Cisco DNA Essentials On Prem License 1 Year
This Cisco DNA Essentials On Prem License provides essential network management capabilities for up to 25 million aggregated devices over a one-year term.
- License Term: Annual subscription ensuring access to current features and support.
- Capacity: Covers up to 25 million aggregated devices, suitable for large-scale deployments.
- On Premise Deployment: Ideal for organizations requiring local control and data residency.
- Feature Access: Unlocks core network automation, visibility, and security features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Essentials On Prem License is an annual subscription providing foundational software capabilities for managing Cisco networks locally. It unlocks essential features for network automation, visibility, and policy enforcement, ensuring your infrastructure operates efficiently and securely.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations that manage their own IT infrastructure. It integrates with Cisco's network hardware to provide centralized control and insights, simplifying day-to-day operations and reducing manual configuration tasks.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like device provisioning and configuration changes.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network traffic, device health, and user activity.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce network access policies consistently across your environment.
- Security Features: Implement basic security controls to protect your network from threats.
- Compliance Management: Maintain network compliance through standardized configurations and reporting.
Empower your IT team with essential network management tools without the complexity of enterprise-level solutions.
What This Enables
Automate Network Provisioning and Configuration
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of new network devices. Streamline the process of updating configurations across multiple devices to ensure consistency and reduce manual errors.
organizations with growing network footprints, businesses managing distributed sites, teams standardizing network deployments, companies seeking operational efficiency
Enhance Network Visibility and Troubleshooting
Streamline network monitoring by providing centralized visibility into device health and traffic patterns. Automate the identification of network issues to accelerate troubleshooting and minimize downtime.
businesses experiencing network performance issues, IT departments managing complex infrastructures, organizations requiring proactive issue detection, companies focused on uptime
Enforce Network Access Policies
Enable teams to define and enforce consistent security and access policies across the entire network. Automate policy updates to adapt to changing security requirements and maintain compliance.
organizations with strict security requirements, businesses managing sensitive data, companies needing to segment network access, environments requiring regulatory compliance
Key Features
Network Automation
Reduces manual effort and configuration errors by automating device provisioning and updates.
Network Visibility
Provides a centralized view of network health and performance, enabling faster issue resolution.
Policy Management
Ensures consistent application of security and access policies across the network.
On Premise Deployment
Allows for local control and data residency, meeting specific security and compliance needs.
Annual Subscription
Provides access to current software features and support for a defined period, simplifying budgeting.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps to enforce through policy management and visibility features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy and network uptime, benefiting from the automation and assurance capabilities to manage critical infrastructure.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have complex, distributed networks that require efficient management and automation to ensure operational continuity and security.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic networks with diverse user needs, benefiting from simplified provisioning and policy enforcement to maintain a stable learning environment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software suite that provides foundational capabilities for automating, assuring, and securing your Cisco network infrastructure. It is designed to simplify network operations for businesses.
What does 'On Prem' mean for this license?
On Prem means the software is installed and managed within your own data center or network environment, rather than being a cloud-hosted service. This gives you direct control over your data and operations.
What is the license term and billing model?
This is an annual subscription license, meaning you pay for the use of the software for one year at a time. Billing is recurring on an annual basis.
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.