Cisco DNA Premier C9400 Platform License
Cisco DNA Premier for the C9400 platform unlocks advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for your business network.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic, user behavior, and application performance to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Automated Policy Enforcement: Streamline network management by automating policy deployment and compliance checks across your entire infrastructure.
- Advanced Security Features: Protect your network from evolving threats with integrated security services, including segmentation and threat detection.
- Simplified Operations: Reduce manual configuration and troubleshooting time, allowing your IT team to focus on strategic initiatives.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Premier license provides a subscription-based entitlement for the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular switches. It unlocks a suite of advanced software features designed to automate network operations, enhance security posture, and provide deep visibility into network performance and user experience.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations, this license integrates with the Cisco DNA Center platform to offer centralized management and policy-driven automation. It helps ensure network compliance, improve operational efficiency, and support business-critical applications by providing a more intelligent and secure network foundation.
- Network Automation: Automate device provisioning, configuration, and policy updates across the network.
- Advanced Security: Implement network segmentation, threat detection, and access control to safeguard sensitive data.
- Performance Analytics: Monitor network health, application performance, and user experience in real-time.
- Compliance Management: Ensure adherence to industry regulations and internal security policies through automated checks.
- Centralized Management: Manage network policies and configurations from a single console using Cisco DNA Center.
This Cisco DNA Premier license empowers mid-market organizations to achieve enterprise-grade network intelligence and automation without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Automate Network Provisioning and Configuration
Enable teams to rapidly deploy new network devices and services with automated workflows. Streamline configuration management to ensure consistency and reduce errors across the network infrastructure.
organizations with distributed sites, teams managing rapid growth, businesses standardizing network deployments
Enhance Network Security and Compliance
Automate the enforcement of security policies and compliance standards across the entire network. Protect sensitive data and applications through advanced threat detection and network segmentation capabilities.
businesses with regulatory requirements, organizations prioritizing data protection, networks requiring granular access control
Gain Deep Network Performance Insights
Streamline network monitoring by gaining real-time visibility into application performance and user experience. Automate the identification of network bottlenecks and performance degradations to ensure optimal service delivery.
companies reliant on critical applications, IT departments focused on user experience, organizations troubleshooting network issues
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Centralize network management, policy automation, and assurance from a single platform for improved operational efficiency.
Network Assurance Engine
Proactively monitor network health and performance, identify issues before they impact users, and accelerate troubleshooting.
Advanced Security Features
Enhance network security with capabilities like network segmentation, threat intelligence, and access control to protect against cyber threats.
Software Subscription Model
Benefit from continuous software updates, new features, and predictable operational expenses with a flexible subscription.
Policy-Based Automation
Define and enforce network policies consistently across the infrastructure, simplifying configuration and reducing errors.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, and high network availability to protect sensitive data and ensure uninterrupted trading operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to HIPAA regulations for patient data privacy, demanding secure network segmentation, reliable performance for critical systems, and continuous uptime for patient care.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments need reliable and secure networks to support operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring production continuity and protecting against cyber threats that could halt operations.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user populations and require scalable, secure networks that can support various applications, from online learning to research data transfer, while managing budget constraints.
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 9000 series switches. It enables intelligent network management and policy-driven operations.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, C1A1ATC94001-OPS, is for the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular switches. It enhances the capabilities of these platforms.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis, typically annually or multi-year, providing continuous access to software features and updates.
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.