Cisco Catalyst 3850 LAN Base to IP Base Upgrade License
This electronic license upgrade unlocks enhanced network capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches, transitioning from LAN Base to IP Base functionality.
- Enhanced Functionality: Gain access to advanced Layer 3 routing protocols and features previously unavailable with LAN Base.
- Network Scalability: Prepare your network infrastructure for future growth and increased traffic demands with upgraded capabilities.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensure your network configuration meets evolving operational and security requirements by adopting IP Base features.
- Cost-Effective Upgrade: A digital license provides a straightforward path to advanced features without requiring new hardware.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This electronic license upgrade enables the transition of your Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches from the foundational LAN Base feature set to the more advanced IP Base feature set. It provides access to enhanced Layer 3 routing capabilities, essential for more complex network designs and traffic management.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market organizations utilize this license to expand the functionality of their existing Cisco switching infrastructure. It is ideal for businesses that require more sophisticated routing protocols and network services to support their internal operations and user connectivity.
- Feature Unlock: Enables advanced Layer 3 routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP.
- Scalability: Supports larger and more complex network topologies.
- Performance: Improves network efficiency and traffic management.
- Compliance: Helps meet requirements for advanced network services.
- Digital Delivery: Electronic license ensures quick deployment and easy management.
This license upgrade is the ideal solution for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to enhance their Cisco network infrastructure without a full hardware replacement.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Layer 3 Routing
Enable teams to implement dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP for more efficient and scalable network traffic management. Streamline inter-VLAN routing and improve network segmentation for enhanced security and performance.
businesses with multi-VLAN networks, organizations requiring advanced traffic engineering, companies with growing internal network complexity, IT departments managing enterprise resource planning systems
Support Network Growth and Scalability
Streamline the expansion of network infrastructure by enabling the use of more advanced routing features on existing hardware. Automate the process of upgrading network capabilities to accommodate increasing user counts and data volumes.
companies experiencing rapid user growth, businesses planning phased network upgrades, organizations with distributed office locations, IT teams supporting seasonal demand fluctuations
Enhance Network Performance and Resilience
Enable teams to optimize data flow and reduce latency by utilizing advanced routing protocols for path selection. Automate failover mechanisms and improve network uptime by leveraging dynamic routing capabilities for redundancy.
businesses reliant on real-time applications, organizations with critical uptime requirements, companies managing high-bandwidth data transfers, IT departments supporting VoIP and video conferencing
Key Features
Upgrade from LAN Base to IP Base
Unlocks advanced Layer 3 routing capabilities on existing Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches, enabling more sophisticated network designs.
Support for OSPF, EIGRP, BGP
Allows for dynamic routing, improving network efficiency, scalability, and resilience by enabling intelligent path selection.
Electronic RTU License
Provides a digital, subscription-based license for quick deployment and simplified license management without physical media.
Subscription Billing
Offers predictable operational expenses and ensures access to ongoing software updates and support as part of the subscription term.
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Compatibility
Specifically designed for the Cisco 3850 platform, ensuring seamless integration and full feature utilization.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, secure, and highly available networks to support critical transaction processing and data integrity, benefiting from advanced routing for performance and resilience.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need reliable network connectivity for patient data systems, medical devices, and communication, where advanced routing ensures uptime and efficient data flow for critical care.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex networks connecting operational technology (OT) and IT systems, requiring advanced routing for efficient data exchange and reliable communication between disparate systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks supporting numerous users and applications, benefiting from advanced routing to optimize bandwidth, manage traffic, and ensure consistent access to resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between LAN Base and IP Base on Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches?
LAN Base is a foundational feature set primarily focused on Layer 2 switching with limited Layer 3 capabilities. IP Base includes advanced Layer 3 routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP, enabling more complex network designs and better traffic management.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based electronic license. The term of the subscription dictates the duration for which the IP Base features are enabled.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches that are currently running the LAN Base feature set.
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.