Cisco Arcana ME Base License - 100 Class B Devices
The Cisco Arcana ME Base license provides essential network management capabilities for up to 100 Class B devices, ensuring operational continuity and compliance for your business network.
- Device Coverage: Entitlement to manage and monitor up to 100 Class B devices within your network infrastructure.
- Feature Access: Unlocks core platform features for network visibility, policy enforcement, and device configuration.
- Subscription Billing: Operates on a recurring subscription model, ensuring continuous access to software updates and support.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain regulatory compliance and security posture by providing standardized management tools.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Arcana ME Base license is a platform software subscription designed to enable essential network management functions for a specified number of devices. It provides the foundational capabilities required to monitor, configure, and secure your network endpoints, ensuring operational efficiency and adherence to IT policies.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain control over their network infrastructure. It integrates into existing Cisco environments, providing a centralized point of management for devices that are critical to daily business operations, such as servers, workstations, and network appliances.
- Platform Licensing: A subscription-based software license granting access to Cisco's network management platform.
- Device Capacity: Supports up to 100 Class B devices, suitable for growing business networks.
- Core Functionality: Enables fundamental network operations, monitoring, and basic security policy application.
- Subscription Model: Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and feature enhancements.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting industry regulations and internal IT governance standards through managed device control.
This Cisco license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to standardize network management and ensure compliance without the overhead of enterprise-scale solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Network Device Management
Enable teams to centrally monitor, configure, and manage up to 100 Class B devices. Streamline network operations by providing a unified platform for device oversight and policy enforcement.
businesses with growing device counts, organizations standardizing network tools, teams requiring centralized IT control
Ensure Network Compliance
Automate compliance checks and reporting for managed devices, reducing the risk of regulatory violations. Maintain an accurate inventory and configuration baseline for all supported network endpoints.
companies in regulated industries, organizations with strict IT governance, businesses undergoing audits
Enhance Network Visibility
Streamline the process of gaining real-time insights into network device status and performance. Improve troubleshooting by having immediate access to device health metrics and event logs.
IT departments managing hybrid environments, businesses prioritizing network uptime, teams seeking proactive issue detection
Key Features
Platform Software License
Grants access to essential network management software features required for device operation and oversight.
100 Class B Device Capacity
Allows for the management of a defined set of network devices, suitable for many SMB and mid-market environments.
Subscription Billing
Provides predictable operational expenses and ensures continuous access to software updates and vendor support.
Core Network Management
Enables fundamental tasks like monitoring, configuration, and basic policy application for network devices.
Compliance Assistance
Helps organizations maintain adherence to IT policies and potential regulatory requirements through controlled device management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security and compliance, making centralized device management and policy enforcement critical for protecting sensitive data and meeting regulatory demands.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating robust control and monitoring of all connected devices to safeguard patient information.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms in this sector handle confidential client information and require reliable, secure IT infrastructure with consistent device management to prevent data breaches and ensure operational continuity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve a mix of IT and OT devices that need to be managed and secured to maintain operational efficiency and prevent disruptions to production lines.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Class B device in Cisco licensing?
Class B devices typically refer to endpoints like workstations, laptops, and some network appliances that have moderate resource requirements. Specific definitions can vary by Cisco product and licensing program.
Is this a perpetual or subscription license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is valid for a defined term and requires renewal to maintain access to the software and its features.
What happens when I exceed the 100-device limit?
If your network grows beyond 100 Class B devices, you will need to purchase additional licenses or upgrade to a higher capacity tier to remain compliant and fully functional.
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.