24 Barracuda SSL VPN Administrator’s Guide3. On the Product Activation page, fill in the required fields and click Activate. A confirmationpage opens to display the terms of your subscription.3a. If your Barracuda SSL VPN is not able to communicate directly to Barracuda Centralservers, then an Activation Code will be displayed as well which you will need to enterin the next step.4. Return to the Barracuda SSL VPN administration interface and navigate to the BASIC > Statuspage. In the Subscription Status section, verify that the word Current appears next to EnergizeUpdates, Instant Replacement Service (if purchased), and Premium Support (if purchased).4a. If you had received an Activation Code above then there will also be an ActivationCode area in this section, where you must first enter that Code and click Save in orderto activate your Barracuda SSL VPN.5. There may be a slight delay of a few minutes for the display to reflect your updated subscriptionstatus. If the status is still showing as unactivated, click Refresh in the Subscription StatussectionUpdate the Barracuda SSL VPN FirmwareTo update the firmware on the Barracuda SSL VPN:1. Go to the ADVANCED > Firmware Update page. Verify that the installed version matches theLatest General Release. The Download Now button next to the Latest General Release isdisabled if the Barracuda SSL VPN is already up-to-date with the latest firmware.2. If the installed version does not match the Latest General Release: read the release notes to learnabout the latest features and fixes provided in the new firmware version, and click DownloadNow to begin the download. Updating the firmware may take several minutes. Do not turn offthe unit during this process.You can view the download status by clicking the Refresh button next to the firmware downloadprogress. A ”Firmware downloaded” message displays once the download is complete, and theRefresh button will turn into Apply Now.3. Click the Apply Now button when the download completes.4. Click OK when prompted to reboot the Barracuda SSL VPN.A Status page displays the progress of the reboot. Once the reboot is complete, the login pageappears.Update DefinitionsTo apply the newest definitions provided by Energize Updates:1. Select ADVANCED > Energize Updates.2. Select On for Automatically Update. The recommended setting is On for all availabledefinitions.NoteIf your subscription status does not change to Current within an hour, or if you have trouble fillingout the Product Activation page, call your Barracuda Networks sales representative.