Cisco C3850 DNA Essentials License
This Cisco DNA Essentials subscription license provides essential network automation and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 platform over a 3-year term.
- License Term: Enjoy 3 years of access to essential network automation and security capabilities.
- Feature Access: Unlock core Cisco DNA features for enhanced network visibility and control.
- Compliance: Maintain software compliance and access to critical updates for your network infrastructure.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network management tasks and reduce manual configuration efforts.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco C3850 DNA Essentials license is a subscription-based software entitlement designed to enhance the capabilities of your Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches. It provides foundational access to Cisco's Digital Network Architecture (DNA) features, enabling greater automation, visibility, and policy enforcement across your network.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations seeking to modernize their network operations. It integrates with existing Cisco Catalyst 3850 hardware, providing a cost-effective way to gain essential software-driven networking benefits without the overhead of enterprise-grade solutions.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive network tasks and provisioning.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network traffic and device performance.
- Policy Enforcement: Apply consistent security and access policies across the network.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from a predictable billing model and continuous access to software updates.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches.
Empower your IT team with essential network intelligence and automation, ensuring a more secure and efficient network environment for your business.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate routine network configuration and deployment tasks, reducing manual effort and potential for human error. Streamline the provisioning of network services and policies across multiple devices.
organizations with Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches, IT teams managing network infrastructure, businesses seeking operational efficiency
Enhance Network Visibility and Analytics
Streamline the process of monitoring network health and performance with integrated analytics. Provide IT professionals with deeper insights into traffic patterns and device status to proactively identify and resolve issues.
businesses with growing network complexity, IT departments needing better diagnostic tools, organizations focused on network uptime
Improve Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and access controls across the network infrastructure. Protect sensitive business data by ensuring consistent security configurations on Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches.
companies with regulatory compliance needs, organizations handling sensitive customer data, IT environments prioritizing security
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks foundational network automation, visibility, and policy features for Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches.
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software capabilities for three years.
Low Port Density Licensing
Cost-effective licensing tailored for networks with specific port requirements on Catalyst 3850 switches.
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration time and minimizes errors in network deployments and changes.
Enhanced Network Visibility
Offers deeper insights into network traffic and device health for proactive troubleshooting.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust network security and compliance with strict financial regulations, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps address through policy enforcement and enhanced visibility.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable and secure network operations to manage patient data and critical systems, benefiting from the automation and visibility features for compliance and uptime.
Retail & Hospitality
These businesses often manage distributed networks and require efficient deployment and management of network infrastructure to support point-of-sale systems and guest services.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and reliable performance to support operational technology (OT) and ensure continuous production cycles.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational features for network automation, visibility, and policy enforcement on Cisco Catalyst switches. It is part of Cisco's broader Digital Network Architecture.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license (C3850XS-DNA-L-E-3Y) is designed for the Cisco Catalyst 3850 series of switches.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses offer a predictable billing model and ensure continuous access to the latest software features, updates, and security patches throughout 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.