Cisco C9400 Advanced Software Subscription, 5-Year License
This 5-year Cisco C9400 Advanced Software Subscription unlocks critical network features and ensures ongoing support for your business infrastructure.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock enhanced network visibility, security, and automation capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series.
- Continuous Operation: Ensures your network infrastructure remains up-to-date with the latest software features and security patches.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to industry regulations and internal security policies with licensed, supported software.
- Predictable Budgeting: A 5-year subscription model provides cost certainty for essential network software licensing.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco C9400 Advanced Software Subscription provides a 5-year license for the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular core switches. This subscription unlocks a suite of advanced software features, including enhanced security, network analytics, and automation capabilities, ensuring your network operates at peak performance and security.
This licensing is designed for businesses that rely on their network infrastructure for daily operations, such as IT Managers overseeing network performance or Business Owners seeking to minimize downtime and security risks. It integrates directly with the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series chassis, providing a foundational element for a secure and efficient enterprise network.
- Enhanced Network Capabilities: Gain access to advanced features for routing, security, and management.
- Software Updates and Patches: Receive regular updates to maintain security posture and performance.
- Extended Support: Benefit from a 5-year term for uninterrupted access and vendor support.
- Simplified Licensing: A subscription model offers predictable costs and easier license management.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular switches.
Equip your business with the advanced network intelligence and security essential for growth and operational continuity.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Network Security Features
Enable teams to deploy advanced security protocols and threat detection capabilities on their core network infrastructure. Streamline the implementation of security policies to protect sensitive business data from evolving cyber threats.
businesses with sensitive data, organizations requiring regulatory compliance, networks with high traffic volumes, environments with remote access needs
Enhance Network Performance and Visibility
Streamline network operations by gaining deeper insights into traffic patterns and device performance. Automate the application of QoS policies and traffic shaping to ensure critical business applications receive priority.
companies with performance-sensitive applications, businesses managing complex network topologies, organizations focused on operational efficiency, environments with fluctuating bandwidth demands
Ensure Software Compliance and Support
Automate the process of maintaining software compliance by ensuring access to legitimate, vendor-supported licenses. Protect against operational disruptions by guaranteeing access to timely software updates and patches for the 5-year term.
businesses with IT audit requirements, organizations seeking to minimize licensing risks, companies with long-term IT planning horizons, networks requiring vendor-certified support
Key Features
Advanced Security Features
Protects sensitive business data and ensures compliance with enhanced threat detection and policy enforcement.
Network Analytics and Visibility
Provides deep insights into network traffic and performance, enabling proactive issue resolution and optimization.
Automation Capabilities
Simplifies complex network tasks and policy deployment, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
5-Year Subscription Term
Offers predictable budgeting and ensures continuous access to software features and updates for an extended period.
Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Compatibility
Specifically designed to enhance the functionality of your existing Cisco Catalyst 9400 modular core switches.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, all of which are supported by advanced network features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to HIPAA and other privacy regulations, necessitating secure network infrastructure and reliable access to patient data, supported by advanced network controls.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on real-time data and operational technology (OT) networks that demand high performance, security, and reliability to prevent production disruptions.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and sensitive research data, requiring scalable, secure, and manageable network solutions to support academic and administrative functions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco C9400 Advanced Software Subscription?
This is a 5-year subscription license that unlocks advanced software features for your Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular core switches. It includes enhanced security, analytics, and automation capabilities.
What is the benefit of an advanced software subscription over a basic one?
The advanced subscription provides access to a broader set of features, including more sophisticated security tools, deeper network visibility, and greater automation capabilities, which are crucial for complex business environments.
How does this subscription ensure compliance?
By providing access to the latest, vendor-supported software features and security patches, this subscription helps your organization maintain compliance with industry regulations and internal security policies.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.