Cisco DNA Center Advantage License
The Cisco DNA Center Advantage license provides advanced network automation and assurance capabilities for your enterprise network infrastructure over a 5-year term.
- Access to Advanced Automation: Unlock intelligent network automation for provisioning, policy enforcement, and troubleshooting.
- Enhanced Network Assurance: Gain deep visibility into network health, performance, and user experience with AI-driven insights.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain regulatory compliance and strengthen security posture through centralized policy management.
- Extended Operational Efficiency: Ensure continuous operation and access to the latest features for five years with a predictable subscription.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Center Advantage subscription license unlocks a suite of powerful network automation, assurance, and security features for your Cisco network infrastructure. It provides a 5-year term for continuous access to advanced capabilities designed to simplify network management and improve operational efficiency.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations, this license integrates with Cisco's network hardware to provide centralized control and visibility. It helps manage complex networks, reduce manual tasks, and ensure a consistent user experience across the organization's IT environment.
- Intelligent Network Automation: Automate device onboarding, configuration, and policy deployment.
- AI-Driven Network Assurance: Proactively identify and resolve network issues with advanced analytics and insights.
- Centralized Policy Management: Define and enforce network-wide security and access policies from a single console.
- Software Image Management: Streamline the process of updating and managing network device software.
- Endpoint Analytics: Gain visibility into endpoint behavior and security posture across the network.
Empower your IT team with enterprise-grade network intelligence and automation without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Intelligent Network Automation
Enable teams to automate device provisioning, configuration updates, and policy deployments across the network. Streamline network operations and reduce the risk of manual errors.
on-premises networks, hybrid cloud environments, distributed branch offices, centralized IT management
Enhance Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline the monitoring of network health, performance, and user experience with AI-driven analytics. Automate the identification and resolution of network issues before they impact users.
business-critical applications, high-traffic environments, user experience monitoring, proactive issue detection
Centralize Policy and Security Management
Automate the enforcement of security policies and compliance standards across the entire network infrastructure. Protect sensitive business data and ensure regulatory adherence.
compliance-driven operations, security-conscious organizations, multi-site deployments, access control management
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Platform Integration
Provides a unified platform for network automation, assurance, and security, simplifying management for IT teams.
AI-Powered Analytics
Delivers proactive insights into network performance and user experience, enabling faster issue resolution and improved uptime.
Intent-Based Networking
Allows IT to define desired network outcomes and automates the underlying configuration to achieve them.
Software Subscription Model
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to the latest features and security updates over the 5-year term.
Endpoint Visibility
Enhances security by providing insights into connected devices and their behavior on the network.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Ensures high availability and security for critical financial transactions, meeting stringent compliance requirements like PCI DSS and SOX through advanced network controls and monitoring.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Supports the secure and reliable operation of patient care systems and sensitive data networks, adhering to HIPAA regulations with robust security and segmentation capabilities.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Enables the automation and security of industrial control systems and operational technology networks, ensuring uptime and data integrity for production environments.
Education & Research
Facilitates the management of large, dynamic campus networks, providing secure access for students and staff while supporting research data transfer needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Center Advantage?
Cisco DNA Center Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced automation, assurance, and security features for your Cisco network. It provides enhanced visibility and control over your network infrastructure.
What does the 5-year term mean?
The 5-year term ensures you have continuous access to the Cisco DNA Center Advantage features, software updates, and support for the duration of the subscription. This provides predictable budgeting and ensures you always have the latest capabilities.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is designed to work with Cisco's enterprise networking hardware, enabling advanced software features on compatible switches, routers, and wireless controllers managed by Cisco DNA Center.
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.