Cisco CSR 1000V Application Package License 250Mbps 5-Year
This Cisco CSR 1000V 250Mbps Application Package license provides essential network capabilities for your business for a 5-year term.
- License Term: 5-year subscription ensuring continuous access to advanced features.
- Capacity: Unlocks 250Mbps throughput for application-aware networking.
- Features: Enables application visibility, control, and security policies.
- Value: Ensures compliance and optimizes network performance for business-critical applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco CSR 1000V 250Mbps Application Package license is a subscription-based software entitlement that unlocks advanced application-aware networking capabilities on Cisco's virtualized router platform. This license provides 250Mbps of throughput and enables features crucial for modern network management, including application identification, policy enforcement, and enhanced security.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own network infrastructure. It integrates into virtualized environments, allowing businesses to deploy sophisticated routing and security services without the need for dedicated physical hardware, aligning with the 'enterprise IT without enterprise overhead' philosophy.
- Application Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic by identifying and categorizing thousands of applications.
- Policy Control: Define and enforce granular policies based on application type, user, or location.
- Enhanced Security: Integrate security services to protect against application-specific threats.
- Performance Optimization: Prioritize critical business applications and manage bandwidth effectively.
- Subscription Model: Benefit from predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and features.
This Cisco license is the ideal choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to enhance network control and application performance with predictable subscription costs.
What This Enables
Enable Application-Aware Network Control
Enable teams to identify, monitor, and control network traffic based on specific applications. Streamline bandwidth allocation to prioritize critical business functions and ensure a consistent user experience.
virtualized network deployments, private cloud environments, hybrid cloud architectures, software-defined networking
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies at the application layer to protect against threats targeting specific services. Protect sensitive business data by ensuring compliance with security protocols.
compliance-driven environments, remote workforce support, branch office connectivity, secure data access
Optimize Resource Utilization
Streamline network management by gaining granular visibility into application usage patterns. Optimize bandwidth allocation and reduce unnecessary traffic to improve overall network efficiency.
performance-sensitive operations, cost-conscious IT departments, growing businesses, resource-constrained environments
Key Features
Application Identification
Gain deep visibility into which applications are consuming network bandwidth, enabling better traffic management.
Application Control Policies
Define and enforce granular policies to prioritize, block, or limit specific applications, ensuring business-critical services perform optimally.
250Mbps Throughput
Provides sufficient capacity for application-aware routing and security services in many SMB and mid-market environments.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates and features over the 5-year term.
Virtualized Deployment
Allows for flexible deployment on Cisco CSR 1000V, reducing the need for dedicated physical hardware and simplifying infrastructure management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and reliable performance for trading platforms and customer transactions, making application control essential for compliance and operational efficiency.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must ensure secure and compliant access to sensitive patient data and critical medical applications, necessitating granular control over network traffic.
Retail & Hospitality
These sectors rely on consistent network performance for point-of-sale systems, customer Wi-Fi, and inventory management, where application prioritization is key to operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often use specialized applications for operational technology (OT) and need to ensure their reliable performance and security alongside IT traffic.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco CSR 1000V?
The Cisco CSR 1000V is a virtual router that runs as a virtual machine on Cisco's network equipment or on third-party hypervisors. It provides advanced routing, security, and WAN optimization features for enterprise networks.
What does the 'Application Package' enable?
The Application Package unlocks features for deep application visibility and control. This allows you to identify, monitor, and manage network traffic based on specific applications, rather than just IP addresses or ports.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription license with a 5-year term. It provides access to the software features for the duration of the subscription and typically includes software updates and support.
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.