Cisco DNA Premier C9500 Series Software Subscription
Cisco DNA Premier software subscription provides advanced network automation, security, and analytics for your Cisco C9500 Series switches, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
- Advanced Network Automation: Streamline device provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across your network infrastructure.
- Enhanced Security Features: Implement granular access controls, threat detection, and policy-based segmentation to protect your business assets.
- Intelligent Network Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and potential issues for proactive management.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous updates, new features, and ongoing support for your Cisco C9500 Series platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco DNA Premier is a software subscription that unlocks advanced features for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches. It provides comprehensive capabilities for network automation, security, and analytics, enabling businesses to manage their network infrastructure more efficiently and securely.
This subscription is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who require sophisticated network management tools. It integrates with existing Cisco hardware, offering a unified platform for network operations, policy enforcement, and performance monitoring within their own IT environment.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like device onboarding, configuration deployment, and software updates.
- Security Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce security policies consistently across the network to mitigate threats.
- Network Visibility and Analytics: Monitor network health, identify performance bottlenecks, and gain insights into traffic patterns.
- Software Updates and Support: Receive regular software updates, access to new features, and technical support from Cisco.
- Compliance Management: Assist in maintaining network compliance with industry regulations and internal security standards.
Cisco DNA Premier offers SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-grade network management without the complexity and cost of traditional solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate device provisioning, configuration management, and policy deployment across the network. Streamline network operations and reduce the time spent on repetitive manual tasks.
organizations deploying new network infrastructure, businesses managing distributed network sites, teams standardizing network configurations
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of granular security policies and segmentation across the network. Protect sensitive business data and critical applications from evolving cyber threats.
businesses with strict data security requirements, organizations implementing zero-trust architectures, teams managing compliance mandates
Gain Deep Network Visibility and Insights
Streamline the collection and analysis of network telemetry data to identify performance bottlenecks and potential issues. Improve troubleshooting efficiency and proactively address network degradations.
teams monitoring network performance for business-critical applications, organizations seeking to optimize user experience, businesses with complex network topologies
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Provides a centralized platform for network automation, policy enforcement, and analytics, simplifying network management.
Network Assurance Engine
Offers proactive monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities to ensure network health and performance.
Software-Defined Access (SD-Access)
Enables policy-based automation from edge to cloud, simplifying network segmentation and access control.
Advanced Threat Detection
Integrates with security solutions to identify and mitigate threats across the network.
Subscription-Based Licensing
Provides access to the latest software features and ongoing support, ensuring your network remains current and protected.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security and compliance to protect sensitive financial data and adhere to strict regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to manage patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous availability of critical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and visibility to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks and ensure uptime for production lines.
Legal & Professional Services
These firms handle confidential client information and require strong network security and reliable performance to maintain client trust and operational efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Premier?
Cisco DNA Premier is a software subscription that unlocks advanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches. It is designed to simplify network management and enhance operational efficiency.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license specifically applies to Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches, as indicated by the product family in the MPN.
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 term.
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.