Cisco DNA Essentials On-Premise License
Cisco DNA Essentials On-Premise licensing provides essential network management and security features for your business infrastructure over a 3-year term.
- License Term: Subscription-based access for 3 years, ensuring continuous access to essential network capabilities.
- Feature Access: Unlocks core network automation, security, and analytics features for on-premise deployments.
- Compliance: Helps maintain network compliance and security posture with up-to-date software and features.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamlines network management tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Essentials On-Premise license provides a 3-year subscription to essential network automation, security, and assurance features for your on-premise infrastructure. It enables core functionalities designed to simplify network management and enhance visibility.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with Cisco hardware to provide a unified platform for managing network devices, enforcing security policies, and gaining insights into network performance.
- Network Automation: Automate device provisioning and configuration to reduce manual effort.
- Security Features: Implement basic security policies and gain visibility into network threats.
- Network Assurance: Monitor network health and performance with essential analytics.
- Centralized Management: Manage network devices from a single, on-premise platform.
- Subscription Term: 3-year subscription ensures access to the latest features and support.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license offers essential network control and security for businesses seeking enterprise-grade capabilities without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Provisioning
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of network devices, reducing manual errors and accelerating service delivery. Streamline the onboarding of new network hardware with predefined policies and templates.
On-premise network deployments, businesses with growing device counts, IT teams managing Cisco infrastructure
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of basic security policies across the network, helping to protect against common threats. Gain visibility into network access and user activity to identify potential security risks.
Businesses requiring foundational network security, organizations with compliance considerations, IT environments with mixed user access needs
Improve Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline the monitoring of network health and performance, allowing IT professionals to proactively identify and resolve issues. Gain essential insights into network traffic patterns and device status to ensure optimal operation.
IT departments focused on network uptime, businesses needing to troubleshoot performance issues, environments with critical network dependencies
Key Features
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration time and minimizes human error during device deployment and updates.
Basic Security Policy Enforcement
Helps protect the network from unauthorized access and common cyber threats.
Network Assurance and Visibility
Provides insights into network health and performance, enabling proactive issue resolution.
On-Premise Management Platform
Offers centralized control and management of network devices from within your own data center.
3-Year Subscription Term
Guarantees access to essential features and ongoing software updates for a predictable period.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps address through policy enforcement and visibility features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable and secure network operations to manage sensitive patient data, benefiting from the assurance and security features offered.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on stable and predictable network performance for operational technology, making network assurance and automation valuable.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks and benefit from simplified device provisioning and security management to support students and staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software license that provides foundational network automation, security, and assurance capabilities for Cisco networks. This version is designed for on-premise deployment.
What is the term of this license?
This is a 3-year subscription license, meaning you have access to the features and support for a period of three years from the activation date.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is intended for use with compatible Cisco networking hardware. Specific compatibility details should be verified based on your existing or planned Cisco infrastructure.
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.