Cisco DNA Essentials C3850 48P OPS
Cisco DNA Essentials for C3850 switches unlocks advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
- Feature Access: Gain entitlement to essential network automation, visibility, and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network configuration, policy enforcement, and troubleshooting through centralized management and intelligent insights.
- Security Enhancement: Improve your network posture with integrated security features that help detect and mitigate threats.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain network compliance and audit readiness with consistent policy application and detailed reporting.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription license designed to enhance the capabilities of Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches. It provides essential features for network automation, security, and visibility, enabling IT teams to manage their network infrastructure more effectively.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to simplify network operations, improve security, and gain deeper insights into their network's performance without the complexity of enterprise-level solutions.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like configuration deployment and policy updates.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network traffic patterns and device health.
- Security Features: Implement essential security controls to protect your network from threats.
- Centralized Management: Manage network policies and configurations from a single platform.
- Subscription-Based: Offers predictable costs and access to ongoing software updates and support.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license provides SMB and mid-market organizations with the foundational tools to modernize their network infrastructure and improve operational efficiency.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Policy Enforcement
Enable teams to automate device provisioning, configuration updates, and policy deployment across their network. Streamline network management and reduce the risk of manual errors and inconsistencies.
wired networks, campus environments, branch offices, multi-device deployments
Enhance Network Security and Threat Detection
Automate the application of security policies and gain visibility into potential threats. Improve your organization's security posture by proactively identifying and mitigating network risks.
security-conscious environments, compliance-driven operations, distributed networks, critical infrastructure
Improve Network Visibility and Performance Monitoring
Streamline the process of monitoring network health and performance with enhanced visibility tools. Enable IT professionals to quickly identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal user experience.
performance-sensitive operations, user experience focused teams, proactive network management, data-intensive workflows
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks essential network automation, security, and visibility features for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates and support.
Centralized Network Management
Simplifies configuration and policy enforcement across multiple devices from a single interface.
Network Assurance
Offers insights into network health and performance, aiding in proactive troubleshooting.
Security Features
Enhances network security by enabling consistent policy application and threat mitigation capabilities.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust network security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Essentials supports through policy automation and threat mitigation features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Ensuring network uptime and data security is critical; DNA Essentials provides visibility and automation to maintain operational integrity and compliance with regulations like HIPAA.
Retail & Hospitality
Organizations in this sector benefit from simplified network management across potentially many locations, enabling efficient deployment of services and enhanced customer experiences.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Reliable and secure network operations are essential for production environments. DNA Essentials helps manage complex industrial networks and ensures consistent policy enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches with 48 ports.
What is the term of this subscription?
The license term is typically one year, three years, or five years, depending on the specific purchase agreement. Billing is on a subscription basis.
What happens when the subscription expires?
Upon expiration, the advanced features enabled by the DNA Essentials license will cease to function. Renewal is required to maintain access to these capabilities 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.