the Overview page displays the products that you can activate.
4	Click Action required. In the slide-in pane, do the following: Choose Apply license to an existing instance. From the list of product instances, choose an instance that you want to activate. Click Apply License. The product instance is activated and displayed in the Products section.

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