Cisco DNA Advantage License for Catalyst 9000 Series
Unlock advanced network capabilities with a 3-year Cisco DNA Advantage license, ensuring your infrastructure operates at peak performance and compliance.
- Advanced Network Features: Access to enhanced security, automation, and analytics for intelligent network management.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date software and security patches, meeting regulatory and operational standards.
- Predictable Operations: Subscription-based licensing ensures continuous access to features and support without unexpected costs.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Supports network growth and evolving business needs with flexible and manageable licensing.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage platform license provides a 3-year subscription to advanced software features for your Cisco Catalyst 9000 series network devices. It unlocks capabilities crucial for modern network operations, including enhanced security protocols, intelligent automation, and detailed network analytics, ensuring your infrastructure is both secure and efficient.
Designed for businesses that rely on their IT infrastructure for daily operations, this license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies. It integrates directly into your existing Cisco network hardware, providing a foundation for a more intelligent, automated, and secure network environment.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic and performance for proactive issue resolution.
- Automated Workflows: Streamline network configuration and management tasks, reducing manual effort and errors.
- Advanced Security: Implement robust security policies and threat detection to protect your business data.
- Software Updates & Support: Ensure your network runs on the latest, most secure software versions with ongoing vendor support.
- Simplified Licensing: Manage your network software entitlements through a clear, subscription-based model.
Empower your IT team with the tools to manage a secure, efficient, and future-ready network without the complexity of traditional enterprise solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate routine network configuration and policy deployment across their infrastructure. Streamline operations and reduce the potential for human error in network management.
On-premises data centers, distributed branch offices, campus networks, hybrid cloud environments
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of advanced security policies and threat detection mechanisms across the network. Automate security updates and compliance checks to protect sensitive business data.
Regulated industries, businesses with remote workforces, networks with critical data assets, multi-site organizations
Gain Deeper Network Insights
Enable teams to gain comprehensive visibility into network performance, traffic patterns, and user behavior. Automate the collection and analysis of network data for proactive troubleshooting and capacity planning.
Performance-sensitive operations, IT teams managing complex networks, organizations focused on user experience, businesses requiring detailed audit trails
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Centralize network management, automation, and analytics for improved operational efficiency and visibility.
Advanced Security Features
Protect your network and data with enhanced threat detection, policy enforcement, and segmentation capabilities.
Network Analytics and Telemetry
Gain deep insights into network health and performance for proactive troubleshooting and optimization.
Software Subscription Model
Ensure continuous access to the latest features, security updates, and vendor support with predictable billing.
Automation and Orchestration
Reduce manual configuration efforts and accelerate service deployment through automated workflows.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This license supports the stringent security and compliance requirements of the financial sector, enabling robust network protection and auditability for sensitive data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Enables secure and reliable network operations critical for patient data privacy (HIPAA compliance) and the continuous availability of medical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Provides the automation and visibility needed to manage complex industrial networks, ensuring operational uptime and supporting the integration of IoT devices.
Education & Research
Supports the need for secure, scalable, and manageable networks across campuses, facilitating research collaboration and student access while controlling bandwidth.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco Catalyst networking platforms. It provides capabilities for automation, security, analytics, and policy enforcement, enhancing network management and performance.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is designed for Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches and access points. The specific compatibility should be verified against your existing hardware model.
What is the benefit of a 3-year term license?
A 3-year term provides predictable budgeting and ensures continuous access to advanced features and support for an extended period, protecting your investment and operational continuity.
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.