Cisco DNA Advantage OnPrem License
Cisco DNA Advantage OnPrem licensing provides advanced network management and security capabilities for your on-premises infrastructure over a 3-year term.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic and user behavior for better security and performance.
- Automated Policy Enforcement: Simplify network operations by automating security and access policies across your environment.
- Advanced Threat Defense: Proactively protect your network with integrated security features and threat intelligence.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports up to 5 million endpoints, ensuring your network can grow with your business needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage OnPrem license subscription unlocks advanced network automation, security, and assurance features for your on-premises Cisco network infrastructure. It provides enhanced capabilities designed to simplify management, improve security posture, and ensure network performance for a term of three years.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market to enterprise organizations, this licensing solution integrates directly into your existing Cisco hardware. It empowers your team to manage complex networks more efficiently, maintain compliance, and reduce operational overhead without the need for extensive manual configuration.
- Network Automation: Streamline device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment.
- Security Enforcement: Implement granular access controls and threat mitigation across the network.
- Network Assurance: Proactively monitor network health, identify issues, and optimize performance.
- Endpoint Visibility: Gain detailed insights into connected devices and their network activity.
- Subscription-Based: Predictable billing and continuous access to software updates and features.
Empower your IT team with enterprise-grade network control and security, tailored for businesses seeking efficiency and advanced capabilities.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate device provisioning, configuration updates, and policy deployment across their entire on-premises network. Streamline network operations and reduce manual intervention, leading to faster service delivery and fewer configuration errors.
on-premises network deployments, large-scale device management, IT operations teams, centralized network control
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and access controls to protect sensitive business data. Gain visibility into potential threats and proactively mitigate risks with integrated security features.
businesses with strict security requirements, regulated industries, on-premises data centers, endpoint security management
Improve Network Performance and Assurance
Proactively monitor network health, identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize traffic flow for critical business applications. Ensure a reliable and consistent user experience for all internal operations.
performance-sensitive operations, businesses reliant on network uptime, IT infrastructure management, proactive issue resolution
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center OnPrem
Provides a centralized platform for network automation, policy enforcement, and assurance, simplifying management of complex on-premises environments.
Network Automation & Orchestration
Reduces manual configuration tasks, speeds up deployment of network changes, and minimizes human error for greater operational efficiency.
Advanced Security Features
Enhances network security through granular policy control, threat detection, and segmentation, protecting business assets and data.
Network Assurance Engine
Offers proactive monitoring and analytics to identify and resolve network issues before they impact users or business operations.
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable budgeting and continuous access to software updates and support for the duration of the license.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance for sensitive financial data, making advanced network automation and threat defense crucial for protecting customer information and meeting regulatory demands.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle critical patient data and require high network availability and security to comply with HIPAA and other regulations, benefiting from proactive assurance and automated policy enforcement.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex, distributed networks that benefit from centralized management, automation for efficient operations, and enhanced security to protect operational technology (OT) systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with many endpoints, requiring scalable solutions for automation, security, and efficient resource management to support academic and administrative functions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software suite that provides advanced capabilities for network automation, security, and assurance. This specific license is for on-premises deployment and covers a 3-year term for up to 5 million endpoints.
What does 'OnPrem' mean for this license?
OnPrem indicates that the Cisco DNA Center management software is installed and managed within your own data center or network infrastructure, rather than being a cloud-hosted service.
What is the benefit of a 3-year subscription?
A 3-year subscription offers predictable costs, ensures continuous access to the latest software features and security updates, and provides consistent support from Cisco throughout the term.
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.