Cisco C9300 DNA Premier Software License
Cisco DNA Premier software licensing provides advanced network automation, security, and analytics for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches over a 5-year term.
- Advanced Network Automation: Streamline network configuration, deployment, and policy enforcement across your infrastructure.
- Enhanced Security Features: Gain access to robust security capabilities for threat detection, mitigation, and compliance.
- Intelligent Network Analytics: Utilize deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and application health for proactive management.
- Extended Software Access: Benefit from continuous software updates, new feature releases, and ongoing support for the duration of the license term.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Premier software license subscription unlocks the full suite of Cisco's Digital Network Architecture capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series 48-port fiber switches. It provides advanced features for network automation, security, and analytics, ensuring your network operates efficiently and securely.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates deeply into the network infrastructure. It enables centralized management, policy-driven automation, and intelligent insights, supporting businesses that rely on their network for critical operations.
- Full Feature Set: Access to all Cisco DNA Center features, including assurance, automation, and security.
- Subscription-Based: Predictable annual billing for the 5-year license term.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches with fiber ports.
- Compliance Ready: Helps meet regulatory requirements through enhanced visibility and control.
- Scalable Solution: Supports network growth and evolving business needs with advanced capabilities.
Empower your IT team with enterprise-grade network intelligence and control, without the enterprise overhead, through this Cisco DNA Premier license.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network tasks, such as provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment across multiple switches. Streamline network operations and reduce the potential for human error in complex environments.
organizations with distributed network infrastructure, businesses managing multiple sites, teams requiring rapid service deployment, companies focused on operational efficiency
Enhance Network Security and Threat Defense
Automate security policy enforcement and gain visibility into network traffic to detect and mitigate threats in real-time. Protect sensitive business data and ensure compliance with industry security standards.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, organizations with strict compliance mandates, companies operating in evolving threat landscapes, environments requiring granular access control
Improve Network Performance and User Experience
Streamline network monitoring and troubleshooting with advanced analytics to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize user experience. Ensure critical business applications run smoothly and reliably.
companies dependent on application performance, organizations prioritizing end-user productivity, businesses with high network traffic volumes, teams focused on proactive issue resolution
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Integration
Provides a single pane of glass for network management, automation, and analytics, simplifying complex operations.
Network Assurance Engine
Offers deep insights into network health and client experience, enabling proactive issue detection and faster resolution.
Software-Defined Access (SD-Access)
Enables policy-based automation from campus to edge, simplifying network segmentation and access control.
Advanced Threat Defense
Integrates security intelligence to detect and mitigate threats, protecting your network and data.
5-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term access to features and support, ensuring predictable costs and continuous innovation.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, all of which are enhanced by 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 critical medical devices remain operational, benefiting from DNA Premier's segmentation and assurance capabilities.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses rely on network performance for point-of-sale systems, guest Wi-Fi, and inventory management, benefiting from DNA Premier's automation and analytics to optimize user experience and operational efficiency.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments require secure and stable networks for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, where DNA Premier's automation and security features can help manage complex, distributed environments and protect critical infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Premier?
Cisco DNA Premier is a software subscription that unlocks advanced capabilities for your Cisco network infrastructure. It focuses on automation, assurance, security, and policy-driven access, transforming your network into a more intelligent and agile platform.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license (C9300-DNA-P-48F-5Y) is for Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches that are 48-port fiber models. It is part of the Cisco DNA software suite.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses offer predictable costs, continuous access to software updates and new features, and ongoing support. This model ensures your network infrastructure remains current and protected throughout the license 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.