Cisco C9300 DNA Essentials License, 24-Port Fiber, 5 Year Term
This Cisco DNA Essentials license provides advanced network management capabilities for your 24-port fiber switches over a 5-year term, ensuring enhanced control and visibility.
- License Term: Enjoy 5 years of continuous access to essential network automation and security features.
- Feature Access: Unlock capabilities for network segmentation, policy enforcement, and advanced analytics.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date software and security patches to meet regulatory requirements.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network configuration and troubleshooting with centralized management tools.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco C9300 DNA Essentials license is a 5-year subscription designed for 24-port fiber switch deployments, enabling critical network automation, security, and assurance features.
This subscription is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations seeking to simplify network operations, enhance security posture, and ensure compliance within their existing Cisco Catalyst 9300 infrastructure.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like configuration and policy deployment.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular access controls and threat detection capabilities.
- Performance Assurance: Gain insights into network health and user experience with advanced analytics.
- Simplified Management: Centralize network management and policy enforcement through Cisco DNA Center.
- Subscription Value: Benefit from continuous software updates and access to new features for 5 years.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license offers SMB and mid-market teams an affordable path to enterprise-grade network intelligence and automation.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network configuration tasks, reducing manual errors and deployment times. Streamline the provisioning of network services across the infrastructure with consistent policy application.
wired networks, campus environments, multi-site deployments, network segmentation
Enhance Network Security and Compliance
Streamline the implementation of granular security policies and access controls to protect sensitive business data. Automate compliance checks and reporting to meet industry regulations and internal security standards.
security-conscious environments, regulatory adherence, threat mitigation, access control management
Improve Network Visibility and Performance
Enable teams to gain deep insights into network health, application performance, and user experience through advanced analytics. Proactively identify and resolve network issues before they impact business operations.
performance monitoring, troubleshooting, user experience optimization, proactive issue resolution
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Provides a single dashboard for network management, automation, and assurance, simplifying complex operations.
Network Segmentation
Allows for the creation of micro-segments to isolate traffic and enhance security by limiting the blast radius of potential breaches.
Policy-Based Automation
Enables the definition and enforcement of network policies across the infrastructure, ensuring consistency and compliance.
Advanced Network Analytics
Offers deep visibility into network performance, client health, and application usage to proactively identify and resolve issues.
5-Year Subscription Term
Guarantees access to essential software features and updates for an extended period, providing predictable costs and continuous improvement.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security and compliance measures, which Cisco DNA Essentials supports through advanced policy enforcement and network segmentation to protect sensitive financial data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain high levels of network security and data privacy (HIPAA compliance), making the automated security features and visibility provided by DNA Essentials critical.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries often operate with distributed networks and require simplified management and robust security for point-of-sale systems and guest Wi-Fi, areas where DNA Essentials excels.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and require efficient network segmentation and policy control to secure resources and manage bandwidth effectively.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational automation, security, and assurance capabilities for Cisco Catalyst switches. It is designed to simplify network management and enhance operational efficiency for businesses.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license (C9300-DNA-E-24S-5Y) is for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches with 24 fiber ports. The DNA Essentials license can be applied to various Catalyst 9000 series switches.
What is the difference between DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage?
DNA Essentials provides core automation, security, and assurance features. DNA Advantage offers more advanced capabilities, including SD-Access, IoT services, and more granular analytics, for more complex network requirements.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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.