Cisco DNA Advantage Software Subscription for Catalyst 3560CX
Cisco DNA Advantage software subscription provides advanced network automation, security, and analytics for your Cisco Catalyst 3560CX switches, ensuring enhanced operational efficiency.
- Advanced Features: Unlock intelligent network automation, enhanced security policies, and deep visibility into network operations.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date software and security patches, helping to meet regulatory requirements and reduce risk.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network management tasks, reduce manual configuration errors, and improve overall IT team productivity.
- Continuous Improvement: Benefit from ongoing software updates and access to new features, ensuring your network infrastructure remains modern and capable.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage software subscription provides advanced capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 3560CX 8-port network switch. It unlocks features for network automation, security policy enforcement, and operational analytics, transforming your network infrastructure.
Designed for businesses seeking to modernize their IT operations, this subscription is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies. It integrates with existing Cisco environments, offering enterprise-grade network intelligence without the associated overhead.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like configuration and provisioning, freeing up IT resources.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular security policies and threat detection to protect your business data.
- Performance Analytics: Gain deep insights into network traffic and user behavior for proactive troubleshooting.
- Simplified Management: Centralize network management and policy deployment for greater control and consistency.
- Software Updates: Receive regular updates and access to new features, ensuring your network stays current.
This Cisco DNA Advantage subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing to enhance network control, security, and operational efficiency.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across multiple devices. Streamline network operations and reduce the potential for manual errors.
On-premises networks, distributed branch offices, campus networks
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of granular security policies and segmentation to protect sensitive business data. Automate threat detection and response to minimize security risks.
Networks with compliance requirements, environments with remote access, business-critical data centers
Improve Network Visibility and Analytics
Automate the collection of network performance data and user behavior insights. Enable IT professionals to proactively identify and resolve network issues before they impact operations.
Networks experiencing performance degradation, environments requiring detailed traffic analysis, IT teams focused on proactive maintenance
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Provides a centralized platform for network automation, policy enforcement, and analytics, simplifying complex network management.
Advanced Security Features
Offers granular access control, threat intelligence, and segmentation capabilities to protect your network and data.
Network Analytics and Telemetry
Delivers deep insights into network performance and user experience, enabling proactive troubleshooting and optimization.
Software Subscription Model
Ensures access to the latest software features, security updates, and ongoing support, reducing the risk of obsolescence.
Automation of Repetitive Tasks
Frees up IT staff time by automating routine configuration, provisioning, and troubleshooting tasks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security, compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS, and high network availability, all of which are enhanced by Cisco DNA Advantage features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical medical systems.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms in this sector handle confidential client information and require secure, efficient network operations to maintain client trust and productivity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and visibility to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring uptime and efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco networking hardware, including automation, security, and analytics capabilities. It is designed to simplify network management and enhance operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, E2N-C3560CX1-G-A, is for the Cisco Catalyst 3560CX 8-port platform. It enhances the capabilities of these specific switches.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis, typically annually or for a multi-year term, providing continuous access to the software features and updates.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.