Cisco Catalyst 2960XR DNA Advantage Software License
Enhance your Cisco Catalyst 2960XR network with a 5-year DNA Advantage software license, enabling advanced management and security capabilities for your business operations.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock enhanced security, automation, and analytics capabilities for your network infrastructure.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain up-to-date security protocols and regulatory compliance with continuous software updates.
- Predictable Costing: Benefit from a 5-year subscription model for predictable budgeting and ongoing access to essential software.
- Optimized Network Performance: Improve network visibility, troubleshooting, and operational efficiency through intelligent software features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 5-year subscription license for Cisco DNA Advantage software, designed to enhance the capabilities of Cisco Catalyst 2960XR series switches. It unlocks a suite of advanced features focused on network assurance, security, and automation, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to manage and secure their network infrastructure. It integrates with existing Cisco hardware, providing a unified platform for network operations and policy enforcement within their data center or campus environments.
- Advanced Network Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance and user behavior.
- Enhanced Security Policies: Implement granular security controls and threat detection.
- Network Automation: Streamline repetitive tasks and reduce manual configuration errors.
- Centralized Management: Simplify network operations through a unified management interface.
- Software Subscription: Ensure continuous access to the latest features and security patches with a 5-year term.
This Cisco DNA Advantage license provides essential advanced capabilities for SMB and mid-market businesses seeking to modernize and secure their network infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate repetitive network tasks, reducing manual errors and freeing up IT resources. Streamline device provisioning and configuration management across the network.
businesses with growing networks, organizations standardizing on Cisco, teams managing distributed sites
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and gain deeper visibility into potential threats. Protect sensitive business data and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
companies handling sensitive data, organizations with remote workers, businesses requiring regulatory compliance
Improve Network Performance and Visibility
Gain actionable insights into network health and user experience through advanced analytics. Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure business continuity.
operations-focused IT departments, businesses reliant on network uptime, teams managing critical applications
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Provides a centralized platform for network management, automation, and analytics, simplifying operations.
Network Assurance Engine
Delivers proactive insights into network health and performance, enabling faster troubleshooting and improved user experience.
Advanced Security Features
Offers granular policy control, threat detection, and segmentation to protect business assets.
Software Subscription Model
Ensures continuous access to the latest software updates, security patches, and feature enhancements over the 5-year term.
Catalyst 2960XR Platform Support
Specifically designed to enhance the capabilities of your existing Cisco Catalyst 2960XR switches.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS, all of which are supported by advanced network management and security features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and must comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure, reliable, and auditable network operations that DNA Advantage can help provide.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand high network uptime and security to ensure operational continuity and protect critical infrastructure, benefiting from enhanced network visibility and automation.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies manage confidential client information, requiring strong data security and reliable network performance to maintain client trust and operational efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco networking platforms, focusing on network assurance, security, and automation. It provides enhanced visibility, control, and operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for Cisco Catalyst 2960XR series switches, as indicated by the product code C2960XR. It enhances the functionality of these devices.
What is the term of this license?
This is a 5-year term license. Your subscription provides access to the DNA Advantage features for the duration of this period.
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.