Cisco DNA Premier C3850 24 Port Fiber Software License
Cisco DNA Premier software licensing provides advanced network automation, security, and analytics for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
- Advanced Network Automation: Streamline device provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across your network infrastructure.
- Enhanced Security Features: Gain access to integrated security capabilities for threat detection, mitigation, and policy-based access control.
- Intelligent Network Analytics: Utilize deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and application traffic to drive informed decisions.
- Compliance and Lifecycle Management: Maintain software currency and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements with continuous updates and support.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Premier software license subscription unlocks the full suite of Cisco Digital Network Architecture features for your Cisco Catalyst 3850 24 Port Fiber switches. It provides advanced capabilities for network automation, security, and analytics, designed to simplify network operations and enhance visibility.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with existing Cisco hardware to transform the network into a more intelligent and responsive platform. It supports businesses looking to centralize management, improve security posture, and gain deeper insights into network traffic and user activity.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like device onboarding, configuration deployment, and policy updates.
- Security Enforcement: Implement granular security policies and gain visibility into potential threats across the network.
- Network Analytics: Leverage data to understand network performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize resource utilization.
- Centralized Management: Manage network-wide policies and configurations from a single platform.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous access to the latest features, updates, and security patches throughout the license term.
This Cisco DNA Premier license empowers SMB and mid-market IT teams to achieve enterprise-grade network control and intelligence without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate device provisioning, configuration management, and policy deployment across their network. Streamline network operations and reduce the time spent on manual tasks.
organizations with growing network complexity, businesses standardizing on Cisco hardware, teams managing distributed network sites, companies seeking operational efficiency gains
Strengthen Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of granular security policies and gain enhanced visibility into network traffic and potential threats. Automate threat detection and response to protect critical business data.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, organizations with compliance requirements, companies deploying BYOD policies, teams managing multi-vendor network environments
Gain Deep Network Performance Insights
Automate the collection and analysis of network performance data to identify bottlenecks and optimize resource utilization. Enable IT professionals to proactively troubleshoot issues and improve user experience.
companies reliant on network performance for operations, businesses experiencing intermittent network issues, teams needing to justify network upgrades, organizations focused on application delivery
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Centralize network management, automation, and policy enforcement for simplified operations and improved visibility.
Advanced Security Policies
Implement granular access controls and threat mitigation to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance.
Network Analytics Engine
Gain deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and application traffic for proactive troubleshooting and optimization.
Software Subscription Model
Benefit from continuous access to the latest features, updates, and security patches throughout the license term.
Automation of Repetitive Tasks
Reduce manual effort and potential for human error in network configuration and provisioning.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance, which Cisco DNA Premier's advanced security features and automation capabilities help to address, ensuring data integrity and regulatory adherence.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure and reliable network operations to protect sensitive patient data and ensure continuous availability of critical systems, supported by DNA Premier's security and analytics.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, enhancing efficiency and security for critical manufacturing processes.
Education & Research
Educational institutions can leverage network automation and analytics to manage large, diverse user bases and ensure secure, high-performance network access for students and staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Premier?
Cisco DNA Premier is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for network automation, security, and analytics on Cisco Catalyst switches. It is designed to simplify network management and enhance operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C1A1ATC38504, is designed for Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series switches with 24 ports and fiber optic interfaces.
What is the benefit of a software subscription?
A software subscription ensures you always have access to the latest features, security updates, and support from Cisco. This helps maintain compliance and protects your network against emerging threats.
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.