Cisco DNA Essentials for Catalyst 9300 Series
Cisco DNA Essentials for Catalyst 9300 provides essential network automation and visibility features for your core switching infrastructure, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance.
- Essential Network Automation: Streamline device provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across your network.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network health, performance, and security events for proactive management.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory adherence and internal policy consistency with automated checks and reporting.
- Simplified Management: Reduce operational overhead and IT complexity with centralized control and intelligent analytics.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that unlocks foundational network automation and assurance capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches. It provides essential tools for managing, monitoring, and securing your network infrastructure, enabling greater operational efficiency and compliance.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for the day-to-day operation of their wired network. It integrates directly with the Catalyst 9300 switches, providing a unified platform for network control and visibility within their existing IT environment.
- Automated Device Onboarding: Accelerate the deployment of new switches with zero-touch provisioning.
- Network Health Monitoring: Proactively identify and resolve network issues with real-time performance analytics.
- Policy-Based Automation: Define and enforce network policies consistently across all connected devices.
- Security Event Visibility: Gain insights into security-related events for faster threat detection and response.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous updates and access to new features throughout the license term.
Cisco DNA Essentials offers SMB and mid-market teams the foundational automation and visibility needed to manage their Catalyst 9300 network efficiently and securely.
What This Enables
Enable Automated Network Provisioning
Enable teams to rapidly deploy and configure new Cisco Catalyst 9300 switches with automated workflows. Streamline the onboarding process, reducing manual errors and accelerating time to service for new network segments.
wired networks, core switching, network expansion, IT department operations
Enhance Network Health Monitoring
Streamline the process of monitoring network performance and identifying potential issues before they impact users. Automate the collection of telemetry data to gain proactive insights into device health and network behavior.
network operations, performance management, proactive maintenance, IT infrastructure
Ensure Policy Compliance
Automate the enforcement of network policies and configurations across your Catalyst 9300 switches. Maintain consistent security postures and regulatory compliance through centralized policy management and reporting.
security policy, regulatory compliance, network standardization, IT governance
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks foundational automation and assurance capabilities for Catalyst 9300 Series switches.
Automated Device Onboarding
Speeds up switch deployment and reduces manual configuration errors.
Network Health Monitoring
Provides real-time insights for proactive issue detection and resolution.
Policy-Based Automation
Ensures consistent application of security and operational policies across the network.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable costs and access to ongoing software updates and features.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability, robust security, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which DNA Essentials helps to enforce through automated policy management and enhanced visibility.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to stringent data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, necessitating secure and compliant network infrastructure that DNA Essentials supports through consistent policy enforcement and detailed network monitoring.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses rely on stable and secure networks for point-of-sale systems, guest Wi-Fi, and inventory management, benefiting from the simplified deployment and proactive monitoring offered by DNA Essentials.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks and require efficient deployment and management tools to support students and staff, making DNA Essentials' automation and visibility features valuable for IT teams.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides essential network automation, visibility, and assurance features for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches. It helps simplify network management and improve operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C9300-DE-SMS1, is designed for the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series modular switches.
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 the duration of the subscription 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.