Cisco DNA Center 1 Year Advanced Term License for Catalyst 3850
This Cisco DNA Center advanced term license provides 1 year of access to powerful network automation and assurance features for your Catalyst 3850 switches.
- License Term: Annual subscription ensures access to the latest features and support for 12 months.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based billing provides predictable operational expenses.
- Platform Support: Specifically designed for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches.
- Advanced Features: Unlocks enhanced network visibility, policy automation, and troubleshooting capabilities.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 1-year advanced term license for Cisco DNA Center, enabling sophisticated network management and automation capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches. It provides access to features that enhance network visibility, security, and operational efficiency, ensuring your network runs optimally and securely.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing complex network environments. It integrates with existing Cisco infrastructure, offering a centralized platform to streamline network operations, enforce policies, and gain deeper insights into network performance and health.
- Network Automation: Automate device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across your network.
- Network Assurance: Gain real-time insights into network health, performance, and user experience.
- Security Enforcement: Apply granular security policies and detect threats proactively.
- Centralized Management: Manage your entire network from a single, intuitive interface.
- Compliance: Maintain network compliance through consistent policy enforcement and auditing capabilities.
This Cisco DNA Center license empowers your IT team to manage complex networks efficiently, reducing operational overhead and enhancing network performance for your business.
What This Enables
Automate Network Provisioning and Configuration
Enable teams to rapidly deploy new network devices and apply consistent configurations across their infrastructure. Streamline the process of onboarding new hardware, reducing manual effort and potential for misconfiguration.
organizations with growing device counts, teams managing distributed networks, businesses standardizing network deployments
Enhance Network Visibility and Performance Monitoring
Streamline the monitoring of network health and user experience in real-time. Automate the collection and analysis of performance data to quickly identify and resolve bottlenecks.
businesses prioritizing user experience, teams managing critical applications, organizations with performance-sensitive operations
Implement Centralized Policy and Security Management
Enable teams to define and enforce network-wide security policies from a single console. Automate the application of access controls and security postures to maintain a secure network environment.
organizations with compliance requirements, businesses deploying BYOD strategies, teams managing multi-segment networks
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Platform
Provides a single pane of glass for network management, automation, and assurance, simplifying operations.
Advanced Automation Capabilities
Reduces manual effort in provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment, saving IT time and reducing errors.
Network Assurance Engine
Offers real-time insights into network health and performance, enabling proactive issue resolution.
Security Policy Enforcement
Allows granular control over network access and security postures, enhancing the overall security posture.
1-Year Term License
Provides access to current features and support for a defined period, with predictable budgeting.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly secure and reliable networks with strict compliance and auditing capabilities, which Cisco DNA Center's policy enforcement and assurance features help to provide.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust network security and availability to protect sensitive patient data and ensure critical systems remain operational, aligning with DNA Center's assurance and security capabilities.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring uptime and consistent performance for production systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and device types, requiring efficient network management and policy enforcement to maintain security and performance across campus networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Center?
Cisco DNA Center is a network automation and assurance platform that provides a centralized point of control for managing Cisco networks. It enables programmability, automation, and analytics for enterprise networks.
What does 'Advanced Term' mean for this license?
Advanced Term refers to a subscription license that provides access to the full suite of advanced features within Cisco DNA Center for a specified duration, in this case, one year. It includes capabilities beyond basic management.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license (C38503-DNAC1A-1Y) is designed for use with Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches, enabling advanced management features for these devices.
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.