Cisco Catalyst 3850 DNA Essentials License
The Cisco Catalyst 3850 DNA Essentials license provides essential network automation and programmability features for your Cisco 3850 switches over a 5-year term.
- Access to: Essential network automation and programmability features for enhanced network control and visibility.
- Coverage for: A 5-year subscription term, ensuring continuous access to software updates and support.
- Protection against: Licensing non-compliance and outdated software versions, maintaining network security and stability.
- Entitlement to: Simplified network management and faster service deployment through software-defined capabilities.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Catalyst 3850 DNA Essentials license unlocks foundational software-defined networking capabilities for your Cisco 3850 Series switches. It provides essential features for network automation, programmability, and analytics, enabling a more agile and efficient network infrastructure.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this subscription license is designed for businesses that utilize Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches as their core network hardware. It integrates directly into your existing network stack, enhancing operational efficiency without requiring a complete hardware overhaul.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks and streamline network configuration.
- Programmability: Enable custom network applications and integrations.
- Visibility and Analytics: Gain deeper insights into network performance and user behavior.
- Simplified Management: Centralize and simplify the management of your network devices.
- Compliance and Support: Ensure your network runs on supported software with access to Cisco updates.
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 management tools.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate routine network tasks, such as provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement. Streamline network operations and reduce the potential for human error in complex environments.
businesses with Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches, organizations seeking operational efficiency, IT teams managing multi-device networks, companies prioritizing network stability
Enhance Network Visibility and Analytics
Streamline the collection and analysis of network performance data to identify bottlenecks and optimize resource utilization. Automate the generation of reports to provide actionable insights for IT decision-making.
companies with growing network traffic, businesses requiring performance monitoring, IT departments focused on proactive issue resolution, environments with diverse user access patterns
Improve Network Security Posture
Enable teams to enforce consistent security policies across the network, reducing vulnerabilities. Automate the deployment of security updates and configurations to maintain compliance with evolving threats.
organizations with compliance requirements, businesses handling sensitive data, networks requiring granular access control, companies prioritizing threat mitigation
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks foundational software-defined networking capabilities for enhanced automation and programmability.
5-Year Term License
Provides long-term access to software features and updates, ensuring continuous operation and support.
Support for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series
Directly enhances the functionality and management of your existing Cisco 3850 switch infrastructure.
Network Automation Features
Reduces manual effort in configuration and management, leading to increased operational efficiency and fewer errors.
Network Analytics Capabilities
Offers insights into network performance and behavior, enabling better troubleshooting and optimization.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure networks with robust compliance features, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps provide through automation and consistent policy enforcement.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, high-performance networks to manage sensitive patient data and critical medical devices, benefiting from the enhanced visibility and control offered by DNA Essentials.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand network stability and efficiency for operational technology systems; DNA Essentials can automate configurations and improve network uptime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and require secure, reliable network access, making the automation and security features of DNA Essentials valuable.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software license that provides foundational capabilities for software-defined networking, including automation, programmability, and analytics for Cisco Catalyst switches.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C3850-DNA-E-24-5Y, is for the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches with 24 ports.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses offer 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
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.