Cisco DNA Advantage Subscription for Catalyst 9500X Series
This Cisco DNA Advantage subscription unlocks advanced network management and security features for your Catalyst 9500X series switches, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
- Advanced Network Features: Access to enhanced security, automation, and analytics capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9500X switches.
- Subscription Term: Provides continuous access to software updates and feature enhancements throughout the subscription period.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain regulatory compliance through up-to-date security patches and feature sets.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamlines network management and troubleshooting with intelligent insights and automated workflows.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco DNA Advantage subscription is a software license that provides advanced features and capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 9500X Series switches. It enables enhanced network automation, security, and analytics, ensuring your network infrastructure is up-to-date and performing optimally.
This subscription is designed for businesses that rely on their network for critical operations, including IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies. It integrates with your existing Cisco hardware to provide a more intelligent and secure network environment.
- Enhanced Security: Access to advanced threat detection, policy enforcement, and segmentation capabilities.
- Network Automation: Automate routine tasks, provisioning, and configuration management for increased efficiency.
- Intelligent Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and potential issues.
- Software Updates: Continuous access to the latest software releases, feature enhancements, and security patches.
- Centralized Management: Simplify network operations through a unified management platform.
Empower your IT team with the advanced features of Cisco DNA Advantage, delivering enterprise-grade network intelligence without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across their infrastructure. Streamline complex network operations and reduce manual intervention, freeing up IT resources for strategic initiatives.
organizations with growing network complexity, businesses standardizing on Cisco hardware, teams managing distributed network sites
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of advanced security policies, micro-segmentation, and threat detection capabilities. Automate security responses to mitigate risks and protect sensitive business data from evolving cyber threats.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, organizations with strict compliance requirements, companies deploying IoT devices
Gain Deeper Network Visibility and Analytics
Automate the collection and analysis of network performance data to identify bottlenecks and optimize user experience. Enable proactive troubleshooting and capacity planning based on real-time insights into network traffic and behavior.
companies experiencing performance issues, IT departments focused on user experience, businesses needing to justify network investments
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Centralize network management, automation, and policy enforcement for improved operational efficiency.
Advanced Security Features
Protect your network and data with enhanced threat detection, segmentation, and access control.
Network Analytics and Telemetry
Gain deep visibility into network performance and user behavior for proactive troubleshooting and optimization.
Software Subscription Model
Access continuous software updates, new features, and ongoing support without large upfront hardware costs.
Catalyst 9500X Series Compatibility
Unlock the full potential of your high-performance Cisco Catalyst 9500X switches.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and compliance features to protect sensitive data and meet regulatory mandates like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to manage patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous availability of critical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and visibility to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks and ensure uptime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information, necessitating strong network security and data protection measures.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage?
Cisco DNA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco Catalyst switches, including automation, security, and analytics. It provides continuous access to software updates and support.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, E2N-C9500X1-B-A, is for the Cisco Catalyst 9500X Series switches.
What is the billing model for this license?
This license is a subscription-based service, billed periodically throughout the term of the agreement.
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.