Cisco Catalyst 9400 Network & DNA Essentials to Advantage Plus Upgrade, 7 Years
This 7-year subscription license upgrades your Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches to Cisco DNA Advantage, unlocking advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for your business.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock network automation, segmentation, and advanced security policies with Cisco DNA Advantage.
- Extended Term: Secure 7 years of continuous access to software features, updates, and essential support.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain compliance and enhance network security posture with up-to-date software and features.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network management and troubleshooting through centralized visibility and automation tools.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 7-year subscription license upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular switches. It transitions your existing Cisco DNA Essentials license to Cisco DNA Advantage, providing enhanced network automation, security, and assurance capabilities. The subscription model ensures continuous access to software updates and feature enhancements throughout the 7-year term.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who utilize Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches as their core network infrastructure. It integrates directly into the existing switch platform, enabling advanced network management and operational insights within their own data centers or campus networks.
- Enhanced Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment.
- Advanced Security Features: Implement granular network segmentation and advanced threat detection capabilities.
- Network Assurance and Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance, user experience, and potential issues.
- Centralized Management: Manage network policies and configurations from a single, unified platform.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous access to the latest software features, updates, and security patches.
Empower your IT team with advanced network control and visibility, ensuring a secure and efficient network infrastructure for your business operations.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across their infrastructure. Streamline network operations and reduce manual errors, leading to increased efficiency and faster service delivery.
campus networks, data center core, network segmentation, policy-based access control, centralized management
Enhance Network Security Posture
Enhance security by implementing granular network segmentation and advanced threat detection capabilities. Protect sensitive data and critical business applications from internal and external threats.
security policy enforcement, threat mitigation, access control, compliance requirements, network visibility
Improve Network Assurance and Analytics
Improve network performance and user experience through deep insights into network health and application behavior. Proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact business operations.
performance monitoring, troubleshooting, user experience optimization, capacity planning, operational intelligence
Key Features
Cisco DNA Advantage Software
Unlocks advanced network automation, security, and assurance capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches.
7-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term access to software features, updates, and support, ensuring predictable operational costs and continuous improvement.
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and potential for errors, allowing IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives.
Advanced Security
Enables granular segmentation and threat detection to protect your business network and data.
Network Assurance
Offers deep visibility into network performance and user experience, enabling proactive issue resolution.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, granular network segmentation, and high availability to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with strict regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to manage patient data (HIPAA compliance) and critical medical devices, demanding advanced visibility and control over network access.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and assurance to manage complex operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring uptime and security for production systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage diverse user groups and devices, requiring scalable network solutions with strong security policies and centralized management to support learning and research activities.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Cisco DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Essentials provides foundational network automation and assurance features. DNA Advantage builds upon Essentials by adding more advanced capabilities like granular network segmentation, advanced security analytics, and enhanced troubleshooting tools.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license upgrade specifically applies to Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular switches.
What does a 7-year subscription term mean for my business?
A 7-year term means you are guaranteed access to the software features, updates, and essential support for your Cisco DNA Advantage license for the next seven years, providing cost predictability and continuous access to the latest technology.
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.