Cisco DNA Premier Software Subscription for Catalyst 9500 Series
Cisco DNA Premier software subscription provides advanced network automation, security, and analytics for your Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
- Advanced Automation: Enable teams to automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across the network.
- Enhanced Security: Gain visibility into network traffic and enforce security policies to protect against threats.
- Intelligent Analytics: Utilize network insights to proactively identify and resolve issues, improving user experience.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance through consistent policy application and detailed network reporting.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Premier software subscription unlocks the full suite of Cisco's Digital Network Architecture capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches. It provides advanced features for network automation, security, analytics, and assurance, enabling a more intelligent and responsive network infrastructure.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this subscription integrates with your existing Cisco hardware. It is essential for businesses looking to modernize their network operations, improve security posture, and gain deeper insights into network performance without the overhead of enterprise-level management.
- Automated Network Management: Streamline day-to-day operations with automated device provisioning and configuration.
- Network Segmentation: Isolate critical applications and data through advanced network segmentation capabilities.
- Threat Detection and Response: Enhance security with integrated tools for identifying and mitigating network threats.
- Performance Monitoring: Gain real-time visibility into network health and user experience.
- Centralized Policy Control: Ensure consistent security and access policies across your entire network infrastructure.
Empower your IT team with enterprise-grade network intelligence and automation, simplifying management and enhancing security for your business.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of network devices and services. Streamline repetitive tasks and reduce the potential for human error in network operations.
organizations with growing network complexity, businesses standardizing on Cisco hardware, IT departments focused on efficiency gains
Enhance Network Security and Segmentation
Streamline the implementation of granular network segmentation policies to isolate critical assets and sensitive data. Automate threat detection and response to protect against evolving cyber threats.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, organizations with strict compliance requirements, companies deploying IoT devices
Gain Network Visibility and Analytics
Automate the collection and analysis of network performance data to identify bottlenecks and optimize user experience. Enable proactive issue resolution through intelligent network insights.
companies prioritizing application performance, businesses seeking to improve IT operational efficiency, IT teams managing distributed workforces
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Automation
Reduces manual configuration effort and speeds up network deployments, allowing IT staff to focus on strategic initiatives.
Network Assurance Engine
Provides proactive monitoring and troubleshooting, minimizing downtime and improving end-user experience.
Advanced Security Features
Enhances threat detection and mitigation capabilities, protecting business-critical data and systems.
Policy-Based Automation
Ensures consistent application of security and access policies across the network, simplifying compliance.
Software Subscription Model
Provides access to the latest features and updates, ensuring the network remains current and secure over time.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security, granular network segmentation, and high availability to protect sensitive financial data and maintain regulatory compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Strict compliance mandates like HIPAA necessitate secure network operations, data privacy, and reliable access to critical patient information systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
These environments benefit from network automation to manage complex operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring uptime and security for production systems.
Legal & Professional Services
Protecting confidential client information and ensuring uninterrupted access to case management systems are paramount, requiring strong security and reliable network performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Premier?
Cisco DNA Premier is a software subscription that unlocks advanced capabilities for Cisco's Digital Network Architecture, including automation, security, and analytics for platforms like the Catalyst 9500 Series.
What hardware does this license apply to?
Based on the MPN, this license is intended for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed periodically (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.