How to Upgrade from Omada Central Essential to Omada Central Standard

Content

Introduction

Requirements

Configuration

Upgrade Organization with Omada Network and Omada Guard

Upgrade Organization with Omada Network

Verification

QA

Conclusion

Introduction

With Plan Management in Omada Central, you can easily upgrade an existing Essentials organization plan to the Standard organization plan. This upgrade process enables advanced license management and activates Standard features automatically, without requiring device migration or re-adoption.

This guide explains how to upgrade an Omada Central organization from the Essentials plan to the Standard plan using Plan Management and license management tools, ensuring a seamless organization upgrade experience.

Requirements

• Omada Central Essential
• Licenses Exceeding the Number of Owned Network Device and Camera Device in Omada Central Standard

Configuration

Upgrade Organization with Omada Network and Omada Guard

Step 1. Log in and go to the Omada Central Plane of your Omada Central Essential Organization, navigate to Settings > Plan Management, then click Upgrade.

Note: Upgrading to Standard will affect your current device management. Please note the following important considerations before proceeding:

1. A Standard Organization requires valid licenses to manage devices. Please ensure you have prepared sufficient licenses before upgrading.

2. Your internet connection will be lost for several minutes during the upgrade. Please choose a time to upgrade carefully.

Step 2. You can import licenses using either From Account or Import by Activation Code. Alternatively, click Skip for Now to proceed without importing licenses at this stage.

Note: Skipping licence import will cause devices to go offline and disrupt the network after the upgrade. It is recommended to complete the license import before upgrading.

This article uses From Account as an example. After selecting and importing the required licenses for the organization, click Confirm.

Upgrade Organization with Omada Network

Step 1. Log in and go to your Omada Central Essential Organization, navigate to Global View > Settings > Plan Management, then click Upgrade.

Note: Upgrading to Standard will affect your current device management. Please note the following important considerations before proceeding:

1. A Standard Organization requires valid licenses to manage devices. Please ensure you have prepared sufficient licenses before upgrading.

2. Your internet connection will be lost for several minutes during the upgrade. Please choose a time to upgrade carefully.

Step 2. (Optional) Select Auto Backup Organization, then click Continue to automatically create a backup of the current organization.
If you later decide to downgrade back to the Essentials, you can restore this backup file when creating a new Essentials organization.

Step 3. You can import licenses using either From Account or Import by Activation Code. Alternatively, click Skip for Now to proceed without importing licenses at this stage.

Note: Skipping licence import will cause devices to go offline and disrupt the network after the upgrade. It is recommended to complete the license import before upgrading.

This article uses From Account as an example. After selecting and importing the required licenses for the organization, click Confirm.

Verification

The organization has been successfully upgraded from Essential to Standard.

QA

Q1: Will my network be affected if I don't import licenses during the upgrade?

A1: If you select Skip for Now and do not import licenses during the upgrade, your devices will become Unactivated after the upgrade. Unactivated devices will continue to function normally but will appear offline in the Controller. As a result, they cannot be managed through the Controller, and Controller-dependent features will be unavailable.
To restore management, assign valid licenses to the devices on the Licenses page.

Conclusion

This article describes how to upgrade an Omada Central organization from the Essentials plan to the Standard plan using Plan Management and license management, enabling a smooth organization upgrade with no device re-adoption required.

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