Cisco DNA Advantage Upgrade License for 5 Years
This 5-year Cisco DNA Advantage upgrade license unlocks advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst switches.
- Unlock Advanced Features: Gain access to enhanced network automation, security policies, and assurance capabilities.
- Extended Term: Secure 5 years of continuous access to software updates and feature enhancements.
- Streamlined Operations: Automate network provisioning, configuration, and troubleshooting tasks.
- Enhanced Security: Implement advanced security features to protect your business network from threats.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage subscription license provides a 5-year entitlement for advanced software features on compatible Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches. It upgrades essential network capabilities, offering enhanced automation, security, and operational insights.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates into existing Cisco network infrastructure. It supports businesses that rely on their network for daily operations, ensuring it remains secure, efficient, and up-to-date.
- Network Automation: Automate device provisioning, configuration management, and policy deployment.
- Advanced Security: Implement granular security policies, threat detection, and mitigation.
- Network Analytics: Gain deep visibility into network performance, user behavior, and application health.
- Software Updates: Receive continuous access to the latest software features, bug fixes, and security patches.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain compliance with software licensing and access to current security standards.
Empower your IT team with advanced network intelligence and automation, ensuring your business network performs optimally and securely.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network tasks, such as device provisioning and configuration updates. Streamline network operations and reduce the potential for human error across your infrastructure.
businesses with growing network complexity, organizations standardizing on Cisco hardware, teams managing distributed network sites
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the deployment and enforcement of granular security policies across the network. Protect your business from evolving cyber threats with advanced threat detection and segmentation capabilities.
organizations handling sensitive data, businesses requiring compliance with security standards, networks with remote or mobile users
Gain Deeper Network Visibility and Insights
Streamline the monitoring of network performance, application usage, and user behavior. Automate the collection and analysis of network data to proactively identify and resolve issues.
businesses dependent on application performance, IT departments focused on proactive issue resolution, environments with diverse user devices
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Automation
Automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy management to reduce operational overhead and errors.
Stealthwatch Security Features
Gain advanced threat detection, network segmentation, and security analytics to protect your business from cyber threats.
Network Assurance Engine
Proactively monitor network health and performance, enabling faster issue resolution and improved user experience.
Software Subscription Model
Benefit from continuous access to new features, software updates, and security patches over a 5-year term.
License Management
Simplify license tracking and compliance with a clear, term-based subscription for your network software.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Advantage provides through advanced threat detection and policy enforcement to protect sensitive financial data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable, secure networks to manage patient data and critical medical devices, benefiting from DNA Advantage's enhanced security and network visibility.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and reliability to manage connected devices and operational technology, ensuring uptime and efficiency.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms handling confidential client information require strong security and data protection, which this license enhances through advanced network security features.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardware is compatible with this license?
This license is designed for Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches. Please refer to Cisco's compatibility matrix for specific model numbers and software versions.
What is the difference between DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage?
DNA Advantage offers a more extensive set of features compared to DNA Essentials, including advanced automation, security, and assurance capabilities crucial for complex network environments.
Can this license be renewed after 5 years?
Yes, typically Cisco offers renewal options for DNA Advantage licenses. You can discuss renewal options with Zent Networks prior to the expiration of your current 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.