Cisco DNA Advantage C4500X 32P Software Subscription
This Cisco DNA Advantage subscription unlocks advanced network automation, security, and analytics for your C4500X platform, ensuring continuous operation and compliance.
- Access to: Advanced network automation, policy enforcement, and threat defense capabilities.
- Coverage for: The full lifecycle of your Cisco C4500X platform, ensuring feature parity and support.
- Protection against: Network vulnerabilities and operational inefficiencies through proactive security and management.
- Entitlement to: Software updates and feature enhancements, maintaining optimal network performance and security posture.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco DNA Advantage C4500X 32P SMS-K is a subscription-based software license that provides advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series X chassis.
This license is designed for businesses that require sophisticated network control, policy-driven automation, and enhanced visibility into their network operations, fitting seamlessly into existing enterprise or mid-market IT infrastructures.
- Advanced Network Automation: Automates repetitive tasks, simplifies policy deployment, and reduces manual configuration errors.
- Enhanced Security: Provides integrated threat defense, granular access control, and security policy enforcement across the network.
- Network Analytics: Offers deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and application usage for better troubleshooting and planning.
- Centralized Management: Enables unified management and visibility across the network infrastructure from a single pane of glass.
- Subscription-Based: Offers flexible, predictable billing and ensures access to the latest software features and security updates.
This Cisco DNA Advantage subscription is ideal for mid-market organizations seeking enterprise-grade network control and security without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Policy Enforcement
Enable teams to automate complex network configurations and enforce security policies consistently across the infrastructure. Streamline deployment and reduce manual errors for greater operational efficiency.
On-premises data centers, campus networks, distributed branch offices, hybrid cloud environments
Enhance Network Security and Threat Defense
Automate threat detection and response to protect against evolving cyber threats with integrated security features. Streamline security policy management to ensure compliance and safeguard sensitive data.
Networks requiring granular access control, environments with strict compliance mandates, organizations with remote workforce access, critical infrastructure protection
Gain Deep Network Visibility and Analytics
Streamline network monitoring and troubleshooting with advanced analytics that provide deep insights into performance and user behavior. Automate the collection and analysis of network data for proactive issue resolution.
Environments with high traffic volumes, businesses needing to optimize application performance, IT teams focused on proactive maintenance, networks supporting diverse user devices
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Provides a centralized platform for network automation, policy management, and assurance, simplifying operations.
Advanced Security Features
Offers integrated threat defense, segmentation, and access control to protect the network from cyber threats.
Network Analytics and Telemetry
Delivers deep insights into network health, performance, and user experience for proactive troubleshooting.
Software Subscription Model
Ensures access to the latest features, updates, and support, providing predictable costs and continuous improvement.
Policy-Based Automation
Enables consistent application of network policies across the infrastructure, reducing complexity and errors.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cisco DNA Advantage helps to enforce and manage.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and security to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring uptime and protecting against cyber threats.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and require scalable, secure network solutions to support teaching, research, and administrative functions efficiently.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for network automation, security, and analytics on Cisco networking platforms like the Catalyst 4500 Series X.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C4500X-DA-SMSK, is designed for the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series X chassis.
What is the term of this subscription?
Subscription terms can vary, but this license is billed on a recurring basis, typically annually or multi-year, ensuring continuous access to features 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.