Cisco CNC Essential RTU License Upgrade Level 1 to Level 2
This Cisco CNC Essential RTU license upgrade transitions your deployment from Level 1 to Level 2, enhancing network control and visibility for your business operations.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network traffic and application performance.
- Advanced Policy Control: Implement more granular security and quality of service policies.
- Scalability: Support a larger number of devices and network segments.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date licensing for regulatory adherence and feature access.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco CNC Essential RTU license upgrade is a software subscription that moves your existing Cisco Connected Network Controller (CNC) Essential deployment from Level 1 to Level 2 capabilities. It unlocks enhanced features for network visibility, policy enforcement, and management, ensuring your network infrastructure operates at an optimal and compliant level.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain greater control over their network environment. It is essential for businesses that have outgrown the basic features of Level 1 and require more sophisticated tools to manage complex network deployments, ensure application performance, and maintain security posture.
- Unlock Advanced Features: Access enhanced network analytics, traffic shaping, and security policy tools.
- Improve Network Performance: Optimize application delivery and user experience through granular control.
- Streamline Management: Centralize control and simplify the configuration of network policies.
- Ensure Licensing Compliance: Maintain an up-to-date and compliant software license for all network devices.
- Future-Proof Your Network: Prepare your infrastructure for evolving business needs and increased traffic demands.
This license upgrade is the ideal solution for growing businesses needing to expand their network management capabilities without the overhead of enterprise-grade solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Analytics
Enable teams to gain deeper insights into network traffic patterns and application performance. Streamline the identification and resolution of network issues by leveraging detailed analytics.
on-premises networks, hybrid cloud environments, multi-site deployments, managed network services
Implement Granular Policy Control
Streamline the enforcement of security and quality of service policies across the network. Automate the application of access controls and traffic prioritization to ensure critical business applications perform optimally.
business-critical application support, regulatory compliance environments, segmented network architectures, BYOD policies
Scale Network Management Capabilities
Enable teams to manage a larger number of network devices and segments with enhanced control. Automate configuration updates and policy rollouts to support business expansion and evolving network demands.
growing SMB networks, mid-market infrastructure expansion, multi-location businesses, virtualized network environments
Key Features
Cisco CNC Essential Level 2 Features
Unlock advanced network visibility, traffic analysis, and policy enforcement capabilities essential for modern business networks.
RTU (Right-To-Use) License
Provides the entitlement to use the software features, ensuring compliance and access to advanced functionalities.
Subscription Billing
Offers predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates and support as part of the subscription term.
Scalability
Allows your network management capabilities to grow with your business, supporting more devices and complex configurations.
Enhanced Network Control
Empowers IT teams to fine-tune network performance, prioritize critical applications, and strengthen security posture.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security, high availability, and granular control to meet strict regulatory compliance standards like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must ensure patient data privacy (HIPAA compliance) and maintain continuous network uptime for critical medical systems and applications.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex, distributed networks that require precise traffic management and security to ensure operational continuity and prevent disruptions.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses rely on stable, high-performance networks for point-of-sale systems, customer Wi-Fi, and inventory management, necessitating efficient traffic control and security.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Level 1 and Level 2 for Cisco CNC Essential?
Level 2 unlocks more advanced features for network visibility, policy control, and scalability compared to Level 1. This upgrade is for organizations needing deeper network insights and management capabilities.
What does RTU mean in this license?
RTU stands for Right-To-Use, indicating that this license grants you the entitlement to operate the specified Cisco software features for the duration of your subscription.
How is this license billed?
This license is billed on a subscription basis, providing ongoing access to the software features and updates for a defined 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.