Cisco DNA Advantage High Port Density 3 Year License
Unlock advanced network management and security features with a 3-year Cisco DNA Advantage High Port Density license, ensuring your business infrastructure remains optimized and compliant.
- License Term: Enjoy 3 years of access to premium Cisco DNA Advantage features.
- Feature Access: Gain entitlement to advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to regulatory requirements through up-to-date software and security features.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network operations and reduce manual configuration tasks for improved productivity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license for Cisco DNA Advantage, specifically designed for high port density network environments. It unlocks a suite of advanced software features that enhance network automation, security, visibility, and analytics, ensuring your network infrastructure operates at peak performance and compliance.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing complex network infrastructures. It integrates with Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches, providing a centralized platform for policy enforcement, threat defense, and operational insights within their existing IT environment.
- Advanced Network Automation: Automate device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across your network.
- Enhanced Security: Implement robust security features including access control, threat detection, and segmentation.
- Network Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and application usage.
- Centralized Management: Manage your network from a single, intuitive platform for simplified operations.
- High Port Density Support: Optimized for network architectures requiring a large number of switch ports.
This Cisco DNA Advantage license provides essential advanced capabilities, empowering SMB and mid-market teams to manage complex networks efficiently and securely.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate device provisioning, configuration updates, and policy enforcement across large-scale, high-port-density networks. Streamline network operations and reduce the risk of human error in complex deployments.
organizations deploying large campus networks, businesses managing distributed branch offices, teams standardizing network configurations, environments requiring rapid deployment of new network segments
Enhance Network Security and Threat Defense
Streamline the implementation of advanced security policies, including network segmentation and access control, to protect sensitive business data. Automate threat detection and response to minimize the impact of security incidents.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, organizations with strict compliance requirements, companies operating in evolving threat landscapes, environments with a need for granular access control
Improve Network Visibility and Performance Analytics
Enable IT professionals to gain deep insights into network traffic, application performance, and user experience through advanced analytics. Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure business continuity.
organizations reliant on application performance, businesses monitoring user productivity, teams troubleshooting network issues, environments with diverse application portfolios
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Automation
Automate network configuration and provisioning, significantly reducing deployment time and manual effort for IT teams.
Stealthwatch Security Features
Gain advanced threat detection and visibility into network traffic to identify and mitigate security risks proactively.
Network Assurance and Analytics
Monitor network health and performance in real-time, enabling faster troubleshooting and optimized user experience.
High Port Density Optimization
Designed to efficiently manage and secure networks with a large number of connected devices and ports.
Subscription-Based Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and ensures access to the latest software features and security updates.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often require high port density for connecting numerous sensors, machines, and control systems, demanding robust network management and security features for operational continuity and safety.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security, compliance, and high availability for their networks to protect sensitive data and ensure uninterrupted trading and customer service operations.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions manage large, complex networks with a high density of devices and users, necessitating efficient automation, security, and performance monitoring.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need secure, reliable networks to manage patient data, medical devices, and critical applications, often requiring advanced visibility and compliance features.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardware is compatible with this license?
This license is designed for Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches, particularly those supporting high port density configurations. Please refer to Cisco's compatibility matrix for specific model numbers.
What is the difference between DNA Essentials, DNA Advantage, and DNA Premier?
DNA Essentials provides foundational network automation and assurance. DNA Advantage adds advanced security, IoT services, and application visibility. DNA Premier includes all Advantage features plus enterprise-level services like SD-WAN and advanced analytics.
Can this license be renewed after 3 years?
Yes, this is a subscription license and can typically be renewed for subsequent terms to ensure continued access to features and support.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
High — engineer-led
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.