Cisco DNA Essentials On-Premise License, Aggregated 50M, 1 Year
Cisco DNA Essentials On-Premise licensing provides essential network management capabilities for your business infrastructure over a one-year term.
- Network Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network traffic and device status.
- Policy Enforcement: Simplify and automate the application of network policies.
- Security Enhancements: Improve network security posture with foundational controls.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to regulatory and internal security standards.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Essentials On-Premise license unlocks foundational network automation and assurance capabilities for your business network. It provides essential features for visibility, policy management, and security, ensuring your network operates efficiently and remains compliant.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations, this subscription license integrates with your existing Cisco infrastructure, offering a streamlined approach to network operations without the complexity of enterprise-level solutions.
- Automated Network Management: Streamline device provisioning and configuration.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Monitor network health and performance in real-time.
- Policy-Based Automation: Define and enforce network access and security policies.
- Software Image Management: Simplify software updates and patch management.
- Foundation for Advanced Features: Provides the base for future network enhancements.
This Cisco Essentials license is ideal for businesses seeking to modernize their network management with essential automation and visibility tools.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Visibility
Enable teams to automate device provisioning and configuration, reducing manual effort and potential errors. Streamline network monitoring to gain real-time insights into performance and health, allowing for proactive issue resolution.
On-premise network deployments, Cisco Catalyst infrastructure, centralized IT management, multi-site operations
Simplify Policy Management
Streamline the enforcement of network access and security policies across your infrastructure. Automate policy deployment to ensure consistent security posture and compliance with internal standards.
Segmented network environments, compliance-driven organizations, distributed workforces, secure access requirements
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate foundational security controls to protect your network from unauthorized access and threats. Improve compliance by ensuring consistent application of security policies across all connected devices.
Businesses with sensitive data, regulated industries, organizations requiring baseline security, proactive threat mitigation
Key Features
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration time and minimizes errors, leading to more stable network operations.
Network Assurance
Provides real-time insights into network health and performance, enabling proactive troubleshooting and improved user experience.
Policy Management
Simplifies the deployment and enforcement of network access and security policies, ensuring consistency and compliance.
Software Image Management
Facilitates easier software updates and patch management, enhancing security and maintaining vendor support.
On-Premise Deployment
Allows for direct control and management of network software within your own data center or network closet.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires strict adherence to data security and compliance regulations, making automated policy enforcement and enhanced network visibility crucial for protecting sensitive financial information.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain HIPAA compliance and ensure the availability of critical systems, benefiting from the enhanced security and reliability provided by automated network management.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex networks supporting operational technology (OT), where reliable network performance and security are paramount to prevent production downtime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client data, necessitating robust network security and compliance measures to protect sensitive information and maintain client trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software license that provides foundational network automation and assurance capabilities for Cisco networks. It focuses on simplifying device provisioning, policy management, and network visibility.
What does 'On-Premise' mean for this license?
On-Premise means the software and its management capabilities are deployed and run within your own IT infrastructure, rather than in a cloud-hosted environment. This gives you direct control over your network management tools.
What is the term of this license?
This specific license has a term of one year, as indicated by '1M' in the product details. It is a subscription-based model requiring renewal.
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.