Cisco DNA EA Advantage for Catalyst 9400 Series
Cisco DNA EA Advantage for Catalyst 9400 Series provides essential software features and support for your network infrastructure, ensuring continuous operation and advanced capabilities.
- Access to: Advanced network automation, security policies, and analytics for enhanced visibility and control.
- Coverage for: Software updates and technical support, ensuring your network remains current and operational.
- Protection against: Network vulnerabilities and performance degradation through proactive threat detection and policy enforcement.
- Entitlement to: Cisco's latest innovations in network management and programmability for future-proofing your infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA EA Advantage subscription provides essential software capabilities and ongoing support for your Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular switches. It unlocks features for network automation, security, and analytics, ensuring your network infrastructure operates efficiently and securely.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with your existing Catalyst 9400 deployment. It is crucial for maintaining network health, enforcing security policies, and gaining deeper insights into network performance.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic, user behavior, and application performance.
- Automated Provisioning: Simplify network configuration and deployment with intent-based networking principles.
- Advanced Security: Implement granular security policies and threat detection to protect your network.
- Software Updates: Receive continuous access to the latest software features, bug fixes, and security patches.
- 24x7 Technical Support: Access expert Cisco support to resolve issues quickly and minimize downtime.
Empower your IT team with advanced network management and security tools, delivering enterprise-grade capabilities without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate repetitive network tasks, such as device provisioning and configuration updates. Streamline network operations and reduce the potential for human error in complex environments.
on-premises network infrastructure, multi-site deployments, wired and wireless networks, centralized management
Strengthen Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies across the network, segmenting traffic and detecting threats in real time. Protect sensitive business data and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
security-conscious organizations, compliance-driven environments, distributed workforces, critical infrastructure protection
Gain Deeper Network Insights
Streamline the collection and analysis of network telemetry data to identify performance bottlenecks and potential issues. Improve troubleshooting efficiency and proactively optimize network performance.
performance-sensitive operations, IT teams focused on optimization, environments with high user traffic, proactive monitoring needs
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Essentials
Provides a centralized platform for network automation, policy enforcement, and assurance, simplifying management.
Software Subscription
Ensures continuous access to the latest software features, security updates, and bug fixes for your Catalyst 9400 switches.
Advanced Security Features
Enables granular security policies, network segmentation, and threat detection to protect your business data.
Network Analytics
Offers insights into network performance, user behavior, and application usage for better troubleshooting and optimization.
Cisco TAC Support
Provides access to expert technical assistance for rapid issue resolution and minimized network downtime.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance to protect sensitive financial data and adhere to strict regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain high levels of network security and availability to protect patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure critical medical systems remain operational.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries rely on secure and reliable networks for point-of-sale systems, guest Wi-Fi, and inventory management, often requiring advanced security to protect customer data.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and security to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring uptime and protecting critical production systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA EA Advantage?
Cisco DNA EA Advantage is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for network automation, security, and analytics on Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches. It includes ongoing software updates and technical support.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular access switches. The MPN E2N-C9400-B-A indicates it is a platform license for this switch series.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses ensure you always have access to the latest software features, security patches, and innovations from Cisco. It also includes essential technical support, providing predictable costs and continuous operational readiness.
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.