Cisco Cloud Hosted vSmart Node Subscription
This 5-year Cisco Cloud Hosted vSmart Node subscription provides essential management and control for your Cisco SD-WAN fabric, ensuring optimal performance and security.
- License Term: 5-year subscription provides long-term access to critical SD-WAN control plane features.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced routing, policy enforcement, and centralized management capabilities for your network.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures your SD-WAN fabric remains operational and compliant with ongoing software updates and support.
- Simplified Management: Centralized control plane management reduces complexity and operational overhead for IT teams.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Cloud Hosted vSmart Node subscription is a platform license that enables the control plane for Cisco's SD-WAN solution. This subscription provides the necessary software and entitlements to manage, secure, and optimize your wide area network, ensuring policy enforcement and intelligent traffic routing across distributed locations.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing their company's network infrastructure. It integrates into existing Cisco SD-WAN deployments, providing a centralized and scalable method for network control and visibility.
- Centralized Control: Manages the entire SD-WAN fabric from a single, cloud-hosted platform.
- Policy Enforcement: Enables granular policy creation and enforcement across all connected sites.
- Intelligent Routing: Optimizes application performance by dynamically routing traffic based on network conditions.
- Security Integration: Facilitates secure connectivity and segmentation within the SD-WAN environment.
- Scalability: Supports growing network footprints and increasing traffic demands.
This Cisco subscription is the ideal choice for businesses seeking to enhance their SD-WAN capabilities with centralized control and advanced feature access.
What This Enables
Enable Centralized SD-WAN Policy Management
Enable teams to define and enforce network-wide security and traffic policies from a single cloud-hosted console. Streamline the deployment of new policies and ensure consistent application of rules across all branch locations.
distributed workforce, multi-site operations, cloud-first strategy, hybrid cloud environments
Automate Network Operations and Orchestration
Automate routine network management tasks, such as device onboarding and configuration updates, reducing manual effort and potential for error. Streamline the orchestration of your SD-WAN fabric for improved agility and responsiveness.
growing IT departments, remote site management, infrastructure modernization initiatives
Ensure SD-WAN Fabric Compliance and Security
Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and internal security standards through continuous access to the latest software features and security patches. Protect your network from evolving threats with up-to-date control plane capabilities.
regulated industries, data security focus, risk-averse IT environments
Key Features
Cloud-Hosted Control Plane
Reduces on-premises hardware footprint and simplifies deployment for centralized network management.
Advanced Policy Engine
Enables granular control over traffic routing, security, and Quality of Service (QoS) across the entire WAN.
Zero-Touch Provisioning Support
Facilitates rapid and secure deployment of new branch sites with minimal IT intervention.
Software Subscription Model
Provides continuous access to the latest features, security updates, and ongoing support for predictable budgeting.
Integration with Cisco SD-WAN Solution
Ensures seamless interoperability with other components of the Cisco SD-WAN portfolio for a unified network experience.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Ensures secure and compliant network operations critical for handling sensitive financial data and meeting strict regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Supports the secure and reliable transmission of patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensures high availability for critical healthcare applications across distributed facilities.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Enables secure connectivity for IoT devices and operational technology (OT) networks, while optimizing performance for real-time data processing and control systems.
Retail & Hospitality
Facilitates secure and reliable connectivity for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing applications across multiple locations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco Cloud Hosted vSmart Node?
The Cisco Cloud Hosted vSmart Node is a software-based controller that provides the brains for your Cisco SD-WAN fabric. It manages policies, routing, and security across your network from a cloud-hosted environment.
What does a 5-year subscription include?
A 5-year subscription grants you the right to use the Cisco Cloud Hosted vSmart Node software for that duration, including access to software updates, new features, and technical support from Cisco.
Who is this subscription intended for?
This subscription is for businesses that use Cisco SD-WAN technology to manage their wide area networks. It is ideal for IT teams looking for centralized control and simplified management of their network infrastructure.
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.