
Cisco DNA Advantage On-Prem License for Up to 2.5Gbps
Cisco DNA Advantage On-Prem licensing provides advanced network automation and security features for your on-premises infrastructure, supporting up to 2.5Gbps throughput.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic and device behavior for proactive issue resolution.
- Automated Policy Enforcement: Streamline network access control and security policy deployment across your infrastructure.
- Improved Network Performance: Optimize traffic flow and ensure consistent connectivity for critical business applications.
- Centralized Management: Simplify network operations with a unified platform for configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage On-Prem license subscription unlocks advanced software features for managing and securing your network infrastructure directly within your own data center or facilities. It provides enhanced capabilities for network automation, assurance, and security, designed to support network links up to 2.5Gbps.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain greater control over their on-premises network environment. It integrates with Cisco hardware to deliver intelligent network services, ensuring compliance, optimizing performance, and reducing operational overhead without requiring cloud-based management.
- Advanced Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like device provisioning and configuration changes.
- Intelligent Network Assurance: Proactively identify and resolve network issues with AI-driven insights and analytics.
- Enhanced Security Features: Implement granular access controls and threat detection to protect your network.
- Software Subscription Model: Benefit from predictable costs and continuous access to the latest software updates and features.
- On-Premises Deployment: Maintain full control over your network data and infrastructure with an on-premises solution.
This Cisco DNA Advantage On-Prem license is ideal for businesses seeking sophisticated network control and security without relying on cloud services.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate device provisioning, configuration updates, and policy deployments across their network. Streamline network operations and reduce the potential for human error in complex environments.
on-premises data centers, distributed branch offices, hybrid cloud environments
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of granular security policies and access controls to protect sensitive business data. Automate threat detection and response to minimize the impact of security incidents.
regulated industries, secure corporate networks, compliance-focused deployments
Improve Network Performance and Reliability
Automate network optimization to ensure consistent application performance and user experience. Proactively identify and resolve network issues before they impact business operations.
high-availability environments, performance-sensitive applications, critical business infrastructure
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center On-Premises
Provides a centralized platform for network automation, assurance, and security management within your own data center.
Network Automation
Reduces manual effort and errors by automating device provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement.
Network Assurance Engine
Delivers AI-driven insights for proactive issue detection, root cause analysis, and performance optimization.
Security Policy Enforcement
Enables granular control over network access and segmentation to enhance security and compliance.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and new features, ensuring your network remains current.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS, which Cisco DNA Advantage helps to enforce and manage on-premises.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and must comply with HIPAA, necessitating secure, reliable, and auditable network operations managed within their own facilities.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have specific network requirements for operational technology (OT) and demand on-premises control for security and reliability, supported by advanced network management.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and require secure, high-performance networks with strong access controls and data privacy, often preferring on-premises solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software suite that provides advanced capabilities for network automation, assurance, and security. The 'On-Prem' version allows you to manage these features from your own infrastructure.
What does 'Up to 2.5Gbps' refer to?
This typically refers to the maximum throughput or link speed supported by the license for specific network interfaces or aggregated links within your environment.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for the use of the software and access to updates and support during the subscription term.
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.