Cisco Catalyst 3560X LAN Base to IP Base License Upgrade
Unlock advanced network features for your Cisco 3560X switch with this essential license upgrade, ensuring enhanced functionality and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Gain access to Layer 3 routing protocols and enhanced security features previously unavailable with LAN Base.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensure your network infrastructure meets current operational and security standards by upgrading to the IP Base feature set.
- Extended Hardware Lifespan: Maximize the value of your existing Cisco 3560X hardware by enabling more sophisticated network services.
- Simplified Network Management: Benefit from a more capable feature set that can streamline network configuration and troubleshooting for IT professionals.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Catalyst 3560X LAN Base to IP Base license upgrade transforms your switch's capabilities, unlocking Layer 3 routing and advanced services essential for growing business networks. It provides the necessary entitlement to move from a Layer 2 focused feature set to a more robust Layer 3 environment.
This license is designed for businesses that utilize Cisco Catalyst 3560X switches and require enhanced routing capabilities for inter-VLAN communication, more sophisticated Quality of Service (QoS) policies, and advanced security features. It is ideal for IT Managers and professionals managing the network infrastructure of SMB and mid-market organizations.
- Feature Unlock: Enables Layer 3 routing, static routing, and dynamic routing protocols.
- Enhanced Security: Provides access to advanced security features for better network protection.
- Improved Performance: Supports more sophisticated QoS for traffic prioritization.
- Scalability: Prepares your network for future growth and increased traffic demands.
- Compliance Ready: Helps meet operational requirements for advanced network services.
Empower your business network with enhanced routing and security by upgrading your Cisco 3560X switches to the IP Base feature set.
What This Enables
Enable Layer 3 Routing Capabilities
Enable teams to implement inter-VLAN routing directly on their Cisco 3560X switches. Streamline network segmentation and improve traffic flow between different network subnets.
On-premises data centers, campus network cores, distribution layers, enterprise branch offices
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the deployment of advanced security features available in the IP Base image. Protect sensitive business data by implementing more granular access controls and network segmentation policies.
Secure network environments, compliance-focused IT operations, multi-tenant network designs
Optimize Traffic Management and QoS
Streamline network performance by enabling advanced Quality of Service (QoS) features for traffic prioritization. Ensure critical business applications receive the necessary bandwidth and low latency.
Performance-sensitive business operations, voice and video conferencing networks, converged network infrastructures
Key Features
Layer 3 Routing Support
Enables inter-VLAN routing and dynamic routing protocols, simplifying network design and improving traffic efficiency.
Advanced QoS Capabilities
Allows for granular traffic prioritization, ensuring critical business applications receive optimal network performance.
Enhanced Security Features
Unlocks additional security functionalities for better network protection and access control.
IP Base Feature Set
Provides a more robust and scalable feature set compared to LAN Base, supporting future network growth.
Subscription Billing
Offers a predictable billing model for ongoing access to the IP Base features.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and reliable performance for transaction processing, making Layer 3 routing and advanced QoS essential for their operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure and segmented networks to protect patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure high availability for critical medical systems, benefiting from Layer 3 capabilities.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often require reliable network segmentation and traffic prioritization for operational technology (OT) systems, which Layer 3 routing facilitates.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, complex networks with diverse user needs, benefiting from the routing capabilities to segment traffic and manage bandwidth effectively.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between LAN Base and IP Base on Cisco 3560X switches?
LAN Base is a Layer 2 focused feature set, primarily for switching. IP Base adds Layer 3 routing capabilities, including static and dynamic routing protocols, along with enhanced QoS and security features, making the switch more versatile for complex network designs.
Does this license require a hardware replacement?
No, this is a software license upgrade. It enables additional features on your existing Cisco Catalyst 3560X hardware, provided it is compatible with the IP Base image.
What is the term of this license?
This license is a subscription, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis, typically annually, providing continuous access to the IP Base features for the duration of the subscription term.
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.