Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud Licensing
Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud licensing provides essential network software capabilities and support for your business infrastructure over a 5-year term.
- Advanced Network Features: Unlock enhanced automation, security, and analytics capabilities for your Cisco network infrastructure.
- Cloud-Delivered Management: Access centralized, cloud-based management tools for simplified network operations and visibility.
- Subscription-Based Access: Benefit from a predictable, 5-year subscription model ensuring continuous access to software updates and features.
- Scalable Capacity: This license supports aggregated bandwidth up to 100 million connections, accommodating growing network demands.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud licensing is a subscription service that unlocks advanced software features for Cisco networking hardware. This specific offering provides access for up to 100 million aggregated connections over a 5-year term, ensuring your network benefits from enhanced automation, security policies, and operational insights delivered through a cloud-based platform.
This licensing is designed for businesses that rely on Cisco networking equipment and seek to maximize its potential through intelligent software. IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this to gain deeper network visibility, streamline management tasks, and ensure their network infrastructure is secure and compliant with evolving standards.
- Enhanced Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across your network.
- Advanced Security Features: Implement granular security policies, threat detection, and segmentation to protect your network and data.
- Network Analytics and Insights: Gain deep visibility into network performance, user behavior, and application usage for better decision-making.
- Centralized Cloud Management: Manage your network from a single, intuitive cloud portal, simplifying operations and reducing complexity.
- Continuous Software Updates: Receive regular software updates and feature enhancements throughout the 5-year subscription term.
This Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud license is the ideal solution for businesses aiming to modernize their network operations with intelligent, cloud-managed capabilities.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate network device provisioning, configuration updates, and policy deployments across the entire network infrastructure. Streamline repetitive tasks and reduce the risk of manual configuration errors, ensuring consistent network operation.
On-premises network deployments, Hybrid cloud environments, Centralized IT management, Multi-site organizations
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation and enforcement of granular security policies, micro-segmentation, and threat detection across the network. Automate responses to security events and gain better visibility into potential threats to protect critical business data.
Regulated business environments, Networks with sensitive data, Organizations requiring compliance, Distributed workforces
Gain Deep Network Visibility and Analytics
Automate the collection and analysis of network performance data, user behavior, and application traffic to identify bottlenecks and optimize resource utilization. Enable teams to make data-driven decisions for network upgrades and troubleshooting.
Performance-sensitive operations, Networks supporting critical applications, IT teams focused on optimization, Environments with high user traffic
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Cloud
Provides a centralized, cloud-hosted platform for network management, automation, and analytics, simplifying operations for your IT team.
Network Automation
Automates device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment, reducing manual effort and minimizing errors for consistent network operation.
Advanced Security
Enables granular policy enforcement, segmentation, and threat detection to protect your network and sensitive business data.
Network Analytics
Offers deep insights into network performance, user activity, and application usage, empowering data-driven decision-making.
5-Year Subscription Term
Guarantees access to software features and updates for an extended period, providing predictable costs and continuous improvement.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security, compliance, and high availability for its network infrastructure to protect sensitive financial data and ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to manage patient data (HIPAA compliance) and critical medical devices, demanding advanced visibility and control.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and analytics to optimize operational technology (OT) networks, improve efficiency, and ensure uptime for production lines.
Retail & Hospitality
These businesses rely on scalable and secure networks to manage point-of-sale systems, guest Wi-Fi, and inventory management, requiring efficient deployment and management.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud?
Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud is a subscription service that provides advanced software features for Cisco networking hardware. It focuses on network automation, security, and analytics, delivered through a cloud-based management platform.
What does the 'Aggregated 100M' refer to?
This refers to the license capacity, supporting up to 100 million aggregated connections on your network. This ensures the license can scale with your organization's growing connectivity needs.
What is the benefit of a subscription model for this license?
A subscription model ensures continuous access to the latest software features, security updates, and technical support for the duration of the term. It also provides predictable operational expenses for your IT budget.
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.