Cisco DNA EA Advantage EXI for C9300 48-Port
Cisco DNA EA Advantage EXI licensing provides advanced network management and security features for your Cisco C9300 48-port switches, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock intelligent network insights, automation, and enhanced security protocols.
- Extended Software Lifecycle: Ensure continued access to software updates, patches, and new feature releases.
- Simplified Network Management: Centralize control and visibility across your network infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to security standards and regulatory requirements with up-to-date software.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA EA Advantage EXI subscription license unlocks a suite of advanced software features and capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series 48-port switches. It provides enhanced network visibility, automation, security, and analytics, moving beyond basic functionality to offer a more intelligent and manageable network environment.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with existing Cisco hardware to provide a unified platform for network operations. It is ideal for businesses looking to modernize their network infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen their security posture without the overhead of enterprise-level solutions.
- Intelligent Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks and streamline network provisioning.
- Enhanced Security Features: Implement advanced threat detection, policy enforcement, and access control.
- Network Analytics and Insights: Gain deep visibility into network performance and user behavior.
- Centralized Management: Simplify configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting from a single pane of glass.
- Software Subscription Model: Benefit from predictable costs and continuous access to the latest software innovations.
This Cisco DNA Advantage EXI license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to elevate their network's intelligence, security, and manageability.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across the infrastructure. Streamline operations and reduce manual intervention, freeing up IT staff for strategic initiatives.
businesses with growing networks, organizations standardizing IT operations, teams managing distributed sites
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of advanced security policies, threat detection, and access controls to protect sensitive business data. Automate security updates and compliance checks to mitigate risks.
companies handling sensitive data, organizations with remote workforces, businesses requiring regulatory compliance
Gain Deeper Network Visibility
Automate the collection and analysis of network performance data to identify bottlenecks and optimize user experience. Enable proactive monitoring and faster troubleshooting of network issues.
businesses experiencing performance issues, organizations with critical applications, teams focused on user experience
Key Features
Cisco DNA Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and speeds up network deployments.
Cisco DNA Security
Provides advanced threat defense and policy enforcement for better data protection.
Cisco DNA Analytics
Offers insights into network health and user behavior for proactive management.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures access to the latest software features and support with predictable costs.
Catalyst 9300 Series Integration
Optimizes performance and management for a widely deployed enterprise switch platform.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance to protect sensitive financial data and maintain regulatory adherence, which Cisco DNA Advantage EXI features help to ensure.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure and reliable network operations to manage patient data and critical systems, benefiting from the advanced security and visibility provided by this license.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries rely on efficient network performance for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing services, all of which can be optimized with Cisco DNA's automation and analytics.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and enhanced security to support operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring uptime and data integrity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA EA Advantage EXI?
Cisco DNA EA Advantage EXI is a software subscription license that unlocks advanced features for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches. It provides enhanced automation, security, and analytics capabilities.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series 48-port switches, as indicated by the product data.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis, typically annually or multi-year, providing continuous access to features and updates.
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.