Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR DNA Essentials Software License
Unlock advanced network management and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR switches with a 1-year DNA Essentials subscription, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Gain entitlement to Cisco's Digital Network Architecture Essentials, enhancing network visibility, automation, and security.
- Subscription-Based Licensing: Benefit from a flexible 1-year term license, aligning operational expenses with current needs and simplifying budget management.
- Platform Compliance: Ensure your Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR switches are properly licensed, meeting vendor requirements and avoiding operational disruptions.
- Enhanced Network Control: Utilize software capabilities to streamline network operations, improve troubleshooting, and proactively manage your infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 1-year term subscription license for Cisco's DNA Essentials software, designed to enhance the capabilities of Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR series switches. It unlocks a suite of features focused on network assurance, automation, and security, providing greater visibility and control over your network infrastructure.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing their own network hardware. It integrates with existing Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR deployments, offering a cost-effective way to upgrade network intelligence and operational efficiency without a full hardware refresh.
- DNA Essentials Features: Enables access to core Cisco DNA Center functionalities for simplified network management.
- Network Assurance: Provides insights into network health and performance, aiding in proactive issue resolution.
- Automation Capabilities: Streamlines repetitive network tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
- Security Enhancements: Integrates security policies and visibility across the network infrastructure.
- 1-Year Subscription Term: Offers a defined period of access to software features and updates, with options for renewal.
Empower your IT team with essential network intelligence and automation tools, providing enterprise-grade management without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate routine network configuration tasks, reducing manual effort and the potential for human error. Streamline the deployment and management of network policies across multiple devices.
on-premises data centers, campus networks, branch office deployments, hybrid cloud environments
Improve Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline network monitoring by gaining deeper insights into device health, traffic patterns, and application performance. Automate the detection of anomalies and potential issues before they impact users.
business-critical application support, network performance monitoring, IT operations management, infrastructure health checks
Enhance Network Security Posture
Enable teams to enforce consistent security policies across the network, improving threat detection and response capabilities. Automate the segmentation of network traffic to isolate sensitive data.
compliance-driven environments, security operations centers, access control management, threat mitigation strategies
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks advanced network management, automation, and assurance capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR switches.
1-Year Term License
Provides a defined period of access to software features, aligning costs with operational needs and simplifying budgeting.
Network Assurance
Offers enhanced visibility into network health and performance, enabling proactive troubleshooting and issue resolution.
Automation Tools
Reduces manual configuration effort and potential errors, streamlining network operations and improving efficiency.
Security Policy Enforcement
Helps maintain a consistent security posture across the network, aiding in threat detection and mitigation.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and high availability to protect sensitive data and ensure uninterrupted trading operations, making advanced network management features essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain strict data privacy (HIPAA) and ensure continuous access to patient records and critical systems, necessitating reliable and secure network infrastructure.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on stable and predictable network performance for operational technology (OT) systems, where downtime can lead to significant production losses and safety risks.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client data and require secure, reliable network access to support client work and internal operations efficiently.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational capabilities for Cisco's Digital Network Architecture. It focuses on network assurance, automation, and security for compatible Cisco switches.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR series switches, as indicated by the product code C2960XR.
What is the term of this license?
This is a 1-year term license, meaning the features it unlocks are available for one year from the activation date. Renewal options are typically available.
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.