Cisco Catalyst 2960X DNA Essentials License, 24-Port, 1 Year
Unlock advanced network capabilities for your Cisco 2960X switches with a 1-year DNA Essentials subscription, ensuring compliance and enhanced operational efficiency.
- License Activation: Enables advanced network management and security features on Cisco 2960X switches.
- Subscription Term: Provides access to features and updates for a defined 1-year period, ensuring predictable costs.
- Compliance Assurance: Guarantees legitimate use of Cisco software, avoiding potential audit risks and service disruptions.
- Feature Access: Unlocks essential network automation, programmability, and analytics capabilities for improved visibility.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Catalyst 2960X DNA Essentials license provides a 1-year subscription for 24-port switches. It unlocks essential software features designed to enhance network management, security, and operational efficiency for businesses.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with existing Cisco 2960X hardware, offering a cost-effective way to upgrade network intelligence without a full hardware refresh.
- Essential Network Features: Access to core DNA Essentials capabilities for network automation and programmability.
- Subscription Model: A 1-year term provides predictable budgeting and continuous access to licensed features.
- Compliance and Support: Ensures your network is running licensed software, meeting vendor requirements and enabling support.
- Scalable Capacity: Designed for 24-port switch configurations, supporting growing business needs.
- Simplified Management: Streamlines network operations through enhanced visibility and control.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize their network infrastructure with essential software capabilities.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Programmability
Enable teams to automate routine network tasks and program network behavior for greater agility. Streamline device configuration and policy deployment across multiple switches.
organizations with growing network demands, businesses seeking operational efficiency, teams managing hybrid cloud environments, companies standardizing on Cisco hardware
Enhance Network Visibility and Control
Streamline network monitoring and gain deeper insights into traffic patterns and device performance. Automate the enforcement of network policies to improve security posture.
businesses requiring detailed network analytics, companies with distributed network locations, IT departments focused on proactive issue resolution, organizations managing sensitive data
Ensure Software Compliance and Licensing
Automate the tracking and management of software licenses to ensure compliance with vendor agreements. Protect against potential audit findings and service interruptions due to licensing lapses.
companies with strict regulatory requirements, businesses undergoing IT audits, organizations standardizing software versions, IT teams managing diverse hardware fleets
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks essential network automation, programmability, and analytics capabilities for improved operational efficiency and visibility.
1-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable budgeting and continuous access to licensed features and potential software updates for a defined period.
24-Port Switch Compatibility
Specifically designed to enhance the functionality of your Cisco Catalyst 2960X 24-port switches.
Compliance Assurance
Ensures your network is running legitimate, licensed software, mitigating risks associated with non-compliance.
Simplified Network Management
Offers tools to streamline device configuration, policy deployment, and overall network operations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS, which advanced software features can help enforce.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and must comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure and well-managed network infrastructure.
Retail & Hospitality
These sectors often operate with distributed locations and require efficient network management to support point-of-sale systems and customer-facing services.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and programmability to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks and ensure uptime.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides essential network automation, programmability, and analytics features for Cisco Catalyst switches. It helps simplify network operations and enhance security.
What does the 1-year term license mean?
A 1-year term license means you have the right to use the features enabled by the DNA Essentials software for a period of one year from the activation date. After the term, you will need to renew the license to continue using the features.
Which Cisco switches are compatible with this license?
This specific license (C2960X-DNA-E-24-1Y) is for 24-port Cisco Catalyst 2960X series switches. Always verify compatibility with your specific hardware model.
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.