Cisco ASR 920 UPOE License
The Cisco ASR 920 UPOE License subscription provides essential Power over Ethernet capabilities, ensuring your network devices receive consistent power and enabling advanced functionality for your business infrastructure.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to Universal Power over Ethernet features.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks advanced PoE capabilities for connected devices.
- Platform Support: Specifically designed for the Cisco ASR 920 Series routers.
- Value: Ensures compliant and efficient power delivery to network endpoints.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco platform software subscription license that enables Universal Power over Ethernet (UPOE) functionality on Cisco ASR 920 Series routers. It provides enhanced power delivery capabilities, allowing for greater device support and more flexible network deployments.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to ensure their network infrastructure can reliably power a wide range of connected devices, from IP phones and wireless access points to cameras and IoT sensors, directly through the network cabling.
- UPOE Capability: Enables advanced Power over Ethernet features for higher power budgets per port.
- Subscription Model: Provides ongoing access to features and potential updates on a recurring basis.
- Device Powering: Supports powering a broader array of high-demand network endpoints.
- Network Flexibility: Allows for simplified device placement and reduced power cabling needs.
- Compliance: Ensures adherence to power delivery standards for connected equipment.
This Cisco UPOE license subscription is ideal for businesses seeking to optimize their network infrastructure and ensure reliable power for their connected devices without overhauling their existing hardware.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Device Powering
Enable teams to power high-demand network devices like advanced IP phones, wireless access points, and cameras directly through Ethernet cabling. Streamline network deployments by reducing the need for separate power outlets and adapters for each device.
businesses with growing endpoint needs, organizations deploying advanced communication systems, teams managing wireless network expansion, companies standardizing on PoE devices
Simplify Network Infrastructure
Streamline network infrastructure by consolidating power and data delivery over a single cable. Automate the process of powering connected devices, reducing installation time and ongoing maintenance efforts.
organizations seeking to reduce cabling complexity, businesses aiming for cleaner office environments, teams managing distributed network closets, companies standardizing on single-cable solutions
Ensure Reliable Endpoint Operation
Enable teams to ensure consistent and reliable operation of critical network endpoints through enhanced power delivery. Automate power management to prevent device downtime caused by insufficient power.
businesses with critical communication systems, organizations requiring high availability for network devices, teams managing remote or hard-to-access endpoints, companies prioritizing operational stability
Key Features
Universal Power over Ethernet (UPOE)
Provides higher power budgets per port, enabling the powering of a wider range of high-demand devices.
Subscription Licensing
Offers ongoing access to features and potential updates, ensuring your network capabilities remain current on a predictable cost basis.
Cisco ASR 920 Series Compatibility
Designed to integrate seamlessly with your existing Cisco ASR 920 routers, maximizing your current hardware investment.
Simplified Cabling
Reduces the need for separate power outlets and adapters, leading to cleaner installations and easier management.
Enhanced Device Support
Allows for the deployment of more advanced network endpoints, such as high-performance wireless access points and video conferencing systems.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable network infrastructure to support critical trading platforms, customer service systems, and secure communications, making robust power delivery essential for uptime.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers rely on network-connected devices for patient monitoring, communication, and data access, necessitating dependable power for critical medical equipment and systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions deploy numerous network devices across campuses, including IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras, benefiting from simplified power management and reduced cabling complexity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often utilize network-enabled sensors, control systems, and communication devices that require consistent power, where UPOE can simplify deployments in challenging locations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco UPOE?
Cisco Universal Power over Ethernet (UPOE) is an enhanced Power over Ethernet technology that provides up to 60 watts of power per port. This allows for the powering of a wider range of devices, including high-power wireless access points, video phones, and cameras, through a single Ethernet cable.
What is the term of this license?
This is a subscription license, meaning it provides access to the UPOE features for a defined period, typically on an annual or multi-year basis. Continued access to the features requires renewal of the subscription.
Does this license include hardware?
No, this is a software license that enables features on compatible Cisco hardware. The Cisco ASR 920 Series router itself is a separate hardware 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.