Cisco DNA Essentials 24-Port 3-Year License
Enhance your network's capabilities with Cisco DNA Essentials, providing advanced management and security features for 24 ports over a 3-year term.
- Feature Access: Unlock essential network automation, security, and analytics capabilities.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date software and security patches for regulatory adherence.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Scalable Growth: Support network expansion and evolving business needs with licensed features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Essentials license provides a 3-year subscription for 24 network ports, unlocking critical software features for network management, security, and analytics. It ensures your network infrastructure operates with the latest capabilities and security updates.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with Cisco Catalyst 1000 series switches. It empowers teams to automate network tasks, gain visibility into network performance, and enhance overall security posture within their existing IT environment.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like device provisioning and policy enforcement.
- Enhanced Security: Implement access controls and threat detection to protect your network.
- Network Analytics: Gain insights into network performance and user behavior.
- Centralized Management: Simplify network operations through a unified platform.
- Subscription-Based: Predictable billing and continuous access to software updates.
Empower your IT team with essential network intelligence and control, ensuring a secure and efficient network for your business operations.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across their network. Streamline network operations and reduce manual intervention, leading to faster service delivery.
businesses with growing network infrastructure, organizations standardizing IT operations, teams managing multi-site deployments
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and gain visibility into potential threats across the network. Protect sensitive business data and ensure compliance with security standards.
companies handling sensitive customer data, organizations with remote or hybrid workforces, businesses requiring granular access control
Improve Network Performance Visibility
Streamline the collection and analysis of network performance data to identify bottlenecks and optimize user experience. Proactively address issues before they impact business operations.
businesses reliant on network uptime, organizations seeking to improve application performance, teams managing voice and video traffic
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks essential network automation, security, and analytics features for your Cisco switches.
24 Port License
Provides licensing coverage for up to 24 network ports on your Cisco devices.
3-Year Term
Guarantees access to features and updates for a predictable 3-year period, simplifying budgeting.
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and speeds up deployment of network changes.
Security Features
Enhances network defense with policy enforcement and threat visibility.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Ensures robust security and compliance with financial regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, critical for protecting sensitive transaction data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Supports HIPAA compliance requirements by providing secure network access and data protection for patient information.
Retail & Hospitality
Enables secure payment processing and guest Wi-Fi management, enhancing customer experience while maintaining data integrity.
Education & Research
Facilitates secure network segmentation for student and faculty access, supporting research data integrity and operational continuity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides essential network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for Cisco Catalyst switches. It helps simplify network management and improve operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is typically associated with Cisco Catalyst 1000 series switches, providing enhanced software features for these devices.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses offer predictable costs, continuous access to software updates and new features, and ensure your network remains compliant and secure over the term of the subscription.
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.