Cisco ELA 2 CL ADDON STUDENT LIC HIGHED, 5YR
This Cisco ELA 2 CL ADDON STUDENT LIC HIGHED provides essential software licensing for higher education institutions over a 5-year term, ensuring compliance and access for a large user base.
- License Term: Enjoy continuous access and support for your Cisco software for a full 5 years.
- User Capacity: Scalable licensing designed for higher education, accommodating 50,000 to 999,999,999 users.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to Cisco's licensing policies and avoid potential penalties.
- Feature Access: Unlock the full capabilities of your Cisco platform throughout the license duration.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) add-on provides essential software licensing for higher education institutions. It is designed to cover a large user base, ensuring access to Cisco's platform features and ongoing support for a 5-year term.
This license is ideal for educational institutions that rely on Cisco technology to support their students, faculty, and administrative staff. It integrates into existing Cisco environments, providing a clear path for compliance and feature utilization across a broad user base.
- Extended Access: Guarantees 5 years of access to specified Cisco software features and updates.
- Scalable User Count: Caters to large educational deployments, from 50,000 up to nearly a billion users.
- Simplified Management: Streamlines software licensing for large, complex higher education IT environments.
- Cost Predictability: Offers a fixed cost over 5 years, aiding in budget planning.
- Compliance Ready: Ensures your institution remains compliant with Cisco's software licensing terms.
This Cisco ELA add-on offers higher education institutions a predictable, scalable, and compliant way to manage their software needs over five years.
What This Enables
Enable large-scale student and faculty access
Enable IT teams to provide consistent access to Cisco platform features for tens of thousands of students and staff. Streamline the onboarding and offboarding process for educational users across campus networks.
university network infrastructure, campus-wide software deployment, large user base management, educational IT operations
Ensure software compliance for higher education
Maintain strict adherence to Cisco's licensing terms across a vast user base, mitigating risks of audits and penalties. Automate the tracking and reporting of software usage to meet institutional and vendor requirements.
IT governance and compliance, large-scale software audits, risk management in educational IT, regulatory adherence
Support advanced research and collaboration tools
Provide researchers and faculty with the full suite of Cisco platform capabilities required for advanced studies and collaborative projects. Ensure uninterrupted access to critical communication and collaboration tools for academic pursuits.
academic research environments, distributed research teams, digital learning platforms, faculty IT support
Key Features
5-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term access to software and predictable budgeting for your institution's IT needs.
High User Count Scalability (50,000 - 999,999,999)
Accommodates the extensive user base typical of higher education, ensuring all students and staff are covered.
Higher Education Specific Licensing
Tailored licensing model designed to meet the unique deployment and usage patterns of academic institutions.
Add-on to Existing ELA
Seamlessly integrates with your current Cisco Enterprise License Agreement, expanding coverage without a complete overhaul.
Access to Cisco Platform Features
Unlocks the full functionality of the Cisco platform, enabling advanced capabilities for teaching, research, and administration.
Industry Applications
Education & Research
This license is explicitly designed for higher education institutions, addressing their need for large-scale user licensing, compliance, and access to Cisco's collaboration and networking platforms for academic and administrative functions.
Government & Public Sector
Large public sector organizations, including universities and research bodies, often require volume licensing agreements to manage costs and ensure compliance across extensive user bases, similar to higher education needs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Large healthcare systems and research institutions operate complex IT environments with significant user numbers, requiring scalable and compliant software licensing solutions akin to those needed in higher education.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions often have large workforces and stringent compliance requirements, making enterprise-level licensing agreements like this ELA add-on a suitable model for managing software access and costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco ELA?
An Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) is a volume licensing program from Cisco that offers simplified software licensing and often includes support and maintenance for a set term, typically for larger organizations.
What does 'ADDON STUDENT LIC HIGHED' mean?
This indicates the license is an add-on to an existing ELA, specifically for student licenses within a higher education context. It is designed to cover the large number of users common in universities and colleges.
Can this license be used by K-12 schools?
While designed for higher education, the specific applicability for K-12 would depend on Cisco's exact program terms for this particular SKU. It is best to confirm with your Cisco licensing specialist or Zent Networks representative.
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.