Cisco Catalyst 4500E IOS IP Base Upgrade License
This Cisco software license upgrade unlocks essential IP Base features for your Catalyst 4500E platform, ensuring continued network operation and compliance.
- Feature Access: Entitlement to core IP routing and switching functionalities.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains adherence to Cisco's software licensing standards.
- Operational Continuity: Supports ongoing network stability and performance.
- Platform Enhancement: Enables advanced network services without crypto capabilities.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription-based platform license provides an upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 4500E series switches, enabling the IP Base feature set. It is designed to unlock essential network routing and switching capabilities required for business operations, excluding advanced security features like encryption.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market organizations utilize this license to ensure their core network infrastructure is properly licensed and equipped with necessary functionalities. It fits within existing Cisco Catalyst 4500E deployments, supporting the company's internal network backbone.
- IP Base Functionality: Unlocks Layer 3 routing protocols and advanced Layer 2 switching features.
- Subscription Billing: Provides a predictable, recurring cost for software access.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for the Cisco Catalyst 4500E hardware series.
- Compliance Ready: Ensures your network infrastructure meets vendor licensing requirements.
- Essential Network Services: Supports critical business applications and user connectivity.
This license upgrade is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing to maintain essential network functionality on their Cisco Catalyst 4500E switches.
What This Enables
Enable Core IP Routing Capabilities
Enable teams to deploy and manage essential Layer 3 routing protocols for inter-VLAN routing and network segmentation. Streamline network traffic flow and improve connectivity between different network segments.
On-premises data centers, campus network backbones, multi-VLAN environments
Enhance Layer 2 Switching Features
Streamline network performance by unlocking advanced Layer 2 switching functionalities for efficient data forwarding within VLANs. Automate network segmentation and improve traffic management for business applications.
Core network aggregation, distribution layer switching, high-density port environments
Maintain Software Compliance
Ensure your network infrastructure adheres to Cisco's licensing requirements and industry best practices. Automate the process of staying current with essential software features, reducing audit risks.
Regulated business environments, IT asset management programs, long-term infrastructure planning
Key Features
IP Base Feature Set
Unlocks essential routing protocols and advanced Layer 2 switching capabilities for core network functions.
Subscription Licensing
Provides a predictable cost model for ongoing access to software features and updates.
Cisco Catalyst 4500E Compatibility
Specifically designed to enhance the functionality of your existing Cisco Catalyst 4500E hardware.
No Crypto Features
Focuses on essential network operations without the complexity or licensing requirements of encryption features.
Compliance Assurance
Helps maintain adherence to Cisco's software licensing policies, reducing audit risks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and compliant network infrastructure to support critical trading, transaction, and customer service operations, making essential IP features a necessity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers depend on stable and secure network connectivity for patient data management, medical device communication, and operational efficiency, necessitating robust core networking features.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations rely on consistent network performance for automation, control systems, and logistics, where essential IP routing and switching are fundamental to maintaining production flow.
Education & Research
Educational institutions require scalable and efficient networks to support student access, research computing, and administrative functions, benefiting from the core IP capabilities provided by this license.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between IP Base and other Cisco IOS feature sets?
IP Base is a foundational feature set that includes essential IP routing capabilities and advanced Layer 2 switching. Higher feature sets, like IP Services, offer more advanced features such as Quality of Service (QoS) and specific routing protocols, while others may include encryption.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for the right to use the software features for a defined term.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco Catalyst 4500E series of network switches.
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.