Cisco Catalyst 9300 DNA Essentials License, 24-Port Fiber, 7-Year Term
Unlock advanced network management and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 switches with a 7-year DNA Essentials subscription, ensuring continuous operation and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Gain entitlement to Cisco's Digital Network Architecture Essentials features for enhanced network visibility and control.
- Extended Term License: Secure your network infrastructure with a 7-year subscription, providing long-term planning and cost predictability.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain regulatory compliance and bolster your security posture with up-to-date software and feature access.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure uninterrupted network performance and access to essential support services for critical business operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Essentials license provides a 7-year subscription for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series 24-port fiber switches. It unlocks essential features of Cisco's Digital Network Architecture, enabling smarter network operations, enhanced security, and improved troubleshooting capabilities.
Designed for businesses that rely on their network for daily operations, this license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies. It integrates directly with your existing Cisco Catalyst 9300 infrastructure, providing a foundation for a more intelligent and automated network environment.
- Network Automation: Streamline network configuration and management tasks through software-defined networking principles.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular access controls and threat detection capabilities to protect your business data.
- Visibility and Analytics: Gain deeper insights into network performance and user behavior for proactive issue resolution.
- Licensing Compliance: Ensure your network is running on licensed, supported software, avoiding potential compliance risks.
- Simplified Operations: Reduce the complexity of managing your network infrastructure with centralized policy and control.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license offers SMB and mid-market organizations enterprise-grade network intelligence and control without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate routine network configuration and policy deployment across their infrastructure. Streamline operations and reduce manual errors by centralizing network control through Cisco DNA Center.
businesses with growing networks, organizations standardizing on Cisco hardware, teams seeking operational efficiency
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and gain visibility into network traffic to detect and mitigate threats. Protect sensitive business data by implementing granular access controls and segmentation.
companies handling sensitive data, organizations with compliance requirements, businesses expanding their digital footprint
Improve Network Visibility and Troubleshooting
Provide IT professionals with deep insights into network performance, application usage, and end-user experience. Accelerate troubleshooting and proactively identify potential issues before they impact business operations.
businesses reliant on network uptime, IT departments managing complex environments, organizations aiming for proactive network management
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks essential features for network automation, security, and analytics on Catalyst 9300 switches.
7-Year Term License
Provides long-term access and predictable costs, simplifying budget planning for your network infrastructure.
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and speeds up deployment of network policies and changes.
Enhanced Security Features
Improves threat detection and policy enforcement to protect business assets and data.
Network Analytics
Offers insights into network health and performance, enabling proactive management and faster issue resolution.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance features to protect sensitive financial data and meet regulatory mandates like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to manage patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous availability of critical systems.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries benefit from network automation for managing distributed locations and enhanced security for payment processing and customer data.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments require resilient and secure networks to support operational technology (OT) and ensure production continuity, often with specific uptime requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational capabilities for Cisco's Digital Network Architecture. It enables network automation, security, and analytics for Cisco Catalyst switches.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license is for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series 24-port fiber switches. Ensure your hardware model is compatible before purchasing.
What is the benefit of a 7-year term license?
A 7-year term license offers long-term cost predictability and ensures continuous access to features and support for an extended period, simplifying IT planning and reducing the risk of license expiration.
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.