
Cisco C9300 DNA On-Prem Essentials 48 Port Fiber Renewal
This Cisco DNA On-Prem Essentials license renewal provides essential network management and security features for your 48-port fiber switch infrastructure, ensuring continued operation and compliance.
- Continued Access: Maintain essential network management and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches.
- Operational Continuity: Prevent service disruptions and ensure your network infrastructure remains fully functional and supported.
- Compliance Assurance: Stay current with software updates and security patches, meeting regulatory and internal policy requirements.
- Feature Enablement: Retain access to advanced network automation, visibility, and policy enforcement capabilities.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a subscription-based software license renewal for Cisco DNA On-Prem Essentials, specifically designed for 48-port fiber models within the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series. It ensures continued access to critical network management, automation, and security features, enabling your on-premises network infrastructure to operate efficiently and securely.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own network infrastructure. It integrates with your existing Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches, providing the necessary software capabilities to maintain and enhance network performance, visibility, and security without requiring a cloud-based management platform.
- Essential Network Features: Unlocks core Cisco DNA Center functionalities for on-premises management.
- Automation & Orchestration: Enables simplified network configuration, deployment, and ongoing management.
- Security & Policy: Provides tools for network segmentation, access control, and threat mitigation.
- Visibility & Analytics: Offers insights into network health, performance, and user activity.
- Subscription-Based: Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support.
Maintain essential network control and security with this Cisco DNA On-Prem Essentials license renewal, perfect for businesses managing their own infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Configuration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network configuration tasks, reducing manual errors and deployment times. Streamline the provisioning of new network services and policy updates across your infrastructure.
on-premises network management, Cisco Catalyst switches, IT operations teams, infrastructure automation
Enhance Network Visibility and Monitoring
Streamline network monitoring by providing centralized visibility into device health, performance metrics, and traffic patterns. Automate the collection and analysis of network data to proactively identify and resolve issues.
network operations centers, infrastructure monitoring, performance analytics, IT management dashboards
Maintain Security Policy Enforcement
Enable teams to consistently enforce security policies and access controls across the network. Automate the deployment of security configurations to protect against unauthorized access and threats.
network security posture, access control lists, segmentation policies, on-premises security management
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center On-Premises Functionality
Provides essential network management and automation capabilities directly within your own data center or server room.
48-Port Fiber Switch Support
Specifically licensed for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches with 48 fiber ports, ensuring compatibility and full feature enablement.
Subscription-Based Licensing
Offers predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates, feature enhancements, and security patches.
Network Automation Tools
Reduces manual configuration effort, minimizes errors, and accelerates the deployment of network services and policies.
Enhanced Network Visibility
Delivers deeper insights into network performance and health, enabling proactive issue detection and faster resolution.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security, compliance, and high availability, which Cisco DNA On-Prem Essentials supports through policy enforcement and continuous operation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy and network uptime for critical patient care systems, benefiting from the security and reliability features of this license.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on on-premises infrastructure for operational technology (OT) networks, where consistent performance and security are paramount for production continuity.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, complex networks and require efficient management tools to support diverse user needs while maintaining security and compliance with data protection regulations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA On-Prem Essentials?
Cisco DNA On-Prem Essentials is a software license that provides core network management, automation, and security features for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches, managed from your own infrastructure.
Why do I need to renew this license?
Renewing the license ensures continued access to essential software features, security updates, and technical support, preventing service disruptions and maintaining network compliance and operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license renewal is for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches equipped with 48 fiber ports.
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.