Cisco DNA Essentials On-Prem License 3 Year
Cisco DNA Essentials On-Prem License provides essential network management capabilities for your business for a 3-year term, enhancing operational efficiency and security.
- License Term: 3-year subscription ensuring continuous access to essential network features.
- Capacity: Supports up to 10Gbps aggregated or 20Gbps for specific functions, scaling with your network needs.
- On-Premises Deployment: Ideal for organizations preferring to manage their network software within their own data center.
- Feature Access: Unlocks core network automation, visibility, and policy enforcement capabilities.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license for Cisco DNA Essentials, designed for on-premises deployment. It provides foundational capabilities for network automation, visibility, and policy management, supporting aggregated network traffic up to 10Gbps and specific functions up to 20Gbps.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to gain essential control over their network infrastructure. It fits within environments where on-premises software management is preferred, offering a cost-effective way to access critical network management features without enterprise-level overhead.
- Network Automation: Streamline repetitive network tasks and configuration management.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain insights into network traffic and device performance.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and apply network policies consistently across your infrastructure.
- Security Foundation: Implement basic security controls and segmentation.
- Subscription Model: Predictable costs with a 3-year term for budget certainty.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license offers SMB and mid-market teams essential network control and automation at a predictable cost for three years.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Simplification
Enable teams to automate routine network configurations and policy deployments, reducing manual errors and freeing up IT staff for strategic initiatives. Streamline the process of onboarding new devices and applying consistent network policies across the entire infrastructure.
on-premises deployments, managed IT environments, distributed networks, hybrid cloud infrastructure
Enhance Network Visibility and Control
Streamline the monitoring of network performance and device health, providing IT professionals with actionable insights to proactively address potential issues. Automate the collection of network telemetry data to improve troubleshooting and capacity planning.
business-critical operations, IT infrastructure management, network operations centers, security operations
Implement Foundational Security Policies
Enable teams to define and enforce network access policies consistently, reducing the attack surface and improving overall security posture. Protect sensitive business data by segmenting network traffic and controlling device communication.
compliance-driven organizations, regulated industries, secure data handling, access control management
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Provides core network automation, visibility, and policy management capabilities for your on-premises infrastructure.
3-Year Subscription Term
Ensures predictable costs and continuous access to essential network management features for three years.
On-Premises Deployment
Allows organizations to maintain full control over their network software within their own data center.
Up to 10G Aggregated / 20G Specific Traffic Support
Scales to meet the demands of growing network traffic for essential business operations.
Centralized Management Platform
Simplifies network administration and reduces the complexity of managing distributed network devices.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps address through policy enforcement and visibility for sensitive data handling.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable and secure network operations to manage patient data and critical medical devices, benefiting from the visibility and control offered by this license.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have complex on-premises network infrastructure that can be streamlined and secured with automated management and policy enforcement.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks and can benefit from simplified device onboarding, policy consistency, and enhanced visibility provided by Cisco DNA Essentials.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software license that provides foundational capabilities for network automation, visibility, and policy management. This on-premises version is designed for businesses that prefer to manage their network software within their own data center.
What does the 3-year term mean?
The 3-year term signifies that your subscription for Cisco DNA Essentials is active and supported for a continuous period of three years from the date of purchase. This provides budget predictability and ensures ongoing access to the licensed features.
What kind of network traffic does this license support?
This license supports aggregated network traffic up to 10Gbps and specific functions up to 20Gbps. This capacity is suitable for many SMB and mid-market network environments.
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.