Cisco DNA Essentials C3560CX 12P SMS-K Platform License
Cisco DNA Essentials provides essential network management capabilities for your C3560CX platform, enabling streamlined operations and enhanced control over your business network.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to essential network features.
- Billing Model: Annual subscription ensures predictable operational expenses.
- Platform Focus: Designed for Cisco Catalyst 3560CX series switches.
- Key Value: Maintains compliance and unlocks core network automation features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco DNA Essentials platform software license subscription for the C3560CX series switches. It unlocks essential network automation and management features, providing a foundation for modernizing your network infrastructure and ensuring ongoing compliance with Cisco's software lifecycle.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain visibility and control over their network devices. It integrates with the Cisco Digital Network Architecture framework, allowing for more intelligent network operations within their existing IT environment.
- Essential Network Features: Access core capabilities for network visibility and basic automation.
- Subscription Licensing: Provides predictable costs and access to software updates.
- Cisco DNA Compatibility: Aligns your network with Cisco's broader digital transformation strategy.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain software licensing compliance with Cisco standards.
- Simplified Management: Offers tools to streamline day-to-day network operations.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to enhance their network management without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Visibility
Enable teams to gain deeper insights into network performance and user activity. Streamline routine network tasks through basic automation features included in the Essentials tier.
On-premises network infrastructure, wired and wireless environments, multi-site deployments, managed service environments.
Ensure Software Compliance and Support
Streamline software licensing to ensure compliance with vendor requirements and avoid operational disruptions. Maintain access to essential software updates and security patches for continued network stability.
Regulated industries, IT asset management, business continuity planning, technology refresh cycles.
Modernize Network Management Foundation
Automate basic network configurations and policy enforcement for improved operational efficiency. Provide IT professionals with foundational tools to manage network growth and complexity.
Growing businesses, multi-location organizations, IT departments with limited resources, infrastructure modernization initiatives.
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks core network automation and management capabilities for your Cisco switches.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates.
C3560CX Platform Support
Specifically designed to enhance the functionality of your Cisco Catalyst 3560CX series switches.
Network Visibility Tools
Offers essential insights into network traffic and device status for better control.
Basic Automation Features
Helps streamline routine network tasks, freeing up IT resources.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust network security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps maintain through updated software and essential management features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Reliable and secure network operations are critical for patient data management and operational continuity, supported by the foundational features of this license.
Legal & Professional Services
Maintaining client confidentiality and operational uptime is paramount, making consistent network performance and security management essential.
Retail & Hospitality
These businesses rely on stable networks for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer services, benefiting from streamlined network operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides essential network management and automation features for Cisco networking hardware, including the Catalyst 3560CX series.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license SKU, C3560CX-DE-12-SMSK, is for the Cisco Catalyst 3560CX series switches.
What is the billing model?
This is a subscription-based license, typically billed annually, providing ongoing 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.