Cisco CSR 1000V Software License - IP Base
The Cisco CSR 1000V IP Base license provides essential routing and security capabilities for virtualized network environments, ensuring reliable connectivity and policy enforcement.
- Access to: Core routing, security, and WAN optimization features for virtualized network functions.
- Coverage for: Essential network services and traffic management within your virtualized infrastructure.
- Protection against: Network misconfigurations and unauthorized access with integrated security controls.
- Entitlement to: Continued operation and feature access for your Cisco virtual router deployment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco CSR 1000V IP Base license unlocks fundamental routing, security, and network services for virtualized environments. It enables critical functions like policy-based routing, access control lists, and basic VPN connectivity, ensuring your virtual network infrastructure operates efficiently and securely.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market businesses utilize this license to deploy virtual routers on their chosen hypervisor or cloud platform. It forms the foundation for secure inter-VLAN routing, WAN connectivity, and traffic segmentation within their own IT operations.
- Core Routing Capabilities: Enables essential Layer 3 routing functions for efficient data flow.
- Basic Security Features: Includes access control lists (ACLs) and basic firewalling for network protection.
- WAN Optimization: Supports features to improve application performance over wide area networks.
- Virtual Deployment: Designed for deployment on Cisco's Cloud Services Router 1000V platform.
- Subscription Billing: Provides flexible monthly billing for predictable operational expenses.
This license is the ideal choice for businesses needing foundational routing and security for their virtual network infrastructure without the overhead of physical hardware.
What This Enables
Enable Secure Inter-VLAN Routing
Enable teams to establish secure and efficient communication between different virtual network segments. This ensures that internal data traffic is properly controlled and routed according to business policies.
virtualized data centers, multi-tier application architectures, private cloud deployments, network segmentation strategies
Streamline WAN Connectivity
Streamline the process of connecting your business to external networks and the internet. This license supports features that optimize traffic flow and ensure reliable access to cloud services and remote resources.
multi-site business operations, hybrid cloud connectivity, remote workforce access, branch office networking
Automate Basic Network Security
Automate basic network security enforcement through access control lists and simple firewall rules. This helps protect your internal business network from unauthorized access and malicious traffic.
compliance-driven environments, perimeter security needs, internal threat mitigation, policy-based access control
Key Features
IP Base Feature Set
Provides essential routing and security functionalities required for most business network needs.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable monthly costs and flexibility to scale services as business requirements evolve.
Virtual Router Deployment
Enables deployment on industry-standard hypervisors, reducing hardware costs and simplifying management.
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Allows granular control over network traffic, enhancing security and preventing unauthorized access.
Basic Firewalling
Provides fundamental packet filtering capabilities to protect internal network resources.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and reliable connectivity to protect sensitive data and ensure continuous operations, which this license supports for their internal networks.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy and network integrity to comply with regulations like HIPAA, making secure virtual routing essential for their IT infrastructure.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often operate complex networks that require secure segmentation and reliable WAN connectivity for operational technology and business systems, supported by this virtual routing solution.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and need secure, reliable network access for their internal operations and client communications.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco CSR 1000V?
The Cisco CSR 1000V is a virtual router that runs as a software instance on various hypervisors and cloud platforms. It provides enterprise-class routing and security features for virtualized network environments.
What does the IP Base license include?
The IP Base license includes core routing features, basic security functionalities like ACLs and firewalling, and WAN optimization capabilities. It is the foundational license for the CSR 1000V.
How is this license billed?
This license is billed on a monthly subscription basis, providing a flexible and operational expenditure model for your 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.