Cisco DNA Premier C9500 48Y4C Subscription License
Cisco DNA Premier software licensing provides advanced network automation, security, and analytics for your Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
- Advanced Network Automation: Streamline provisioning, configuration, and policy management across your network infrastructure.
- Enhanced Security Features: Implement robust security policies, threat detection, and access control to protect your business data.
- Intelligent Network Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and potential issues for proactive management.
- Subscription-Based Access: Benefit from continuous updates and access to the latest features and support throughout your license term.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Premier subscription license unlocks advanced software capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 48Y4C switches. It provides a suite of features focused on network automation, security, and analytics, designed to simplify network operations and enhance visibility for businesses.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market companies, this license integrates with existing Cisco hardware to enable intelligent network management. It supports organizations looking to modernize their network infrastructure, improve security posture, and gain deeper operational insights without the overhead of traditional enterprise solutions.
- Automated Network Provisioning: Accelerate device deployment and configuration with intent-based networking principles.
- Network Assurance and Analytics: Monitor network health, troubleshoot issues proactively, and understand user experience.
- Advanced Security Policies: Enforce granular access controls and segmentation to protect sensitive business data.
- Centralized Management: Simplify network administration through a unified platform for policy and configuration.
- Software Subscription Model: Ensure access to the latest features, updates, and ongoing support for predictable operational costs.
This Cisco DNA Premier license empowers mid-market organizations to achieve enterprise-grade network control and intelligence with predictable subscription costs.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate the provisioning, configuration, and policy management of network devices. Streamline network deployments and reduce manual errors, allowing IT staff to focus on strategic initiatives.
Organizations deploying new network infrastructure, Businesses standardizing network configurations, Teams managing distributed network sites
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of granular security policies and segmentation across the network. Protect sensitive business data by implementing advanced threat detection and access control measures.
Businesses handling sensitive customer data, Organizations requiring strict access controls, Companies with evolving threat landscapes
Gain Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline the monitoring of network health, performance, and user experience through integrated analytics. Proactively identify and troubleshoot network issues before they impact business operations.
Organizations prioritizing network uptime, Businesses seeking to optimize network performance, Teams managing complex network environments
Key Features
Intent-Based Networking
Simplify network operations by defining desired outcomes, allowing the network to automatically configure itself to meet those goals.
Network Segmentation
Improve security by isolating critical applications and data, limiting the blast radius of potential security breaches.
Wireless and Wired Assurance
Gain end-to-end visibility into the user experience for both wireless and wired clients, enabling faster troubleshooting.
Software Subscription
Access the latest features and security updates with predictable costs, avoiding large upfront capital expenditures.
Centralized Policy Management
Enforce consistent security and access policies across the entire network from a single point of control.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS, all of which are supported by Cisco DNA Premier's advanced security and assurance features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure and reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical medical systems, benefiting from DNA Premier's segmentation and assurance capabilities.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses rely on stable networks for point-of-sale systems, guest Wi-Fi, and inventory management, benefiting from DNA Premier's automation for rapid deployment and assurance for consistent performance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments require secure and resilient networks to support operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, where DNA Premier's automation and security features help manage complex, often distributed, network infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Premier?
Cisco DNA Premier is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco Catalyst switches, focusing on network automation, security, and analytics. It enables intent-based networking for simplified management and enhanced visibility.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C1A2TC95005-SMS1, is for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 48Y4C switches. It enhances the capabilities of these network devices.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis (e.g., annually) for the duration of the license term, providing predictable operational expenses.
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.