Cisco DNA Center Essentials Term License for C6800 Series
Gain essential network management capabilities with Cisco DNA Center Essentials term licensing, providing a 7-year subscription for your Cisco C6800 series infrastructure.
- Essential Network Visibility: Access core features for monitoring and managing your Cisco network infrastructure.
- Subscription Term: Benefit from a 7-year license term, ensuring continuous access to essential software features and updates.
- Platform Specific: Designed for Cisco Catalyst 6840, 6880, and 6807 series switches, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance.
- Compliance and Operation: Maintain network compliance and ensure uninterrupted operation with up-to-date software and management tools.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Center Essentials term license provides essential network management and automation capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 6800 series switches. It unlocks core functionalities for network visibility, policy enforcement, and basic automation, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely over a 7-year subscription period.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates into existing network environments. It supports businesses that rely on their Cisco infrastructure for critical operations and seek to simplify network management without the overhead of enterprise-level solutions.
- Core Network Management: Enables essential monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuration management for Cisco switches.
- Policy-Based Automation: Facilitates the implementation of network policies to automate device configurations and compliance checks.
- Security Enhancements: Provides foundational security features to help protect your network from common threats.
- Software Subscription: Offers a 7-year term license, providing predictable costs and continuous access to software updates.
- Platform Support: Specifically licensed for use with Cisco Catalyst 6840, 6880, and 6807 series chassis.
This Cisco DNA Center Essentials license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing foundational network management without enterprise complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Policy Enforcement
Enable teams to automate routine network configurations and enforce consistent policies across their Cisco infrastructure. Streamline device provisioning and ensure compliance with security and operational standards.
businesses with Cisco Catalyst switches, IT teams managing network configurations, organizations seeking operational efficiency, environments requiring policy consistency
Enhance Network Visibility and Monitoring
Streamline network monitoring by providing essential visibility into device status and performance metrics. Automate the collection of network data to proactively identify and address potential issues before they impact users.
companies with critical network uptime requirements, IT departments managing distributed networks, businesses needing to track network health
Simplify Network Management for Core Infrastructure
Automate the management of core Cisco Catalyst 6800 series switches, reducing the manual effort required for day-to-day operations. Enable IT professionals to focus on strategic initiatives rather than repetitive tasks.
organizations with significant Cisco hardware investment, IT teams with limited resources, businesses standardizing on Cisco networking
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Essentials Software
Provides core network management and automation capabilities for your Cisco infrastructure.
7-Year Term License
Ensures continuous access to features and updates for an extended period with predictable costs.
Support for Cisco C6840/6880/6807 Series
Guarantees compatibility and optimal performance with your specific Cisco Catalyst chassis.
Policy-Based Automation
Allows for the implementation of network-wide policies to automate configurations and ensure consistency.
Network Visibility Tools
Offers essential insights into network health, performance, and device status for proactive management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high network availability and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS, making robust network management essential for security and operational integrity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturing environments depend on reliable network connectivity for operational technology (OT) systems, necessitating efficient management and automation to minimize downtime risks.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain secure and compliant networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA), requiring tools that offer visibility and control over their IT infrastructure.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, complex networks with diverse user needs, benefiting from simplified management and automation to ensure consistent access and security for students and staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Center Essentials?
Cisco DNA Center Essentials is a software license that provides core network management, automation, and visibility features for specific Cisco Catalyst hardware. It is designed to simplify network operations for businesses.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C6000S-DNAC1E-1R, is for the Cisco Catalyst 6840, 6880, and 6807 series chassis.
What is the term of this license?
This is a term license with a duration of 7 years, providing continuous access to the software features throughout that period.
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.