Cisco Catalyst 9300 DNA Advantage License
This Cisco DNA Advantage subscription license unlocks advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches over a 5-year term.
- Advanced Network Automation: Streamline device provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across your network infrastructure.
- Enhanced Security Features: Gain access to robust security tools for threat detection, mitigation, and compliance.
- Network Analytics and Visibility: Improve network performance and troubleshoot issues faster with deep insights and reporting.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous software updates and access to new features throughout the 5-year license term.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst 9300 DNA Advantage license provides a subscription-based software entitlement for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches. It unlocks a suite of advanced features focused on network automation, security, and analytics, designed to simplify network operations and enhance visibility.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to manage complex network environments efficiently. It integrates with the Cisco DNA Center platform, providing a centralized point of control for network-wide policies and operations.
- Network Assurance: Gain insights into network health, performance, and client experience.
- Software-Defined Access: Implement policy-based automation for network access control and segmentation.
- Advanced Security: Access features like Trustworthy Solutions, MACsec, and advanced threat defense.
- Centralized Management: Utilize Cisco DNA Center for simplified deployment, management, and monitoring.
- Subscription Model: Ensures access to the latest software features and security updates for the duration of the term.
Empower your IT team with enterprise-grade network intelligence and automation without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network configuration tasks, reducing manual errors and deployment times. Streamline the provisioning and management of network devices across the organization.
organizations with growing network complexity, teams managing distributed sites, businesses standardizing on Cisco hardware, environments requiring rapid deployment
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and gain advanced threat detection capabilities to protect sensitive data. Protect against unauthorized access and ensure compliance with security standards.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, organizations with remote workforces, companies subject to regulatory compliance, environments with increasing cyber threats
Improve Network Visibility and Performance
Streamline the monitoring of network health and performance, enabling faster troubleshooting and proactive issue resolution. Gain deep insights into application performance and user experience.
companies experiencing network performance issues, IT departments focused on uptime, organizations needing to optimize resource utilization, businesses with critical application dependencies
Key Features
Cisco DNA Assurance
Proactively identify and resolve network issues with AI-driven insights into network health and client experience.
Software-Defined Access (SD-Access)
Implement network segmentation and policy-based automation for secure and agile access control.
Advanced Security Features
Strengthen your security posture with features like Trustworthy Solutions and MACsec encryption.
Centralized Management via Cisco DNA Center
Simplify network deployment, management, and monitoring from a single console.
5-Year Subscription Term
Benefit from predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and new features for an extended period.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance to protect sensitive financial data and adhere to strict regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable, secure, and compliant network infrastructure to manage patient data (HIPAA) and ensure continuous availability of critical systems.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries benefit from network automation to manage distributed locations, secure payment processing (PCI DSS), and provide reliable guest Wi-Fi.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments require resilient and secure networks to support operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring uptime and data integrity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches, focusing on network automation, security, and analytics. It is designed to simplify network management and enhance visibility.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license SKU (C9300-DNA-A-24F-5Y) is for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series 24-port fiber switches.
What is the term of this license?
This is a 5-year term license. Your subscription provides access to the software features and updates for this duration.
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.