Cisco DNA Essentials C2960XR 24P SMS-K Platform License
Cisco DNA Essentials for C2960XR 24-port switches provides essential network management capabilities, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely under a subscription model.
- Subscription Access: Gain entitlement to core network automation and visibility features for your Cisco C2960XR switches.
- Enhanced Management: Unlock capabilities for simplified device configuration, policy enforcement, and network monitoring.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network operations, reduce manual tasks, and improve overall network performance.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date software and features, helping to meet regulatory and security standards.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Essentials subscription license is designed for the C2960XR 24-port switch platform, unlocking essential software features and capabilities. It provides a foundation for network automation, visibility, and policy enforcement, ensuring your network infrastructure is managed effectively.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain better control over their network devices. It integrates with existing Cisco environments, offering a cost-effective way to enhance network management without the overhead of enterprise-grade solutions.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks for device configuration and deployment.
- Visibility and Analytics: Gain insights into network performance and device status.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce network access policies consistently.
- Software Updates: Ensure access to the latest software features and security patches.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable operational expense with a clear billing cycle.
This Cisco DNA Essentials subscription is ideal for businesses seeking to modernize their network management with essential automation and visibility tools.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Configuration
Enable teams to automate device provisioning and configuration tasks, reducing manual effort and deployment times. Streamline the process of setting up new network devices or updating configurations across multiple switches.
organizations with growing network infrastructure, teams managing distributed network devices, businesses standardizing network configurations
Enhance Network Visibility and Monitoring
Streamline network monitoring by providing enhanced visibility into device status and performance metrics. Automate the collection of network data to proactively identify and address potential issues before they impact operations.
businesses requiring proactive network health checks, IT departments managing critical network uptime, organizations with limited IT staff resources
Implement Consistent Policy Enforcement
Enable teams to define and enforce network access policies consistently across their infrastructure. Automate the application of security and quality of service policies to ensure a secure and optimized user experience.
companies with regulatory compliance needs, organizations standardizing user access controls, businesses protecting sensitive data
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks core network automation, visibility, and policy management features for your C2960XR switches.
Subscription Licensing
Provides a predictable operational expense model for essential network software capabilities.
24-Port C2960XR Platform Support
Specifically designed to enhance the functionality of your Cisco 2960XR 24-port switches.
Network Automation Capabilities
Reduces manual configuration effort and speeds up network device deployment and updates.
Enhanced Network Visibility
Offers better insights into network performance and device health for proactive management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance, making advanced management features essential for protecting sensitive data and meeting regulatory standards.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain high network availability and data privacy, necessitating reliable network management and security to support critical patient care systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments depend on stable and secure network operations for production lines and IoT devices, requiring efficient management to minimize downtime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client information, demanding secure and reliable network infrastructure with strong access controls.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational network automation, visibility, and policy management capabilities for Cisco network devices like the C2960XR.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C2960XR-DE-24-SMSK, is for the Cisco C2960XR 24-port switch platform.
What is the billing model?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis, typically annually or for a multi-year term.
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.