Cisco DNA Essentials C1000 24 Port Subscription
Cisco DNA Essentials provides essential network management and security features for your 24-port Cisco environment, ensuring compliance and operational continuity.
- Enhanced Security: Gain access to foundational security features to protect your network from evolving threats.
- Network Visibility: Coverage for improved insights into network traffic and device performance.
- Compliance Assurance: Protection against licensing lapses and non-compliance with vendor requirements.
- Operational Efficiency: Entitlement to features that streamline network management and reduce manual intervention.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Essentials is a subscription-based software license designed to provide core network management and security capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 1000 series switches. This license unlocks essential features for visibility, policy enforcement, and threat defense, ensuring your network operates securely and efficiently.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to maintain a compliant and well-managed network infrastructure. It integrates directly with Cisco's network hardware, providing a centralized platform for managing switch configurations and security policies.
- Core Network Management: Enables essential configuration and monitoring of network devices.
- Basic Security Features: Provides foundational security capabilities to protect against common threats.
- Software Subscription: Offers a flexible, subscription-based model for predictable budgeting.
- Device Scalability: Supports up to 24 ports on compatible Cisco Catalyst 1000 series switches.
- Compliance and Support: Ensures you are running licensed software and have access to Cisco support resources.
Cisco DNA Essentials offers SMB and mid-market teams the foundational network intelligence and security needed to operate efficiently and compliantly.
What This Enables
Enable Network Visibility and Control
Enable teams to gain deeper insights into network traffic patterns and device performance. Streamline the process of identifying and resolving network issues before they impact operations.
on-premises networks, managed switches, wired infrastructure, IT operations
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the deployment of basic security policies across network devices to protect against common threats. Improve compliance by ensuring all network devices are running licensed and supported software.
business networks, security-conscious environments, compliance-driven IT
Simplify Network Management
Streamline the configuration and ongoing management of Cisco Catalyst 1000 switches. Reduce the need for manual intervention and specialized expertise for day-to-day network operations.
growing businesses, IT departments with limited resources, multi-site operations
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks core network management and security features for Cisco Catalyst 1000 switches, ensuring essential operational capabilities.
24 Port Support
Provides licensing for up to 24 ports on compatible Cisco switches, suitable for departmental or small office deployments.
Subscription Billing
Offers a predictable, recurring cost model for software licensing, aligning expenses with operational needs.
Network Visibility Tools
Enables IT teams to monitor network health and performance, aiding in proactive issue resolution.
Basic Security Policies
Helps enforce foundational security measures to protect the network from common cyber threats.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust network security and compliance to protect sensitive financial data and meet regulatory mandates like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy (HIPAA) and ensure network availability for critical patient care systems, demanding reliable and secure network infrastructure.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries rely on stable networks for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing services, necessitating efficient and secure network operations.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large networks with diverse user needs, requiring scalable and secure solutions to support learning, research, and administrative functions while managing budgets.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides essential network management and security features for specific Cisco Catalyst switches. It is designed to offer core capabilities for visibility, policy, and threat defense.
What hardware does this license apply to?
Based on the product code C1000, this license is intended for Cisco Catalyst 1000 series switches, specifically supporting up to 24 ports.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis (e.g., annually) rather than a one-time perpetual purchase.
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.