Cisco DNA Center Essentials Term License for Catalyst 3850
Gain essential network visibility and control with a Cisco DNA Center Essentials term license, providing 2-year access to core automation and assurance capabilities.
- Enable Automation: Access features to automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across your infrastructure.
- Enhance Assurance: Gain insights into network health, performance, and security with advanced monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
- Ensure Compliance: Maintain software currency and support for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches, meeting regulatory and operational standards.
- Manage Lifecycle: Simplify network operations and reduce manual effort with centralized management and policy enforcement.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Center Essentials term license provides a subscription-based software entitlement for managing Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches. It unlocks foundational capabilities for network automation, assurance, and policy enforcement, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-sized businesses utilize this license to gain centralized control over their network infrastructure. It integrates with existing Cisco hardware, enabling them to streamline daily operations, reduce manual configuration errors, and improve overall network performance and reliability.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like device provisioning and software updates.
- Network Assurance: Monitor network health, identify issues proactively, and accelerate troubleshooting.
- Policy Management: Define and enforce network-wide policies for security and access control.
- Centralized Visibility: Gain a single pane of glass for managing your Cisco network devices.
- Subscription Term: Provides access to features for a defined period, ensuring software currency.
This Cisco DNA Center Essentials license is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking to modernize their network management without the complexity of enterprise-grade solutions.
What This Enables
Automate Network Provisioning and Configuration
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of network devices. This reduces manual effort and minimizes the risk of human error during setup and changes.
organizations with growing network footprints, teams managing multiple sites, businesses standardizing device deployments
Enhance Network Health and Performance Monitoring
Streamline network operations by gaining proactive insights into network health and performance. This allows IT professionals to identify and resolve potential issues before they impact users.
businesses prioritizing network uptime, teams facing increasing network complexity, environments requiring rapid troubleshooting
Centralize Policy Management and Enforcement
Automate the enforcement of network-wide security and access policies. This ensures consistent security posture across the entire infrastructure and simplifies compliance efforts.
organizations with evolving security requirements, businesses managing distributed workforces, environments needing consistent access controls
Key Features
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration time and errors, allowing IT staff to focus on strategic initiatives.
Network Assurance
Provides deep visibility into network health, enabling proactive issue detection and faster resolution.
Policy-Based Management
Simplifies the deployment and enforcement of consistent network policies across devices.
Centralized Dashboard
Offers a single point of control for monitoring and managing your Cisco network infrastructure.
Subscription Term
Ensures access to current software features and support for a predictable duration.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high network availability and robust security to meet strict regulatory compliance standards like PCI DSS and SOX, which this license helps support through centralized policy and assurance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and must comply with HIPAA regulations, necessitating secure and reliable network operations that can be managed and monitored effectively with this solution.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses rely on stable networks for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and guest Wi-Fi, benefiting from the automation and assurance features to maintain seamless operations.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with many users and devices, requiring efficient management tools to ensure uptime, security, and consistent policy enforcement across campus.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Center Essentials?
Cisco DNA Center Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational network automation and assurance capabilities for managing Cisco network devices, specifically designed for smaller to mid-sized networks.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C38502-DNAC1E-2R, is associated with Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches, enabling advanced management features for these platforms.
What is the benefit of a term license?
A term license provides access to software features for a defined period, ensuring you always have current software and support. This model offers predictable costs and helps maintain compliance with software licensing requirements.
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.