Cisco Catalyst 3850 DNA Essentials High Port Term License
This Cisco DNA Essentials High Port Term License provides essential network management and security features for your Cisco 3850 series switches, ensuring operational continuity and compliance.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to Cisco DNA Essentials features for the duration of your term.
- Billing Model: Recurring subscription payments ensure predictable IT budgeting and continuous feature access.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches, enhancing their core functionalities.
- Key Value: Maintains compliance, unlocks critical network capabilities, and ensures uninterrupted service operation.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco C3850 DNA ESSENTIALS HIGH PORT TERM LICENSE is a subscription-based software license that unlocks essential network automation, security, and assurance capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches. It provides access to features that simplify network operations, improve visibility, and enhance security posture, all managed through a term-based subscription model.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market organizations who need to maintain compliance, ensure network stability, and gain better control over their wired infrastructure. It integrates directly with Cisco's network hardware, providing a foundational layer of intelligent services without requiring extensive additional hardware investments.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive network tasks, reducing manual effort and potential for human error.
- Enhanced Security: Implement baseline security policies and threat detection to protect your network infrastructure.
- Network Assurance: Gain insights into network health and performance to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Compliance Management: Ensure your network adheres to industry standards and internal security policies.
- Simplified Operations: Centralize management and monitoring for improved network efficiency.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize their network operations with essential automation and security features.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate routine network configuration and provisioning tasks across their Cisco 3850 infrastructure. Streamline deployment of new services and policy updates, reducing manual intervention and accelerating time to service.
businesses with Cisco 3850 switches, IT teams managing network infrastructure, organizations seeking operational efficiency, companies with distributed network locations
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of baseline security policies and gain visibility into potential threats on the network. Protect critical business data and ensure compliance with security standards through integrated security features.
companies with regulatory compliance needs, businesses handling sensitive data, organizations with a defined security policy, networks requiring threat detection
Improve Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline the monitoring of network health and performance to proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they impact users. Gain actionable insights into network behavior to optimize resource utilization.
IT departments focused on uptime, businesses with performance-sensitive applications, organizations managing complex network topologies, teams needing performance analytics
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks foundational network automation, security, and assurance capabilities for Cisco 3850 switches.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software features and updates.
High Port Count
Supports a significant number of switch ports, offering scalability for growing network needs.
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and minimizes human error in network management.
Security Features
Enhances network security posture with baseline policy enforcement and threat visibility.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance to protect sensitive customer data and adhere to strict regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain high network availability and data security to comply with HIPAA regulations and ensure uninterrupted patient care services.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and reliability to support operational technology (OT) systems and ensure continuous production uptime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client information, necessitating strong network security and compliance with data privacy regulations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco DNA Essentials High Port Term License?
This is a subscription license that grants your organization access to essential Cisco DNA software features for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches for a defined term. It enables automation, security, and assurance capabilities.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically designed for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series network switches. The '4E' in the MPN suggests it is for a 4-port Ethernet module, but the license itself applies to the switch platform.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay recurring fees for the duration of the license term, ensuring continuous access to the software features.
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.