Cisco Catalyst 3650 Upgrade License: IP Base to IP Services
Unlock advanced network capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 3650 switches with a license upgrade from IP Base to IP Services, ensuring full feature access and compliance.
- Enhanced Network Features: Gain access to advanced routing protocols, Quality of Service (QoS) features, and security functionalities previously unavailable.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensure your network infrastructure meets regulatory requirements and industry best practices by enabling necessary software features.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network management and improve performance with advanced tools and capabilities provided by the IP Services license.
- Future-Proofing: Prepare your network for evolving demands by enabling a richer feature set that supports more complex and demanding applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco software license upgrade that transitions your Catalyst 3650 series switch from the IP Base feature set to the more advanced IP Services feature set. It provides access to a wider range of routing protocols, enhanced security options, and improved Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities, ensuring your network can handle complex traffic patterns and meet stringent operational demands.
This license is designed for businesses with growing network needs, including IT managers and network administrators in SMB and mid-market companies. It is essential for organizations that require advanced routing capabilities, such as OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP, or need to implement sophisticated QoS policies to prioritize critical applications within their existing Cisco Catalyst 3650 infrastructure.
- Unlock Advanced Routing: Enables support for a broader range of dynamic routing protocols, essential for complex network designs.
- Enhanced Security Features: Provides access to advanced security functionalities for better network protection.
- Improved Quality of Service (QoS): Allows for granular control over network traffic, prioritizing critical applications and ensuring optimal performance.
- Full Feature Set Access: Grants entitlement to all software features included in the IP Services license tier.
- License Compliance: Ensures your network operates with the correct licensing, avoiding potential compliance issues and service disruptions.
Empower your business network with the full capabilities of Cisco's IP Services license, providing the advanced features and flexibility needed for modern operations.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Routing Protocols
Enable teams to implement dynamic routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP for more complex and resilient network designs. Streamline network segmentation and improve traffic management across multiple subnets and locations.
multi-site networks, routed networks, large campus environments, business continuity planning
Implement Granular Quality of Service
Streamline network traffic by prioritizing critical business applications such as VoIP, video conferencing, and ERP systems. Automate the delivery of a superior user experience by ensuring bandwidth allocation and minimizing latency for essential services.
performance-sensitive applications, unified communications, business-critical operations, user experience optimization
Enhance Network Security Posture
Enable teams to deploy advanced security features for better network protection and access control. Automate the enforcement of security policies to safeguard sensitive business data and maintain regulatory compliance.
data security requirements, access control policies, compliance mandates, threat mitigation strategies
Key Features
Support for OSPF, EIGRP, BGP
Enables sophisticated network routing for improved connectivity and redundancy.
Advanced QoS capabilities
Allows prioritization of critical traffic, ensuring optimal performance for key business applications.
Enhanced security features
Provides greater control over network access and protection against threats.
IP Services feature set
Unlocks the full potential of your Cisco Catalyst 3650 hardware.
Software license upgrade
Cost-effective way to gain advanced functionality without replacing hardware.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and high availability, making advanced routing and QoS features essential for secure transactions and uninterrupted service delivery.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and rely on real-time communication, necessitating secure, high-performance networks with advanced traffic management capabilities to meet HIPAA and other compliance standards.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex networks supporting operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, requiring advanced routing and reliable performance for critical production systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with varying traffic demands, benefiting from advanced routing and QoS to ensure performance for research, administrative, and student services.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between IP Base and IP Services licenses on Cisco Catalyst 3650 switches?
The IP Base license offers fundamental Layer 2 switching and basic Layer 3 routing capabilities. The IP Services license provides advanced Layer 3 routing protocols (like OSPF, EIGRP, BGP), enhanced QoS features, and more robust security options, making it suitable for more complex network environments.
Does this license require a hardware replacement?
No, this is a software license upgrade. It enables advanced features on your existing Cisco Catalyst 3650 hardware, providing a cost-effective way to enhance network capabilities without a full hardware refresh.
How is this license applied to the switch?
This is a Right-to-Use (RTU) license, typically applied electronically to the switch. The process usually involves activating the license key on the device through its command-line interface or management portal.
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.