Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud License
Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud Licensing provides advanced network management and security features for businesses seeking enhanced operational control and visibility.
- Advanced Features: Unlock sophisticated network automation, security, and analytics capabilities.
- Cloud-Based Management: Centralize network control and policy enforcement through a cloud portal.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports up to 250 million aggregated endpoints, ensuring growth.
- Subscription Term: Offers a flexible 1-year subscription for predictable budgeting.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud License is a subscription-based software license that enables advanced features for network management, automation, and security. It provides access to a suite of capabilities designed to simplify network operations, improve security posture, and deliver deeper insights into network performance.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to manage complex network environments efficiently. It integrates with Cisco's networking hardware to provide a unified platform for policy creation, application visibility, and threat defense, fitting into existing network infrastructure.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like provisioning, configuration, and policy updates.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular access controls, threat detection, and segmentation.
- Application Visibility: Gain insights into application performance and user experience.
- Centralized Management: Manage network policies and devices from a single cloud-based console.
- Compliance and Reporting: Facilitate adherence to regulatory requirements with detailed network data.
Empower your IT team with advanced network capabilities and simplified management through Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud Licensing.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate routine network tasks such as device provisioning, configuration management, and policy deployment across the entire network infrastructure. Streamline operations and reduce the potential for human error in network administration.
wired networks, wireless networks, campus networks, branch offices
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of granular security policies, network segmentation, and threat detection capabilities to protect sensitive business data. Automate security responses to mitigate potential cyber threats proactively.
multi-site organizations, remote workforce enablement, compliance-driven environments
Gain Deep Application Visibility
Automate the monitoring of application performance and user experience across the network, identifying and troubleshooting issues quickly. Enable IT professionals to prioritize critical business applications and ensure optimal performance.
performance-sensitive operations, user-centric IT strategies, cloud application integration
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and speeds up network deployments.
Stealthwatch Security Analytics
Provides advanced threat detection and visibility into network traffic.
Network Assurance Engine
Offers proactive monitoring and troubleshooting for network health.
Cloud-Based Management Portal
Enables centralized control and policy management from anywhere.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable costs and access to the latest software features.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Advantage's advanced security features and detailed network analytics help to address, ensuring data protection and regulatory adherence.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable, secure networks to manage sensitive patient data and critical medical devices, benefiting from the enhanced security and visibility provided by DNA Advantage.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and reliability to ensure operational continuity and security for connected machinery and IoT devices.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and require robust network management and security to support academic and administrative functions effectively.
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 within Cisco's Digital Network Architecture. It provides capabilities beyond the Essentials tier, offering greater control and intelligence for your network.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is designed to work with Cisco's Catalyst 9000 series switches and Cisco wireless access points, enabling advanced features on these platforms.
How is the license term managed?
This is a 1-year subscription license. Renewal is required to maintain access to the advanced features and software updates beyond the initial 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.