Cisco C3560CX DNA Advantage License
The Cisco C3560CX DNA Advantage license provides essential network intelligence and automation features for your Cisco Catalyst switches, ensuring optimal performance and security for your business operations.
- Feature Access: Entitlement to advanced network management, security, and automation features included in the DNA Advantage tier.
- Compliance: Ensures your network software is licensed and compliant with Cisco's terms, avoiding potential legal or operational risks.
- Continued Operation: Facilitates ongoing access to software updates and critical security patches, maintaining network stability and defense.
- Term-Based Value: Provides access to licensed features for a defined 3-year term, offering predictable budgeting for essential network software.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco C3560CX DNA Advantage license unlocks a suite of advanced software features designed to enhance the capabilities of your Cisco Catalyst 3560CX series switches. It provides access to intelligent network management, security enhancements, and automation tools, ensuring your network infrastructure operates efficiently and securely.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this subscription license integrates directly with your existing Cisco hardware. It is a critical component for maintaining network health, enabling new services, and ensuring your IT environment meets evolving business demands.
- Network Automation: Streamline repetitive network tasks and configuration management through intelligent automation capabilities.
- Enhanced Security: Gain access to advanced security features for threat detection, policy enforcement, and network segmentation.
- Performance Optimization: Utilize analytics and insights to monitor network health, identify bottlenecks, and improve user experience.
- Centralized Management: Simplify network operations with tools that provide a unified view and control over your Cisco infrastructure.
- Software Updates: Ensures you receive ongoing software updates and critical security patches for your licensed platform.
Empower your IT team with the advanced features of Cisco DNA Advantage, delivering enterprise-grade network control and efficiency without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate routine network configurations and policy deployments, significantly reducing manual effort and potential errors. Streamline network operations and free up IT staff for strategic initiatives.
organizations deploying new network services, businesses managing distributed network sites, teams standardizing network configurations
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies across the network, providing better threat detection and segmentation capabilities. Protect critical business data and ensure compliance with security standards.
businesses handling sensitive data, organizations with remote access needs, teams implementing zero-trust architectures
Improve Network Visibility and Performance
Gain deeper insights into network traffic patterns and device performance to proactively identify and resolve issues. Optimize user experience and ensure application availability for critical business functions.
companies experiencing network slowdowns, organizations supporting high-bandwidth applications, teams focused on service level agreements
Key Features
Cisco DNA Advantage Software
Unlocks advanced network management, security, and automation features for your Cisco switches.
3-Year Term License
Provides predictable budgeting and access to features for a defined period, ensuring continuous capability.
Platform Specific
Designed to enhance the functionality of Cisco Catalyst 3560CX series switches.
Subscription Billing
Offers a flexible, operational expense model for essential network software.
Access to Updates
Ensures your network benefits from the latest software enhancements and security patches.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and compliance features to protect sensitive data and meet regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need secure, reliable networks to manage patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical medical systems.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information, necessitating strong network security and data protection measures.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and performance optimization to ensure the reliability of operational technology (OT) and production systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that provides advanced network management, security, and automation capabilities for Cisco networking hardware. It is designed to simplify network operations and enhance security posture.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license is for the Cisco Catalyst 3560CX series switches, as indicated by the MPN C3560CX-DNA-A-12-3.
What is the benefit of a term license?
A term license provides access to the software features for a specified duration, typically 3 or 5 years. This allows for predictable budgeting and ensures you have access to the latest features and support for that period.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.