Cisco Always-On Single IP Protection
Cisco Always-On Single IP Protection provides continuous operational assurance for a single protected IP address, ensuring your business-critical services remain accessible.
- Continuous Uptime: Guarantees uninterrupted service for your designated IP address, minimizing revenue loss from downtime.
- Proactive Threat Mitigation: Offers advanced protection against network disruptions and security threats targeting your IP.
- Guaranteed Availability: Ensures your essential business applications and services remain online and accessible to users.
- Operational Stability: Provides peace of mind by securing a vital component of your network infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco Always-On Single IP Protection is a subscription-based platform license designed to safeguard a single, critical IP address within your network infrastructure. This service ensures continuous availability and operational integrity for your most important digital assets, preventing service interruptions and maintaining business continuity.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who manage essential network services. It integrates into existing Cisco environments, providing a vital layer of protection for servers, critical applications, or public-facing services that cannot afford downtime.
- Always-On Assurance: Guarantees the continuous operation of a designated IP address.
- Subscription-Based: Provides predictable operational expenses with a recurring billing model.
- Single IP Focus: Tailored protection for your most critical network endpoint.
- Platform Licensing: Unlocks advanced capabilities and support for your Cisco infrastructure.
- Enhanced Security Posture: Mitigates risks associated with network disruptions and targeted attacks.
Secure your most critical network asset with Cisco Always-On Single IP Protection, delivering enterprise-grade uptime without the enterprise overhead for your business.
What This Enables
Continuous Uptime for Critical Services
Enable teams to maintain uninterrupted access to essential business applications and services. Streamline operations by ensuring that your primary customer-facing or internal critical systems are always available.
cloud-hosted applications, on-premises servers, virtualized environments, hybrid cloud deployments
Protection Against Network Disruptions
Automate the mitigation of risks associated with network outages or targeted attacks on a specific IP address. Protect against potential data loss and ensure regulatory compliance by maintaining service availability.
production server environments, public-facing web services, critical database servers, VoIP infrastructure
Simplified Licensing for Key Assets
Streamline the management of software licenses and support for your most vital network components. Ensure compliance and access to the latest features and security updates for protected infrastructure.
core network infrastructure, essential application servers, secure data repositories, remote access gateways
Key Features
Single Protected IP Address
Ensures the continuous operation and accessibility of your most critical network endpoint.
Subscription Billing
Provides predictable operational expenses and ongoing access to protection and support.
Always-On Assurance
Minimizes revenue loss and reputational damage by preventing service disruptions.
Platform Licensing
Unlocks advanced capabilities and ensures compliance with vendor requirements.
Proactive Threat Mitigation
Reduces the risk of downtime caused by security incidents or network failures.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require constant uptime for trading platforms, transaction processing, and customer access to meet strict regulatory compliance and customer service level agreements.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers depend on uninterrupted access to patient records, diagnostic systems, and communication tools to ensure patient safety and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Retail & Hospitality
Businesses in this sector need continuous availability for point-of-sale systems, online ordering, and customer-facing websites to maximize revenue and customer satisfaction.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations rely on consistent network connectivity for production control systems, supply chain management, and real-time monitoring to maintain operational efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Always-On Single IP Protection?
It is a subscription license from Cisco that guarantees continuous operation and protection for one specific IP address within your network. This ensures your critical services remain accessible.
Who is this service for?
This service is designed for businesses, particularly SMBs and mid-market companies, that rely on a specific IP address for critical operations and cannot afford downtime. This includes IT Managers and Business Owners.
What kind of hardware does this apply to?
This is a platform software license that applies to Cisco network infrastructure and services that utilize the protected IP address. Specific compatibility details would be confirmed at the time of purchase.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.