Cisco C9300 DNA Advantage License
This Cisco DNA Advantage license subscription provides advanced network management and security capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches over a one-year term.
- Advanced Features: Unlock enhanced network visibility, automation, and security protocols.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date software and security patches for regulatory adherence.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network operations through centralized management and policy enforcement.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports advanced features for up to 48 ports on your Cisco C9300 platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco C9300 DNA Advantage license provides a one-year subscription to advanced software features for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches. This license unlocks enhanced network management, automation, security, and analytics capabilities, ensuring your network infrastructure operates at peak performance and remains compliant with evolving standards.
This subscription is designed for businesses that rely on their network infrastructure for critical operations. IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize these licenses to gain deeper insights into network traffic, automate routine tasks, and bolster security posture, all while managing their network from a centralized platform.
- Enhanced Network Automation: Automate device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment.
- Advanced Security: Implement granular access controls, threat detection, and security analytics.
- Network Analytics: Gain deep visibility into network performance, user behavior, and application usage.
- Centralized Management: Simplify network administration through a unified dashboard and policy framework.
- Software Compliance: Ensure your network runs on licensed, up-to-date software with access to patches and updates.
Empower your IT team with advanced network intelligence and control, ensuring a secure and efficient network foundation for your business growth.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate repetitive network tasks such as device provisioning, configuration updates, and policy enforcement. Streamline network operations and reduce the potential for human error in complex environments.
businesses with growing networks, organizations standardizing on Cisco hardware, IT departments managing multiple sites
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of granular security policies and advanced threat detection mechanisms across the network. Automate security updates and gain visibility into potential security risks to protect sensitive business data.
companies handling sensitive customer data, organizations with remote or hybrid workforces, businesses requiring robust access controls
Improve Network Visibility and Analytics
Enable teams to gain deep insights into network performance, application usage, and user behavior through advanced analytics tools. Optimize network resources and proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
businesses reliant on application performance, organizations monitoring network traffic patterns, IT teams focused on user experience
Key Features
Cisco DNA Assurance
Gain deep visibility into network health and performance, enabling proactive issue resolution and improved user experience.
Stealthwatch Learning Network License
Enhance network security with advanced threat detection and behavioral analytics to identify and mitigate advanced threats.
Network Plug and Play
Simplify and accelerate the deployment of new network devices with zero-touch provisioning.
Software Image Management
Centralize and automate the management of software images across your network infrastructure for consistency and compliance.
Policy-Based Automation
Define and enforce network policies consistently across the entire network, simplifying management and ensuring compliance.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security and compliance, making advanced threat detection and policy enforcement crucial for protecting sensitive financial data and meeting regulatory demands.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable, secure, and compliant networks to manage patient data and critical medical devices, benefiting from enhanced visibility and automated security.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and reliability to ensure operational uptime and security for connected operational technology (OT) systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and require robust network management tools to ensure performance, security, and efficient resource allocation across campus.
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 provides enhanced automation, security, analytics, and assurance capabilities beyond the base license.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches, supporting up to 48 ports as indicated by the SKU.
What is the term of this license?
This is a one-year term license, meaning the advanced features are enabled for a period of 12 months from activation. Renewal is required to maintain access.
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.