Cisco DNA Center Essentials Term License for Catalyst 3850
This Cisco DNA Center Essentials term license provides essential network automation and assurance capabilities for your Catalyst 3850 switches over a 4-year term.
- Access to Essential Features: Unlock core network automation, provisioning, and assurance capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain a compliant licensing posture, avoiding operational disruptions due to expired or invalid software entitlements.
- Predictable Operations: Benefit from a fixed 4-year term, allowing for consistent budgeting and operational planning for your network software.
- Continued Support: Entitlement to software updates and access to Cisco's support resources for the duration of the license term.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Center Essentials term license provides the foundational software capabilities needed to manage and automate your Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches. It unlocks essential features for network provisioning, policy enforcement, and basic assurance, ensuring your network operates efficiently and reliably.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with your existing Cisco Catalyst 3850 infrastructure. It is ideal for businesses looking to simplify network operations and gain better visibility without the complexity of enterprise-level solutions.
- Network Automation: Automate device provisioning and configuration tasks to reduce manual effort and errors.
- Policy-Based Management: Define and enforce network policies consistently across your switching infrastructure.
- Basic Network Assurance: Gain insights into network health and performance with essential monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
- Software Subscription: Operates on a subscription model, providing access to features for a defined term.
- Catalyst 3850 Compatibility: Specifically licensed for use with Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches.
This Cisco DNA Center Essentials license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to streamline network management and enhance operational efficiency on their Catalyst 3850 switches.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Provisioning
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of new Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches. Streamline the process of onboarding devices, reducing manual errors and accelerating network expansion.
organizations deploying new network hardware, teams managing distributed branch offices, businesses standardizing network configurations
Enhance Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline the monitoring of network health and performance across your Catalyst 3850 switches. Automate the detection of potential issues, allowing IT professionals to proactively address problems before they impact users.
businesses with critical network uptime requirements, IT departments facing alert fatigue, teams managing hybrid cloud environments
Simplify Policy Management
Automate the enforcement of network-wide security and access policies on Catalyst 3850 switches. Ensure consistent application of security rules, reducing the risk of misconfigurations and compliance gaps.
organizations with regulatory compliance needs, companies implementing zero-trust security models, teams managing multi-tenant network segments
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Essentials Software
Provides core network automation, provisioning, and assurance capabilities for Catalyst 3850 switches.
4-Year Term Subscription
Offers predictable costs and ensures access to essential features for a defined period, simplifying budgeting.
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and minimizes errors during device deployment and updates.
Basic Network Assurance
Improves network uptime and performance through essential monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
Policy-Based Management
Enables consistent application of security and access policies across the network.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Center Essentials helps enforce through policy-based management and reliable operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations depend on secure and highly available networks to manage patient data and critical systems, benefiting from the assurance and automation features.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers need efficient and reliable network operations to support production lines and IoT devices, leveraging automation to reduce downtime risks.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic networks and benefit from simplified provisioning and policy enforcement to support students and staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Center Essentials?
Cisco DNA Center Essentials is a software license that provides foundational network automation, provisioning, and assurance capabilities for Cisco Catalyst switches. It is designed to simplify network management for businesses.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C38503-DNAC1E-4R, is for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches. The 'C3850' in the MPN indicates compatibility with this platform.
What is the term of this license?
This is a 4-year term license, meaning you have access to the software features and support for a period of four years from the activation date.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.