Cisco DNA Advantage Software License for Catalyst 3850
Cisco DNA Advantage software licensing provides advanced network management and security capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 platform, ensuring full feature access and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock sophisticated network automation, security policies, and analytics capabilities.
- License Term: Subscription-based access for a defined period, ensuring continuous updates and support.
- Platform Specific: Directly applies to Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches, enhancing their core functionality.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain regulatory compliance and bolster network defenses with up-to-date security protocols.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage software license subscription is designed for the Cisco Catalyst 3850 series platform. It unlocks a suite of advanced features, including enhanced security, automation, and analytics, providing a more intelligent and manageable network infrastructure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain deeper insights into network performance, enforce granular security policies, and automate routine tasks. It integrates directly with existing Cisco Catalyst 3850 hardware, elevating its capabilities without requiring a full hardware replacement.
- Enhanced Network Automation: Automate device provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across your network.
- Advanced Security Features: Implement granular access controls, threat detection, and security policy management.
- Network Analytics and Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network traffic, user behavior, and application performance.
- Software Subscription: Provides access to the latest software features and updates for the duration of the subscription term.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps meet industry regulations and internal security standards through advanced control and reporting.
Equip your business with enterprise-grade network intelligence and security without the enterprise overhead through this essential Cisco software subscription.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate repetitive network configuration tasks, reducing manual errors and freeing up IT staff time. Streamline the deployment and management of network policies across multiple devices and locations.
organizations with distributed network infrastructure, businesses managing multiple network devices, teams focused on IT efficiency, companies seeking to reduce operational overhead
Strengthen Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of granular security policies and gain real-time threat detection capabilities. Protect sensitive business data and ensure compliance with industry security standards through advanced access controls.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, companies operating in regulated industries, organizations requiring robust access control, environments with a high volume of network traffic
Improve Network Visibility and Analytics
Gain deep insights into network traffic patterns, application performance, and user behavior to proactively identify and resolve issues. Streamline troubleshooting by centralizing network performance data.
IT departments managing critical business applications, companies experiencing performance bottlenecks, teams needing to optimize network resource allocation, environments with complex application dependencies
Key Features
Cisco DNA Advantage Software
Unlocks advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches.
Subscription Licensing
Provides continuous access to the latest software features, updates, and security patches for the license term.
Enhanced Security Policies
Enables granular access control and threat detection to protect business data and ensure compliance.
Network Automation Tools
Reduces manual effort and potential errors in network configuration and policy management.
Network Analytics
Offers deep visibility into network performance and traffic for proactive issue resolution and optimization.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security protocols and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which advanced network security and visibility features help address.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect sensitive patient data (PHI) and comply with HIPAA, necessitating robust security, access control, and network monitoring capabilities.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms handle confidential client information and require secure, reliable network operations to maintain client trust and operational continuity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
These environments often involve critical operational technology (OT) networks that require secure segmentation, reliable performance, and advanced monitoring to prevent downtime.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco networking platforms, including automation, security, and analytics. It is designed to make networks more intelligent and easier to manage.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, E2N-C38503-B-A, is for the Cisco Catalyst 3850 series platform, indicated by 'C3850' in the product code.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licensing ensures you always have access to the latest software features, security updates, and support for the duration of your subscription, helping to maintain compliance and optimal performance.
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.