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DURATION 3 minutes
In this chapter you will learn how Sophos Central XDR is licensed.
Intercept X Advanced with XDR Intercept X Advanced for Server with XDR
Intercept X Advanced with MDR Intercept X Advanced for Server with MDR
Intercept X Advanced with MDR Complete Intercept X Advanced for Server with MDR Complete
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You can find a full list of features included in each license here:
https://assets.sophos.com/X24WTUEQ/at/rvpw9kwpprsnbjhrqqjchpz/sophos-xdr-ds.pdf
To make use of the XDR features, you need to ensure you have the appropriate quantity of
subscriptions, plus the number of Sophos XDR licenses equal to the sum of the users in the estate.
To calculate the number of XDR licenses you first need to count how many user licenses you have. This
is either the total number of licenses that cover XDR, MTR, Email Advanced, and Sophos Mobile or the
total number of users protected by Sophos Firewall, if it is being used. Whichever number is greater is
the number you use.
You then add the server count, which is the number of Server XDR and MTR licenses. Add the server
count to the user count to give you the number of required XDR licenses.
Scenario One
100 Endpoints
10 Servers
In the first scenario, we have a new customer with 100 endpoints and 10 servers. How many XDR
licenses are required?
Scenario One
100 Endpoints
10 Servers
Scenario Two
10 Servers
Sophos Firewall
XGS2300
100 Users
120
Sophos Email Licenses
In the second scenario, we have a new customer with 10 servers, a Sophos Firewall with 100 users
behind the firewall, and 120 Sophos Email Licenses.
Scenario Two
10 Servers
Sophos Firewall
XGS2300 130 XDR licenses are required
100 Users
120
Sophos Email Licenses
In this scenario, 130 XDR licenses are required. This is because there are 10 servers plus 120 email
licenses. The number of email licenses is more than the total users.
Scenario Three
100 Endpoints
Sophos Firewall
XGS2300
100 Users
In our last scenario, an existing Sophos customer has a Sophos Firewall with 100 users behind the
firewall and 100 endpoints.
Scenario Three
100 Endpoints
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To benefit from all the XDR features, you must have the appropriate licenses applied.
XDR Licensing is based on the total number of users plus the total numbers of servers licensed.
Here are the two main things you learned in this chapter.
To benefit from all the XDR features, you must have the appropriate licenses applied.
XDR licensing is based on the total number of users, either the total number of users covering
endpoint, server, email, and mobile, or the total number of users protected by a Sophos Firewall if it is
being used. The greater number of users is used and added to the total number of servers licensed.