Cisco DNA Essentials C2960XR 48P OPS
Cisco DNA Essentials for C2960XR 48P provides essential network automation and visibility features, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to core network automation and security features.
- Platform Coverage: Enables advanced capabilities on Cisco Catalyst 2960XR 48-port switches.
- Key Value: Ensures network compliance, simplifies management, and provides critical operational insights.
- Billing Model: Ongoing subscription ensures continuous access to software updates and support.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Essentials is a subscription-based software license that unlocks foundational network automation, security, and assurance capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 2960XR switches. This license provides essential features designed to simplify network operations, enhance security posture, and improve network visibility.
This platform license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to manage their network infrastructure efficiently. It integrates with your existing Cisco hardware, providing a centralized platform for policy enforcement, threat defense, and performance monitoring within your business's own network environment.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like configuration and policy deployment.
- Security Features: Enhance network security with integrated threat defense capabilities.
- Network Assurance: Gain insights into network health and performance for proactive troubleshooting.
- Simplified Management: Centralize network management for improved operational efficiency.
- Compliance: Maintain compliance with security policies and industry regulations.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize their network management without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Policy Enforcement
Enable teams to automate routine network configurations and enforce security policies across the infrastructure. Streamline the deployment of network-wide changes and ensure consistent policy application.
businesses with distributed network devices, organizations standardizing network configurations, teams managing multiple network segments
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of advanced security features to protect against evolving threats. Automate threat detection and response to minimize the impact of security incidents.
organizations prioritizing data protection, businesses with regulatory compliance needs, companies managing sensitive customer data
Improve Network Visibility and Assurance
Automate the collection of network performance data to gain deep insights into operational health. Enable proactive identification and resolution of network issues before they impact users.
teams focused on network uptime, businesses reliant on network performance, IT departments seeking to reduce troubleshooting time
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Provides essential network automation, security, and assurance features for your Cisco Catalyst 2960XR switches.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures continuous access to the latest software features, updates, and support through a predictable billing model.
Network Automation Capabilities
Reduces manual effort in network configuration and management, freeing up IT staff for strategic tasks.
Security Enhancements
Strengthens your network's defense against cyber threats, protecting business operations and data.
Network Assurance and Visibility
Offers insights into network performance and health, enabling proactive issue resolution and improved user experience.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust 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 security and availability to protect patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure critical medical systems remain operational.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries rely on secure and reliable networks for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing services, often requiring PCI DSS compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand resilient and secure networks to support operational technology (OT) and ensure continuous production, often with specific uptime requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a subscription license that unlocks foundational network automation, security, and assurance features for Cisco Catalyst switches. It is designed to simplify network operations for businesses.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C2960XR-DE-48-OPS, is for the Cisco Catalyst 2960XR 48-port switch platform.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for access to the software features and ongoing support.
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.