Cisco CSR 1000V Smart License 500Mbps Appx Package
This Cisco CSR 1000V license provides 500Mbps of application-aware bandwidth, unlocking advanced network services for your business infrastructure.
- License Term: Annual subscription ensures continuous access to features and support.
- Capacity Enhancement: Unlocks 500Mbps of application-aware throughput for critical network functions.
- Feature Access: Enables advanced routing, security, and WAN optimization capabilities.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains up-to-date software and feature sets for regulatory adherence.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco CSR 1000V Smart License with a 500Mbps Appx Package is a subscription-based software license designed to enhance the capabilities of virtualized network services. It provides 500Mbps of application-aware bandwidth, enabling advanced features for routing, security, and WAN optimization within your virtualized environment.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market companies who manage complex network infrastructures. It integrates with Cisco's cloud-based Smart Licensing platform, simplifying license management and ensuring compliance while providing essential network performance and security features for their organization's own operations.
- Application-Aware Bandwidth: Manages and prioritizes traffic based on application type, up to 500Mbps.
- Smart Licensing: Simplifies activation, management, and tracking of licenses through a centralized portal.
- Virtualization Support: Designed for deployment on Cisco's Cloud Services Router 1000V virtual platform.
- Feature Unlock: Activates advanced routing protocols, security services, and WAN optimization features.
- Subscription Model: Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support.
This Cisco license offers a flexible, subscription-based solution for mid-market businesses needing to enhance their virtual network performance and security.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Routing and Security
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated routing protocols and integrated security services within their virtualized network environment. Streamline traffic management and enhance overall network resilience for critical business applications.
virtualized infrastructure, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, network segmentation
Optimize Application Performance
Streamline the prioritization and delivery of critical business applications by leveraging application-aware bandwidth management. Automate traffic shaping to ensure optimal performance for user-facing services and internal operations.
performance-sensitive applications, multi-site operations, remote workforce support, SaaS integration
Simplify License Management
Automate the tracking and management of Cisco software licenses through the cloud-based Smart Licensing platform. Ensure continuous compliance and visibility into feature utilization across your virtual network deployments.
centralized IT management, distributed IT teams, compliance-focused organizations, subscription-based IT
Key Features
500Mbps Application-Aware Bandwidth
Prioritize and manage critical application traffic effectively, ensuring optimal performance for business-critical services.
Cisco Smart Licensing
Simplify license activation, management, and reporting through a centralized, cloud-based portal, reducing administrative overhead.
CSR 1000V Platform Support
Integrates seamlessly with Cisco's virtual router platform, providing advanced routing and security in a virtualized environment.
Subscription Term
Provides predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates and feature enhancements throughout the 1-year term.
Advanced Feature Set
Unlocks capabilities such as advanced routing, WAN optimization, and integrated security services essential for modern business networks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and reliable network performance to handle sensitive data and ensure compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain high levels of data security (HIPAA compliance) and network availability for critical patient care systems and electronic health records.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on stable and secure network connectivity for operational technology (OT) and IT systems, demanding predictable performance and minimal downtime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information, necessitating strong security measures and reliable network access to support client-facing operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco CSR 1000V?
The Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V (CSR 1000V) is a virtual router that runs as a software image on Cisco's UCS servers or other x86 servers. It provides advanced routing, security, and WAN optimization features for enterprise branch offices and data centers.
What does 'Smart License' mean?
Cisco Smart Licensing is a flexible and automated software licensing system. It simplifies the way you activate, manage, and track Cisco software across your organization, moving away from traditional product activation keys.
What is 'Appx Package'?
Appx Package refers to an application-aware package for the CSR 1000V, indicating that the license enables features related to understanding and managing application traffic, often including Quality of Service (QoS) and traffic shaping.
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.