
Cisco DNA Premier On-Premises License, 1 Year
Cisco DNA Premier On-Premises licensing provides advanced network management and security features for your on-premises infrastructure over a one-year term.
- Advanced Network Control: Unlock sophisticated policy enforcement, automation, and assurance capabilities for your wired and wireless networks.
- On-Premises Deployment: Maintain full control over your network management software and data within your own data center.
- Subscription Term: Benefit from a flexible one-year subscription, ensuring access to the latest features and support.
- Enhanced Security: Integrate advanced security features to protect your network from evolving threats and ensure compliance.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco DNA Premier On-Premises License provides a comprehensive suite of software features designed to automate, manage, and secure your enterprise network infrastructure from your own data center. This subscription unlocks advanced capabilities for network visibility, policy enforcement, and threat defense, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market to enterprise organizations who require granular control over their network environment. It integrates with Cisco's network hardware to provide a unified management platform, simplifying operations and reducing the risk of misconfigurations or security breaches.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like device provisioning and configuration changes.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce network access policies consistently across your entire infrastructure.
- Network Assurance: Gain deep insights into network performance and user experience with advanced analytics.
- Security Integration: Enhance security posture with integrated threat detection and mitigation capabilities.
- Centralized Management: Manage wired and wireless networks from a single, unified platform.
Empower your IT team with enterprise-grade network management and security without the overhead of traditional solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate complex network configurations and policy deployments across diverse network segments. Streamline device provisioning and software updates to reduce manual errors and accelerate service delivery.
on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud environments, distributed enterprise networks, campus networks
Enhance Network Security and Compliance
Automate the enforcement of security policies and compliance standards across the entire network infrastructure. Protect sensitive data and systems by proactively identifying and mitigating threats with integrated security intelligence.
regulated industries, secure enterprise operations, compliance-driven IT environments, zero-trust architectures
Improve Network Visibility and Performance
Streamline network operations by gaining deep visibility into network health, application performance, and user experience. Proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact business operations, ensuring optimal network uptime.
performance-sensitive applications, large-scale network deployments, business-critical operations, IT operations centers
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center On-Premises
Provides a centralized platform for network automation, policy enforcement, and assurance, all managed within your own infrastructure.
Network Assurance Engine
Delivers actionable insights into network health and user experience, enabling proactive issue resolution and performance optimization.
Advanced Security Features
Integrates threat intelligence and policy enforcement to protect your network from advanced cyber threats.
Software Subscription Model
Ensures continuous access to the latest software updates, features, and support for the duration of the license term.
Policy-Based Automation
Simplifies network management by allowing you to define and enforce network behavior through high-level policies.
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 stringent data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, demanding secure network access, data integrity, and reliable connectivity for critical patient care systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on highly available and secure networks for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, requiring automation and visibility to manage complex production systems and supply chains.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user populations and devices, necessitating scalable network solutions that provide secure access, policy control, and efficient management of campus-wide infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Premier On-Premises?
Cisco DNA Premier On-Premises is a software license that unlocks advanced network management, automation, security, and assurance features for your Cisco network infrastructure, deployed and managed within your own data center.
What is the term of this license?
This specific license is for a one-year subscription term. Renewal is required to continue access to the features and support.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license applies to compatible Cisco networking hardware, including switches, routers, and wireless controllers, that support Cisco DNA Center functionality. Specific compatibility should be verified with your Cisco hardware.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
High — engineer-led
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.