Cisco DNA Advantage for C9300 48P Subscription License
Cisco DNA Advantage for C9300 48P provides essential network automation, security, and analytics features for your business infrastructure.
- Access to: Advanced network automation and policy enforcement capabilities.
- Coverage for: Enhanced network visibility, security threat detection, and compliance.
- Protection against: Network misconfigurations and unauthorized access with integrated security.
- Entitlement to: Continuous software updates and access to Cisco's support resources.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage subscription license unlocks advanced software features for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series 48-port switches. It provides enhanced capabilities in network automation, security, and analytics, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with your existing Cisco hardware to provide a unified platform for network management. It is ideal for businesses looking to simplify operations, improve security posture, and gain deeper insights into network performance without the overhead of enterprise-grade solutions.
- Automated Network Provisioning: Streamline the deployment and configuration of network devices.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular access controls and threat detection policies.
- Network Analytics: Gain deep insights into network traffic patterns and user behavior.
- Policy-Based Automation: Define and enforce network policies across your entire infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance through consistent policy application and reporting.
Empower your IT team with advanced network capabilities and simplify management for your business network.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Policy Enforcement
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of network devices, ensuring consistent policy application across the infrastructure. Streamline network operations and reduce manual intervention for faster service delivery.
organizations with distributed network infrastructure, businesses standardizing on Cisco hardware, IT departments managing multiple sites
Enhance Network Security and Visibility
Automate threat detection and response to protect your business network from evolving cyber threats. Gain deep visibility into network traffic and user behavior to identify potential risks and ensure compliance.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, companies with remote or hybrid workforces, organizations requiring granular access control
Improve Network Performance and Analytics
Streamline network management by leveraging advanced analytics to understand traffic patterns and optimize performance. Proactively identify and resolve network issues before they impact business operations.
companies with high network traffic demands, businesses seeking to optimize IT resource allocation, IT teams focused on network uptime
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Provides a centralized platform for network management, automation, and analytics, simplifying complex operations.
Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
Enables programmatic control of the network, allowing for dynamic policy changes and faster service provisioning.
Advanced Security Features
Offers granular segmentation, threat intelligence, and access control to protect your network from unauthorized access and cyber threats.
Network Analytics and Telemetry
Delivers deep insights into network health, performance, and user experience, enabling proactive troubleshooting and optimization.
Subscription-Based Licensing
Provides predictable costs and ensures access to the latest software features and updates, keeping your network current.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Requires robust security, compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, and high network availability for transaction processing.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Demands secure handling of sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance), reliable network performance for critical systems, and advanced threat protection.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Needs secure and reliable network connectivity for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, with automation to manage complex environments.
Education & Research
Requires scalable network solutions to support a large, diverse user base, secure access for students and staff, and efficient management of campus-wide infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches. It focuses on network automation, security, and analytics to simplify network management and enhance performance.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific SKU, C9300-DA-48-SMSK, is for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series 48-port switches. The 'Advantage' tier provides a richer set of features compared to the 'Essentials' tier.
What is the term of this license?
This is a subscription license, meaning it is valid for a defined term (e.g., 1, 3, or 5 years) as purchased. Billing is recurring based on the chosen term.
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.