Cisco DNA Essentials On-Premise License, 3-Year Subscription
Cisco DNA Essentials On-Premise licensing provides essential network management capabilities for your business for a 3-year subscription term.
- License Term: 3-year subscription ensuring continuous access to essential network features.
- Capacity: Supports aggregation up to 200 million network endpoints.
- On-Premise Deployment: Ideal for organizations requiring local control and management of their network software.
- Feature Access: Unlocks foundational capabilities for network visibility, policy enforcement, and automation.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license for Cisco DNA Essentials, designed for on-premise deployment. It provides core network automation and assurance capabilities, enabling better visibility and control over your business network infrastructure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to manage their Cisco network devices, ensuring compliance, improving operational efficiency, and gaining insights into network performance without the overhead of enterprise-level solutions.
- Network Automation: Streamline device provisioning and configuration management.
- Network Assurance: Gain insights into network health and performance for proactive issue resolution.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce network access policies consistently across your environment.
- Security Features: Enhance network security posture with foundational security capabilities.
- Subscription Model: Predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support.
Cisco DNA Essentials On-Premise licensing offers SMB and mid-market teams essential network management tools for efficient and secure operations.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Provisioning
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of network devices. Streamline the process of onboarding new hardware and applying standardized configurations across the network.
On-premise network infrastructure, Cisco IOS XE devices, centralized management environments
Enhance Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline network monitoring by providing real-time insights into device health and performance. Automate the detection of network issues, enabling proactive troubleshooting and minimizing user impact.
Managed network services, multi-site deployments, performance-sensitive operations
Implement Consistent Policy Enforcement
Automate the enforcement of network access policies and security configurations across all connected devices. Ensure compliance with internal security standards and regulatory requirements.
Segmented network architectures, compliance-driven environments, access control management
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Provides foundational network automation and assurance capabilities for managing Cisco infrastructure.
On-Premise Deployment
Allows for local control and management of network software, suitable for organizations with specific data residency or security requirements.
3-Year Subscription Term
Ensures continuous access to features and support for a defined period, offering predictable budgeting.
Aggregation Capacity (200M)
Supports a large number of network endpoints, suitable for growing or complex network environments.
Network Assurance Engine
Delivers insights into network health and performance, enabling proactive issue detection and resolution.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps to enforce through consistent policy management and visibility.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy and network uptime, benefiting from the assurance features and automation that reduce operational risks.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often require on-premise solutions for control and security, and DNA Essentials can automate the management of complex, distributed networks.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic networks and can benefit from automated provisioning and policy enforcement to ensure secure and reliable access for students and staff.
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 is designed to simplify network management and improve visibility.
What does 'On-Premise' mean for this license?
On-premise deployment means the software is installed and managed within your own data center or network infrastructure, rather than being hosted in the cloud.
What is the benefit of a 3-year subscription?
A 3-year subscription provides continuous access to the software's features and updates for that duration, offering predictable costs and ensuring your network management tools remain current.
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.