Cisco Catalyst 3850 DNA Advantage License
The Cisco DNA Advantage license for Catalyst 3850 switches provides advanced network automation and security features for your business network over a 5-year term.
- Advanced Features: Unlock intelligent network insights, automation, and enhanced security capabilities.
- Extended Term: Secure 5 years of continuous access to software updates and support.
- Network Optimization: Streamline operations and improve network performance with centralized management.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date software for regulatory adherence and security posture.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage subscription license is designed for the Catalyst 3850 series switches, providing a 5-year term for advanced network capabilities. It unlocks features crucial for modern network management, including enhanced security, automation, and intelligent network analytics.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain deeper visibility and control over their wired and wireless networks. It integrates with the Cisco Digital Network Architecture to simplify operations and ensure the network supports business objectives.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks for provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement.
- Intelligent Insights: Gain deep visibility into network health, application performance, and user experience.
- Enhanced Security: Implement advanced security policies and threat detection across the network.
- Software Updates: Receive continuous access to the latest software features and security patches.
- Centralized Management: Simplify network operations through a unified management platform.
This Cisco DNA Advantage license is the ideal solution for businesses seeking to modernize their network infrastructure with advanced features and simplified management.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate device provisioning, configuration updates, and policy deployments across the network. Streamline network operations and reduce manual errors for faster service delivery.
organizations with growing network complexity, teams managing distributed sites, businesses standardizing IT processes, environments requiring rapid configuration changes
Gain Deep Network Visibility and Analytics
Streamline the process of monitoring network health, application performance, and user behavior in real-time. Automate the generation of insights to proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they impact users.
businesses prioritizing user experience, IT departments facing alert fatigue, organizations needing to optimize resource allocation, networks supporting critical business applications
Enhance Network Security Posture
Enable teams to implement granular security policies and segmentation across the network infrastructure. Automate threat detection and response to protect sensitive business data and ensure compliance.
companies handling sensitive customer data, organizations with regulatory compliance requirements, businesses deploying IoT devices, environments requiring advanced access controls
Key Features
Cisco DNA Advantage Software
Unlocks advanced network automation, analytics, and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches.
5-Year Term License
Provides continuous access to software features and updates for an extended period, ensuring long-term network optimization.
Network Automation
Reduces manual effort in configuration and provisioning, leading to faster deployments and fewer errors.
Intelligent Network Analytics
Offers deep insights into network performance and user experience, enabling proactive issue resolution.
Enhanced Security Features
Strengthens the network's defense against threats and helps maintain compliance with security policies.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which advanced network management features help ensure.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure critical systems remain operational.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries benefit from network automation to manage distributed locations, ensure guest Wi-Fi security, and support point-of-sale systems efficiently.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic user bases and require scalable, secure networks to support diverse applications and research activities.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that provides advanced features for network management, automation, and security on Cisco Catalyst switches. It is part of Cisco's Digital Network Architecture.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches, enabling advanced capabilities on those platforms.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses provide continuous access to software updates, new features, and ongoing support for the duration of the term, ensuring your network remains current and secure.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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.