Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS Term License for Catalyst 3850
This 3-year Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS term license provides essential network management capabilities for your Catalyst 3850 switches, ensuring operational continuity and feature access.
- License Term: Enjoy 3 years of access to Cisco DNA Center features and support.
- Platform Coverage: Specifically designed for Cisco Catalyst 3850 24-port switches.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based licensing for predictable IT budgeting.
- Value: Maintain compliance, gain visibility, and simplify network operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco DNA Center 1 ESS Term License provides a 3-year subscription for essential network automation and assurance capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches. This license unlocks core functionalities for managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting your network infrastructure, ensuring it operates efficiently and securely.
This licensing is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market organizations who need to maintain compliance and optimize their network performance. It integrates with existing Cisco hardware, providing a centralized platform for network operations without requiring extensive on-premises hardware investments.
- Network Automation: Automate device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment.
- Network Assurance: Gain insights into network health, performance, and user experience.
- Security Features: Enhance network security through policy enforcement and threat detection.
- Centralized Management: Simplify network operations with a single pane of glass for multiple devices.
- Compliance: Ensure your network adheres to industry standards and internal policies.
This Cisco DNA Center license offers a cost-effective, subscription-based solution for SMB and mid-market teams seeking enhanced network control and visibility.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network tasks such as device provisioning and configuration updates. Streamline the deployment of network-wide policies and ensure consistency across all managed devices.
businesses with growing networks, organizations standardizing on Cisco hardware, IT departments managing multiple sites
Enhance Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline network monitoring by providing a centralized dashboard for real-time performance and health metrics. Automate the detection of network issues and gain actionable insights to proactively resolve problems before they impact users.
companies prioritizing uptime, businesses with distributed workforces, IT teams focused on user experience
Strengthen Network Security Posture
Enable teams to enforce security policies consistently across the network infrastructure. Automate the application of security configurations and gain visibility into potential threats or compliance deviations.
organizations with regulatory requirements, businesses managing sensitive data, companies implementing zero-trust principles
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Essentials Software
Provides core network automation, assurance, and security features for managing Cisco Catalyst switches.
3-Year Term License
Offers predictable budgeting and continuous access to essential network management capabilities for a defined period.
Subscription Billing
Allows for operational expenditure (OpEx) budgeting, making advanced network management more accessible.
Catalyst 3850 Compatibility
Ensures seamless integration with your existing Cisco Catalyst 3850 24-port switches.
Centralized Network Management
Simplifies network operations by providing a single interface to monitor, configure, and troubleshoot your network.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and high availability to protect sensitive data and ensure continuous trading operations, making centralized management and assurance critical.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain strict compliance with regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure and reliable network infrastructure for patient data management and critical medical device connectivity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on stable and secure networks for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, demanding efficient management and troubleshooting to minimize production downtime.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with many users and devices, benefiting from automated provisioning and simplified management to support teaching, research, and administrative functions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Center Essentials?
Cisco DNA Center Essentials is a software platform that provides core network automation, assurance, and security capabilities for Cisco enterprise networking hardware. It simplifies network management and operations.
What does the 'ESS. TERM C3850 24P 3Y' part of the product name mean?
ESS stands for Essentials, TERM indicates it is a term license, C3850 refers to the Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches, 24P signifies 24 ports, and 3Y denotes a 3-year license duration.
Can this license be used with other Cisco switch models?
This specific license SKU is designed for Cisco Catalyst 3850 24-port switches. Different switch 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.