Cisco DNA Premier High Port Software License for Catalyst 9500 Series
Gain access to enterprise-grade network automation and security features with Cisco DNA Premier software licensing, providing high port capacity for your core infrastructure.
- Entitlement to Advanced Features: Unlock capabilities like network automation, segmentation, and advanced analytics for enhanced network control.
- Compliance and Security: Maintain regulatory compliance and strengthen your security posture with integrated threat defense and policy enforcement.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports high port density environments, ensuring your network can grow with your business demands.
- Subscription Certainty: Benefit from a predictable subscription model for software access and continuous updates.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Premier software license provides comprehensive network management and automation capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches. It unlocks advanced features essential for modernizing and securing enterprise networks, including policy-based automation, advanced security analytics, and granular network visibility.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market to enterprise organizations, this subscription license integrates into existing Cisco network infrastructures. It is ideal for businesses looking to streamline network operations, improve security, and ensure their network supports evolving business requirements without the overhead of traditional enterprise solutions.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks, provision services faster, and reduce operational errors.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular access control, detect threats proactively, and enforce security policies across the network.
- Network Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and application usage for better decision-making.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous software updates, new features, and ongoing support.
- High Port Density Support: Tailored for environments requiring extensive port connectivity on core network devices.
Empower your IT team with enterprise-level network intelligence and control, delivered through a flexible subscription model suitable for mid-market and enterprise operations.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across the infrastructure. Streamline operations and reduce manual errors for faster service delivery.
core network infrastructure, campus networks, data center fabrics, network modernization initiatives
Enhance Network Security and Compliance
Automate the enforcement of security policies and gain visibility into network traffic to detect and respond to threats. Ensure compliance with industry regulations through granular access controls and segmentation.
security-conscious environments, regulated industries, zero-trust network architectures, threat mitigation strategies
Improve Network Performance and Visibility
Gain deep insights into network performance, application usage, and user behavior through advanced analytics. Optimize resource allocation and proactively identify potential issues before they impact users.
performance-critical applications, user experience monitoring, capacity planning, network troubleshooting
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Automation
Reduces manual configuration time and minimizes human error in network deployments and changes.
Stealthwatch Security Analytics
Provides advanced threat detection and visibility into network traffic patterns to identify and mitigate security risks.
Identity Services Engine (ISE) Integration
Enforces granular access control and policy across the network based on user and device identity.
Software Subscription Model
Ensures access to the latest features, security updates, and ongoing support without large upfront capital expenditures.
High Port Capacity Support
Scales to meet the demands of extensive network environments requiring numerous connections on core switches.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security, strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, and high availability for critical financial transactions, all supported by advanced network automation and visibility.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance), ensure network uptime for critical medical devices, and manage complex IT environments, benefiting from enhanced security and automation.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user populations and require scalable, secure networks to support research, learning, and administrative functions, benefiting from automated policy enforcement and segmentation.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand reliable network performance for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, requiring strong security, segmentation, and automation to manage complex, often distributed, infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Premier?
Cisco DNA Premier is a software subscription that unlocks advanced capabilities for Cisco networking hardware, including automation, security, and analytics. It is designed to simplify network management and enhance operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
Based on the MPN, this license is intended for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches, which are high-performance core and aggregation switches.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses offer predictable costs, continuous access to software updates and new features, and often include support, simplifying budgeting and ensuring your network remains current and secure.
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.