Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS Platform License
This Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS platform license provides essential network management capabilities for your Cisco infrastructure over a 5-year term.
- Access to: Core network automation and assurance features for improved visibility and control.
- Coverage for: Essential software updates and feature enhancements throughout the 5-year subscription term.
- Protection against: Licensing non-compliance and potential operational disruptions due to outdated software.
- Entitlement to: Continued support and access to Cisco's network management ecosystem for your C3850 platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS platform license is a 5-year subscription that unlocks core network automation and assurance capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches. It ensures you have access to essential software features and updates required for modern network management.
Designed for IT professionals and managers in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with your existing Cisco hardware. It provides the tools needed to streamline network operations, enhance security posture, and improve overall network performance without the complexity of enterprise-level deployments.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment.
- Network Assurance: Gain deep insights into network health, performance, and user experience.
- Software Updates: Receive regular software updates and feature releases for the duration of the term.
- Compliance: Maintain licensing compliance and ensure access to supported software versions.
- Scalability: Foundation for scaling network management capabilities as your organization grows.
This Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS license is the ideal solution for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize their network management with essential automation and assurance tools.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Provisioning
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of network devices and services. Streamline the process of onboarding new hardware and applying consistent policies across the network.
organizations with growing network infrastructure, teams managing distributed sites, businesses standardizing network configurations, environments requiring rapid device deployment
Enhance Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline network monitoring by providing deep insights into network health, performance, and user experience. Automate the detection and diagnosis of network issues to minimize downtime.
businesses prioritizing network uptime, IT departments facing alert fatigue, organizations needing to troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, environments with critical business applications
Maintain Software Compliance and Updates
Automate the tracking of software licenses and ensure continuous access to critical updates and security patches. Protect against potential operational disruptions caused by using unsupported software versions.
companies managing Cisco hardware assets, organizations with regulatory compliance needs, IT teams seeking to reduce security vulnerabilities, businesses aiming for predictable software lifecycles
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS Platform
Provides essential network automation and assurance capabilities for managing Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches.
5-Year Subscription Term
Ensures continuous access to software features, updates, and support for an extended period, offering predictable costs.
Network Automation
Reduces manual effort in device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment, freeing up IT resources.
Network Assurance
Offers deep visibility into network health and performance, enabling proactive issue detection and faster troubleshooting.
Software Updates and Enhancements
Guarantees access to the latest software features and security patches, keeping the network modern and secure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS, which Cisco DNA Center helps enforce through centralized policy management and assurance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and rely on network uptime for critical operations, necessitating advanced network visibility and security features provided by Cisco DNA Center.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex networks supporting operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, benefiting from Cisco DNA Center's automation for consistent deployments and assurance for reliable performance.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic user populations and diverse device types, requiring scalable network management solutions like Cisco DNA Center to automate provisioning and ensure a stable learning environment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS?
Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS is a platform license that provides core network automation and assurance capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches. It is offered as a subscription service.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches, as indicated by the 'C3850' in the product identifier.
What is the term of this license?
This is a 5-year term license, meaning you have access to the software features and updates for five years from the date of purchase.
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.