Cisco C9300 DNA Cloud Essential License, 24-Port, 5 Year
The Cisco C9300 DNA Cloud Essential license provides 5 years of advanced network management capabilities for your 24-port Cisco Catalyst 9300 series switches, enabling enhanced visibility and control.
- License Term: 5-year subscription ensures continuous access to essential software features and updates.
- Platform Coverage: Applies to Cisco Catalyst 9300 series 24-port switches, integrating cloud-based management.
- Feature Access: Unlocks core DNA Center features for network automation, policy enforcement, and security.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based billing provides predictable operational expenses for software access.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 5-year term subscription license for Cisco DNA Cloud Essential, specifically designed for 24-port Cisco Catalyst 9300 series switches. It grants access to essential cloud-managed networking features, enabling centralized management, automation, and enhanced visibility across your network infrastructure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to streamline network operations, ensure compliance, and improve security posture. It integrates with Cisco's cloud-based management platform, allowing for efficient deployment and ongoing management of network policies and services without requiring extensive on-premises hardware.
- Cloud-Managed Networking: Enables centralized management of network devices through Cisco's cloud platform.
- Automation Capabilities: Automates routine network tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
- Enhanced Visibility: Provides deep insights into network performance, traffic patterns, and device health.
- Policy Enforcement: Facilitates consistent application of network policies across the infrastructure.
- Subscription Term: A 5-year term provides long-term access to software features and support.
This Cisco DNA Cloud Essential license is ideal for businesses seeking to modernize their network management with cloud-based solutions and predictable subscription costs.
What This Enables
Enable Cloud-Based Network Automation
Enable teams to automate routine network configuration and deployment tasks through a centralized cloud platform. Streamline the provisioning of new devices and the application of network-wide policies, reducing manual intervention.
businesses with distributed locations, organizations standardizing network configurations, teams managing multiple switch models
Enhance Network Visibility and Monitoring
Streamline the process of gaining deep insights into network performance, traffic patterns, and device health. Automate the collection and analysis of network data to proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they impact operations.
companies prioritizing uptime, IT departments facing alert fatigue, businesses requiring detailed network analytics
Centralize Policy Management
Enable teams to define and enforce consistent network access policies across all connected devices from a single cloud console. Ensure compliance with security standards and streamline user onboarding and offboarding processes.
organizations with strict security requirements, businesses managing BYOD policies, environments needing granular access control
Key Features
Cisco DNA Cloud Essential Software
Provides access to cloud-based network management and automation features for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 switches.
24-Port Switch Support
Specifically licensed for Cisco Catalyst 9300 series switches with 24 ports, ensuring compatibility and proper licensing.
5-Year Term License
Guarantees access to software features and updates for a full five years, offering long-term planning and cost predictability.
Subscription Billing
Offers a predictable operational expense model for software access, simplifying budgeting and financial planning.
Centralized Management
Enables IT teams to manage network configurations, policies, and monitoring from a single cloud-based interface.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector demands high network availability, robust security, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS, all of which are supported by centralized management and policy enforcement.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations require secure, reliable networks to manage sensitive patient data and comply with HIPAA. Cloud-based management aids in maintaining network integrity and access control.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries benefit from streamlined network deployments across multiple locations, efficient management of guest Wi-Fi, and secure transaction processing, all facilitated by centralized cloud control.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with many users and devices. Cloud management simplifies the deployment of network policies, security, and access for students and staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Cloud Essential?
Cisco DNA Cloud Essential is a software subscription that provides cloud-managed networking capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 9300 series switches. It focuses on enabling automation, visibility, and policy management through Cisco's cloud platform.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C9300-DCL-E-24-5Y, is for 24-port Cisco Catalyst 9300 series switches. Ensure your hardware model is compatible.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses offer predictable costs, continuous access to the latest software features and updates, and often include essential support, simplifying IT management and budgeting.
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.