Cisco DNA Center 1 Advanced Term License for Catalyst 3650
Unlock advanced network automation and management capabilities with a 5-year Cisco DNA Center 1 Advanced term license, ensuring your network infrastructure operates at peak efficiency.
- License Term: Enjoy 5 years of continuous access to advanced network management features and software updates.
- Advanced Features: Gain access to sophisticated automation, assurance, and security functionalities for your Cisco network.
- Subscription Billing: Benefit from predictable, recurring costs that align with your operational budget.
- Platform Support: This license is specifically designed to enhance the functionality of Cisco Catalyst 3650 series switches.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 5-year subscription term license for Cisco DNA Center 1, providing advanced software capabilities for network management and automation. It unlocks enhanced features for network visibility, policy enforcement, and troubleshooting, ensuring your IT infrastructure is optimized and secure.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with existing Cisco Catalyst 3650 switch deployments. It empowers teams to manage complex networks more efficiently, reduce manual configuration errors, and improve overall network performance and security posture.
- Automated Network Provisioning: Streamline the deployment and configuration of network devices.
- Network Analytics & Assurance: Gain deep insights into network health and user experience.
- Security Policy Enforcement: Centralize and automate security policy application across the network.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous access to the latest features and security updates.
- Compliance & Visibility: Maintain network compliance and gain comprehensive visibility into network operations.
This Cisco DNA Center 1 Advanced license provides essential network intelligence and automation for businesses seeking enterprise-grade IT without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of network devices and services. Streamline complex network operations, reducing manual effort and potential for human error across your infrastructure.
on-premises data centers, distributed branch offices, multi-site networks, hybrid cloud environments
Enhance Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline the monitoring of network performance and user experience through advanced analytics and assurance tools. Automate the identification and resolution of network issues, ensuring optimal application performance and user satisfaction.
business-critical application delivery, user experience monitoring, proactive network health checks, performance troubleshooting
Centralize Security Policy Management
Automate the enforcement of security policies across the entire network infrastructure from a single point of control. Protect your business data and systems by ensuring consistent security posture and compliance.
network segmentation, access control management, threat detection integration, compliance adherence
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center 1 Advanced Software
Provides advanced capabilities for network automation, assurance, and security management.
5-Year Term License
Guarantees access to software features and updates for an extended period, offering long-term planning and cost predictability.
Subscription Billing
Allows for predictable operational expenses and aligns software costs with ongoing usage and benefits.
Catalyst 3650 Compatibility
Specifically designed to enhance the functionality and management of Cisco Catalyst 3650 series switches.
Network Automation Tools
Reduces manual configuration efforts, speeds up network deployments, and minimizes operational errors.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulatory standards, all of which are supported by advanced network management and automation features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable, and compliant networks to manage sensitive patient data and critical medical devices, benefiting from enhanced visibility and automated policy enforcement.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand highly available and secure networks for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, where automation and centralized management are key to efficiency and uptime.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with many users and devices, requiring efficient management tools to ensure performance, security, and compliance across campus-wide deployments.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Center?
Cisco DNA Center is a network management and automation platform that provides a centralized dashboard for configuring, managing, and troubleshooting your Cisco network infrastructure.
What does 'Advanced' mean for this license?
The 'Advanced' license tier unlocks a broader set of features compared to the 'Essentials' tier, including more sophisticated automation, assurance, and security capabilities.
Can this license be used with other Cisco switch models?
This specific license SKU (C36501-DNAC1A-5Y) is designed for Cisco Catalyst 3650 series switches. Compatibility with other models may require different licensing.
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.