Cisco BW Platform Software Licensing
This Cisco software license subscription provides access to essential platform capabilities for your business network infrastructure, ensuring continued operation and feature enablement.
- Access to Features: Unlock critical functionalities within the Cisco BW Platform for enhanced network management and performance.
- Subscription Billing: Benefit from predictable, recurring costs for software access and updates, aligning with operational budgets.
- Platform Compliance: Maintain software licensing compliance with Cisco's official entitlements, avoiding operational disruptions.
- Continued Operation: Ensure your network infrastructure remains supported and functional with up-to-date software entitlements.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering provides a software license subscription for the Cisco BW Platform, specifically covering Assurance (AS), Network Services (NS), and Management Services (MS) components. It grants entitlement to utilize the software's features and receive ongoing updates, ensuring your network management tools remain current and functional.
This license is designed for businesses that own and operate their IT infrastructure, including IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies. It integrates into your existing network environment, providing the necessary software rights to manage and monitor your Cisco network devices and services effectively.
- Software Entitlement: Grants the legal right to use specified Cisco BW Platform software modules.
- Feature Unlock: Enables advanced capabilities for network assurance, services, and management.
- Subscription Model: Provides access on a recurring basis, simplifying budgeting and ensuring continuous updates.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain a compliant software posture with Cisco licensing requirements.
- Operational Continuity: Supports the ongoing operation of your network management and monitoring tools.
Secure essential Cisco BW Platform software capabilities with this subscription license, ideal for businesses seeking reliable network management without enterprise-level overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Assurance and Monitoring
Enable teams to proactively monitor network health and performance using advanced assurance tools. Streamline troubleshooting by identifying and resolving issues before they impact users.
on-premises data centers, distributed branch offices, hybrid cloud environments, managed network services
Access Network Services Capabilities
Streamline the deployment and management of network services essential for business operations. Automate service provisioning and configuration to reduce manual effort and potential errors.
enterprise resource planning systems, customer relationship management platforms, business-critical applications, secure remote access
Enhance Management Services Functionality
Automate routine network management tasks and gain deeper insights into network utilization. Enable IT professionals to optimize network resources and enforce security policies consistently.
network operations centers, IT infrastructure management, security operations, compliance reporting
Key Features
Cisco BW Platform Assurance (AS)
Gain deep visibility into network performance and user experience to proactively identify and resolve issues.
Cisco BW Platform Network Services (NS)
Simplify the deployment and management of network services, ensuring reliable connectivity for business applications.
Cisco BW Platform Management Services (MS)
Automate network operations and gain actionable insights to optimize resource utilization and reduce operational overhead.
Subscription Licensing
Benefit from predictable costs and continuous access to the latest software features and security updates.
Official Cisco Entitlement
Ensure your network infrastructure is properly licensed and compliant with vendor requirements.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Ensures compliance with strict financial regulations and provides the network reliability required for sensitive transactions and data protection.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Supports the critical need for secure, reliable network connectivity for patient data systems and medical devices, adhering to HIPAA requirements.
Retail & Hospitality
Enables consistent network performance for point-of-sale systems, guest Wi-Fi, and inventory management across multiple locations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Provides the network visibility and control necessary for optimizing operational technology (OT) and IT convergence in industrial environments.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco BW Platform?
The Cisco Business Wireless (BW) Platform provides a suite of tools for managing and assuring the performance of your wireless and wired network infrastructure. It includes capabilities for assurance, network services, and management.
What does this license enable?
This software license subscription enables your organization to utilize the Assurance (AS), Network Services (NS), and Management Services (MS) components of the Cisco BW Platform. It grants you the right to use the software and receive updates.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is intended for businesses that own and operate their own IT infrastructure, such as SMB and mid-market companies. It is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals responsible for managing their organization's network.
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.