Cisco DNA Essentials C1E1ATC93001 Subscription
Cisco DNA Essentials provides essential network automation and assurance capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches, ensuring optimal performance and security.
- Automated Network Provisioning: Streamline the deployment and configuration of network devices, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
- Network Assurance & Visibility: Gain deep insights into network health, performance, and security posture to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Policy-Based Automation: Implement and enforce network policies consistently across your infrastructure, simplifying management and enhancing security.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous updates and access to the latest features throughout the subscription term.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that unlocks foundational automation, assurance, and security features for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches. It provides essential capabilities for managing and optimizing your network infrastructure, ensuring it operates efficiently and securely.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to simplify network operations, improve visibility, and maintain compliance without the overhead of enterprise-level solutions. It integrates directly with your existing Cisco hardware to enhance its functionality.
- Simplified Network Deployment: Automate device provisioning and configuration to accelerate network rollouts.
- Enhanced Network Health Monitoring: Utilize intelligent analytics to understand network behavior and troubleshoot issues faster.
- Centralized Policy Management: Define and enforce network access and security policies from a single point.
- Software Updates and Support: Receive ongoing software updates and access to Cisco's technical support resources.
- Foundation for Digital Transformation: Build a more agile and responsive network ready for future business needs.
Cisco DNA Essentials offers SMB and mid-market teams a cost-effective way to gain essential network intelligence and automation, driving operational efficiency and security.
What This Enables
Automate Network Device Provisioning
Enable teams to rapidly deploy and configure new network switches with pre-defined policies and settings. Streamline the onboarding of new hardware, reducing manual intervention and ensuring consistent network configurations across the organization.
organizations with growing network infrastructure, businesses standardizing hardware deployments, teams managing distributed network locations
Enhance Network Visibility and Troubleshooting
Streamline the process of monitoring network performance and identifying potential issues before they impact users. Automate the collection of network telemetry data to gain actionable insights for faster problem resolution.
businesses prioritizing network uptime, teams facing increasing network complexity, organizations seeking proactive issue detection
Implement Centralized Network Policy Management
Enable teams to define and enforce network access and security policies consistently across all connected devices. Automate policy updates and ensure compliance with internal security standards and regulatory requirements.
organizations with strict security mandates, businesses managing BYOD or IoT devices, teams requiring granular network access control
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks foundational automation, assurance, and security features for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches, enhancing network management capabilities.
Subscription Licensing
Provides access to the latest software features and updates throughout the subscription term, ensuring your network remains current and secure.
Network Automation
Simplifies device provisioning and configuration, reducing manual effort and accelerating network deployment.
Network Assurance
Offers deep visibility into network health and performance, enabling proactive identification and resolution of issues.
Policy-Based Management
Allows for consistent enforcement of network access and security policies across the infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires high network availability and robust security to protect sensitive financial data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to manage patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure critical medical devices remain operational.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries rely on consistent network performance for point-of-sale systems, guest Wi-Fi, and inventory management, often across multiple locations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand stable and secure network connectivity for operational technology (OT) systems, automation, and real-time data processing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardware does Cisco DNA Essentials C1E1ATC93001 apply to?
This specific license SKU is designed for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches. It activates software features on these compatible hardware platforms.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis for the duration of the subscription term.
What are the key benefits of using Cisco DNA Essentials?
Key benefits include simplified network deployment through automation, enhanced visibility for faster troubleshooting, and consistent policy enforcement for improved security and compliance.
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.