Cisco DNA Essentials C3650 24P SMS-1 Subscription
Secure essential network management capabilities for your Cisco C3650 switches with a Cisco DNA Essentials subscription, ensuring ongoing compliance and operational efficiency.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to core network automation and security features.
- Platform Coverage: Applies to Cisco Catalyst 3650 series switches with 24 ports.
- Key Value: Enables essential network visibility, policy enforcement, and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Billing Model: Recurring subscription ensures continuous access to software features and updates.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that unlocks foundational network automation, visibility, and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 3650 switches. This license provides essential capabilities for managing your network infrastructure efficiently and compliantly.
This subscription is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to streamline network operations, enforce security policies, and maintain compliance without the overhead of enterprise-level solutions. It integrates directly with your existing Cisco hardware.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive network tasks to reduce manual effort and potential errors.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network traffic and device status for better troubleshooting.
- Policy Enforcement: Apply consistent security and access policies across your network infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance through standardized network configurations and reporting.
- Software Updates: Receive regular software updates and access to new features within the Essentials tier.
Cisco DNA Essentials provides a cost-effective path for SMB and mid-market teams to modernize their network management and security posture.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Efficiency
Enable teams to automate routine network configuration and provisioning tasks, reducing manual effort and the potential for human error. Streamline the deployment and management of network policies across multiple devices.
organizations with distributed network infrastructure, teams managing multiple switch models, businesses seeking to reduce operational overhead
Enhance Network Visibility and Troubleshooting
Streamline network monitoring by providing deeper insights into device status and traffic patterns. Automate the identification and resolution of common network issues, minimizing downtime.
businesses reliant on network uptime, IT departments facing alert fatigue, companies with complex network topologies
Ensure Network Security and Compliance
Automate the enforcement of security policies and access controls across the network infrastructure. Maintain compliance with industry regulations and internal security standards through consistent policy application.
organizations handling sensitive data, businesses subject to regulatory audits, companies requiring standardized security postures
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks core network automation, visibility, and security features for Cisco Catalyst 3650 switches, improving operational efficiency.
Subscription Licensing
Provides ongoing access to software capabilities and updates through a predictable billing model, aligning costs with usage.
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and potential errors, allowing IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives.
Enhanced Visibility
Offers deeper insights into network performance and health, facilitating faster troubleshooting and issue resolution.
Policy Enforcement
Ensures consistent application of security and access policies across the network, strengthening the overall security posture.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust network security and compliance to protect sensitive financial data and adhere to strict regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain high levels of network availability and security to protect patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure critical medical systems remain operational.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries rely on stable and secure networks for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing services, often requiring consistent policy enforcement across multiple locations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and visibility to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring uptime and security for production systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational network automation, visibility, and security features for Cisco Catalyst switches. It is designed to simplify network management for businesses.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C3650-DE-24-SMS1, applies to Cisco Catalyst 3650 series switches with 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) for continuous access to the software features.
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.