Cisco DNA Advantage On-Prem License - Up to 5M Aggregated
Secure advanced network management capabilities with Cisco DNA Advantage on-prem licensing, supporting up to 5 million aggregated devices.
- Advanced Network Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic, device performance, and user behavior for proactive management.
- Automated Policy Enforcement: Streamline security and compliance by automating the deployment and enforcement of network policies across your infrastructure.
- Enhanced Security Features: Access robust security tools to protect your network from evolving threats and ensure data integrity.
- Simplified Network Operations: Reduce manual configuration and troubleshooting efforts, freeing up IT resources for strategic initiatives.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage on-prem license provides advanced software features and capabilities for managing and securing your network infrastructure. It enables enhanced visibility, automation, and policy enforcement across your Cisco network devices, supporting a significant scale of up to 5 million aggregated devices.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with existing Cisco hardware. It is ideal for businesses that require sophisticated network control and management without the overhead of cloud-based solutions, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
- Centralized Network Management: Consolidate control and monitoring of your network from a single platform.
- Intelligent Network Analytics: Utilize data-driven insights to optimize performance and identify potential issues before they impact operations.
- Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Capabilities: Implement flexible and programmable network configurations to adapt to changing business needs.
- Proactive Threat Detection: Enhance security posture with advanced tools for identifying and mitigating network threats.
- License Compliance and Scalability: Ensure adherence to licensing agreements while providing a scalable solution for growing network demands.
This Cisco DNA Advantage on-prem license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking powerful, centralized network control and advanced feature access.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate routine network tasks, such as policy deployment and configuration updates, across a large number of devices. Streamline network operations and reduce the potential for human error in critical configurations.
businesses with complex network topologies, organizations standardizing on Cisco infrastructure, IT departments managing distributed sites
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and gain deeper visibility into network threats to protect sensitive business data. Protect against unauthorized access and ensure compliance with internal security standards.
companies handling sensitive customer data, organizations requiring granular access control, businesses with strict security mandates
Optimize Network Performance and Visibility
Streamline network monitoring and gain actionable insights into device performance and traffic patterns to proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks. Improve user experience and ensure business-critical applications perform optimally.
businesses reliant on high network availability, organizations with performance-sensitive applications, IT teams focused on network optimization
Key Features
Cisco DNA Advantage Software
Unlocks advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for enhanced operational efficiency and threat mitigation.
On-Premise Deployment
Provides full control over network management software and data, ideal for organizations with specific security or regulatory requirements.
Scalability for Large Networks
Supports up to 5 million aggregated devices, ensuring the solution can grow with your organization's network infrastructure.
Subscription Billing Model
Offers predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates and feature enhancements.
Centralized Management Platform
Simplifies network administration by providing a single pane of glass for monitoring, configuring, and troubleshooting network devices.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector demands robust security, strict compliance, and high network availability to protect sensitive financial data and ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Requires stringent data privacy (HIPAA), reliable network performance for critical systems, and advanced security to safeguard patient information.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Benefits from enhanced network visibility and control for operational technology (OT) environments, ensuring uptime and security for production systems.
Education & Research
Needs scalable network solutions to support a large and diverse user base, manage bandwidth effectively, and maintain security across campus networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that provides advanced features for network management, automation, security, and analytics. It is designed to simplify and enhance the operation of Cisco networks.
What does 'on-prem' mean for this license?
On-prem means the software is installed and managed within your own data center or network infrastructure, rather than being hosted in the cloud. This provides greater control over your data and environment.
What is the benefit of the 'Advantage' tier over 'Essentials'?
The Advantage tier typically includes more advanced features such as enhanced security, deeper analytics, and greater automation capabilities compared to the Essentials tier.
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.