Cisco Catalyst 9400 Network & DNA Essentials to Advantage Upgrade, 3 Years
This 3-year subscription upgrades your Cisco Catalyst 9400 platform to unlock advanced network and DNA Advantage features, enhancing operational efficiency and security.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock enhanced security, automation, and analytics capabilities for your network infrastructure.
- Extended Subscription Term: Secure 3 years of continuous access to software updates, feature enhancements, and essential support.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain up-to-date software versions to meet regulatory requirements and bolster your cybersecurity posture.
- Optimized Network Performance: Ensure your network operates at peak performance with the latest software optimizations and bug fixes.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular switches. It transitions your existing network software (NW) and DNA Essentials (DNA-E) to the more advanced DNA Advantage (DNA-A) and DNA Premium (DNA-P) tiers. This upgrade provides access to a richer set of features designed to simplify network management, improve security, and deliver deeper operational insights.
This license is designed for businesses that utilize Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches as a core component of their internal IT infrastructure. It is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals responsible for maintaining network performance, security, and compliance within their organization's own network environment, not for resale or service delivery to others.
- Enhanced Network Automation: Streamline network configuration, provisioning, and troubleshooting with advanced automation tools.
- Advanced Security Features: Implement granular security policies, threat detection, and access control across your network.
- Deeper Network Analytics: Gain comprehensive visibility into network performance, user behavior, and application usage.
- Software Subscription Model: Benefit from a predictable, subscription-based billing model for easier budgeting and continuous access.
- Extended Support and Updates: Receive 3 years of access to software updates, bug fixes, and essential technical support.
This Cisco DNA upgrade provides mid-market organizations with enterprise-grade network intelligence and control, simplifying operations and enhancing security.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate complex network configurations and provisioning tasks, reducing manual errors and accelerating deployment times. Streamline troubleshooting workflows with intelligent diagnostics and centralized management capabilities.
organizations deploying new network services, businesses managing complex multi-site networks, teams standardizing network operations
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of granular security policies across the network to protect sensitive business data from evolving threats. Protect against unauthorized access and internal threats with advanced segmentation and access control features.
businesses handling sensitive client data, organizations with strict compliance requirements, companies expanding their digital footprint
Gain Deeper Network Visibility and Analytics
Streamline the monitoring of network performance and user experience to proactively identify and resolve potential issues. Automate the collection and analysis of network telemetry for better capacity planning and operational insights.
teams managing performance-sensitive applications, businesses focused on optimizing user productivity, organizations needing to justify IT investments
Key Features
Cisco DNA Advantage & Premium Software
Provides advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for enhanced operational control and visibility.
3-Year Subscription Term
Ensures continuous access to software updates, feature enhancements, and support for a predictable duration, simplifying budgeting.
Catalyst 9400 Series Platform Support
Specifically designed to enhance the functionality and management of your Cisco Catalyst 9400 modular switches.
Software Updates and Bug Fixes
Keeps your network infrastructure secure and performing optimally by providing access to the latest patches and performance improvements.
Centralized Network Management
Simplifies the administration of your network from a single point, reducing complexity and IT overhead.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance features to protect sensitive financial data and meet stringent regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to manage patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure uninterrupted access to critical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and visibility to optimize operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring production uptime.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms handling confidential client information require advanced security and network segmentation to maintain data privacy and meet professional ethical standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage?
DNA Essentials provides foundational network automation and assurance features. DNA Advantage builds upon this with more advanced capabilities like security policy enforcement, advanced analytics, and programmability for greater network control and insight.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license upgrade is specifically for the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular network switches.
What does the 3-year term cover?
The 3-year term covers your subscription to the Cisco DNA Advantage and Premium software features, including access to software updates, security patches, and technical support from Cisco during that period.
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.