Cisco DNA Essentials US Add 100M, 5 Year Subscription
This 5-year Cisco DNA Essentials subscription provides essential network automation and security capabilities for your business infrastructure.
- Access to: Advanced network automation, policy enforcement, and security features.
- Coverage for: Network visibility and control across your wired and wireless environments.
- Protection against: Network misconfigurations and unauthorized access through policy automation.
- Entitlement to: Continued access to Cisco software updates and essential network management tools.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational capabilities for intent-based networking. It unlocks features for network automation, policy enforcement, and security visibility, designed to simplify network operations and improve agility for businesses.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing their organization's network infrastructure. It integrates with Cisco Catalyst switches and wireless controllers, providing a centralized platform for managing network access and security policies.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like device provisioning and configuration.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce network access policies consistently across the network.
- Security Visibility: Gain insights into network traffic and user activity to identify potential threats.
- Simplified Management: Centralize network management through a single platform.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain network compliance through automated policy checks and reporting.
This Cisco DNA Essentials subscription offers essential network management and security features, providing enterprise-grade capabilities without the enterprise overhead for growing businesses.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Provisioning
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of new network devices. Streamline the process of onboarding hardware, reducing manual intervention and potential errors.
organizations with growing network footprints, businesses standardizing hardware deployments, teams managing distributed sites
Implement Centralized Network Policy Management
Streamline the enforcement of network access policies across wired and wireless segments. Automate the application of security and QoS policies to ensure consistent user experience and compliance.
businesses with diverse user groups, organizations requiring granular access control, teams managing hybrid work environments
Enhance Network Security Visibility
Automate the collection of network telemetry to gain deeper insights into traffic patterns and user behavior. Improve security posture by identifying anomalous activity and potential threats proactively.
companies with increasing cybersecurity concerns, organizations needing to monitor network health, IT departments focused on threat detection
Key Features
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration time and errors, accelerating network deployments and changes.
Policy-based Automation
Ensures consistent application of security and access policies, improving network security and user experience.
Network Visibility
Provides insights into network health and user activity, aiding in troubleshooting and security threat detection.
Software Subscription Model
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and new features over the 5-year term.
Scalable Licensing
Supports network growth by allowing for capacity expansion as business needs evolve.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Essentials supports through automated policy enforcement and enhanced network visibility to protect sensitive financial data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need reliable and secure networks to manage patient data and critical systems, benefiting from the automation and security features to maintain HIPAA compliance and operational uptime.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring reliability and security for production systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and require efficient network management tools to provide secure and consistent access for students and staff across campus.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription providing foundational capabilities for intent-based networking. It focuses on network automation, policy enforcement, and security visibility for Cisco environments.
What does the 100M in the product name refer to?
The '100M' typically refers to the capacity or scale of the license, often related to the number of devices or endpoints managed. Specifics are detailed in Cisco's licensing documentation.
What is the term of this license?
This license is a 5-year subscription, providing continuous access to the software features and updates for the duration of the term.
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.