Mesh license question

We have a 4404-100 in place and are looking to add ~4 1242AG's in a mesh configuration.
Do we only need to purchase licenses for the 4 mesh AP's (AIR-AP-LIC-M-6)? The ordering guide is a little confusing.
TIA

The impression that I have is that the 4404-100 is going to require the AIR-AP-LIC-M-100. Basically you are licensing the whole controller for the Mesh. So the AIR-AP-LIC-M-6 is only good for a 2106 controller.
I could be wrong but I doubt you already have the LIC-M-100 as the previous replier suggests.
2106
AIR-AP-LIC-M-6
$500
2112
AIR-AP-LIC-M-12
$750
2125
AIR-AP-LIC-M-25
$1,500
WLCM-25*
AIR-AP-LIC-M-25
$1,500
WLCM-50*
AIR-AP-LIC-M-50
$2,500
4402-12
AIR-AP-LIC-M-12
$750
4402-25
AIR-AP-LIC-M-25
$1,500
4402-50
AIR-AP-LIC-M-50
$2,500
4404-100
AIR-AP-LIC-M-100
$4,000
WiSM-300
AIR-AP-LIC-M-300
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VPN License question on 5505 ASA Firewall

Inherited a firewall project, it's getting a VPN running on a ASA 5505 Firewall for remote workers. Firewall was configured by someone else who isn't available.
Basic question on the License: The current license is good for 2 SSL VPN Peers, and 20 "Total VPN Peers". Can anyone elaborate on "Total VPN Peers"? Can I configure Clientless SSL VPN connections, or do I need to go IPSec to get the 20 VPN sessions?
Thank you in advance,
Jeff

Hi Linda,
The default IKE SA lifetime is 86,400 seconds and the default IPSEC SA lifetime is 28,800 seconds. However, these values are configurable so you'll need to check your 5505 configuration to answer these questions. You can look at the output of 'show run crypto' to see the configured values.
-Mike

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