Cisco Enhanced Multilayer Image Upgrade for 48-Port Switches
This Cisco Enhanced Multilayer Image upgrade unlocks advanced Layer 3 routing and security features for your 48-port network switches, ensuring continued operational efficiency.
- Access to Advanced Features: Gain Layer 3 routing, enhanced security policies, and quality of service controls.
- Extended Hardware Support: Ensures your existing 48-port Cisco switches remain supported with the latest software capabilities.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to network security and performance standards with updated software.
- Operational Continuity: Protect against feature obsolescence and ensure your network infrastructure remains functional and secure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a software subscription license for Cisco 48-port switches, specifically the Enhanced Multilayer Image (EMI). It provides access to advanced Layer 3 routing capabilities, enhanced security features, and improved Quality of Service (QoS) management, ensuring your network infrastructure can handle complex traffic patterns and security threats.
This upgrade is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to expand their network's functionality beyond basic Layer 2 switching. It is ideal for businesses requiring robust routing, advanced traffic management, and enhanced security for their core network infrastructure, fitting directly into their existing Cisco switch deployments.
- Layer 3 Routing: Enables advanced IP routing protocols for efficient inter-VLAN and inter-subnet communication.
- Enhanced Security: Unlocks features like Access Control Lists (ACLs) and port security for granular network protection.
- Quality of Service (QoS): Allows for traffic prioritization to ensure critical applications receive necessary bandwidth.
- Network Visibility: Provides deeper insights into network traffic patterns and device performance.
- Software Subscription: Offers continuous access to software updates and support for the licensed term.
This Cisco software upgrade is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams looking to maximize their existing network hardware investment with advanced routing and security capabilities.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Layer 3 Routing
Enable teams to implement sophisticated inter-VLAN routing and network segmentation. Streamline traffic flow between different network segments for improved application performance and user experience.
organizations with multiple departments, businesses requiring network segmentation, companies with growing traffic volumes, environments needing efficient data flow
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the implementation of granular access control lists and security policies across the network. Protect sensitive business data by restricting unauthorized access and mitigating internal threats.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, companies with strict compliance requirements, organizations with remote or hybrid workforces, environments with critical IT assets
Optimize Application Performance with QoS
Streamline network traffic by prioritizing critical business applications like VoIP and video conferencing. Ensure consistent performance for essential services, reducing user frustration and downtime.
organizations reliant on real-time communication, businesses with high-bandwidth applications, companies focused on user productivity, environments with mixed traffic types
Key Features
Layer 3 IP Routing
Enables efficient communication between different network subnets and VLANs, improving overall network performance and scalability.
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Provides granular control over network traffic, enhancing security by filtering unwanted or malicious traffic.
Quality of Service (QoS)
Allows prioritization of critical application traffic, ensuring a smooth experience for essential business services like VoIP and video conferencing.
Multilayer Switching
Combines Layer 2 switching with Layer 3 routing capabilities, simplifying network design and improving efficiency.
Software Subscription Model
Ensures continuous access to software updates, security patches, and vendor support throughout the subscription term.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and reliable network performance for transaction processing and sensitive data handling, making advanced routing and QoS essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need secure and high-performance networks to manage patient data, support critical medical devices, and ensure compliance with regulations like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often require segmented networks for operational technology (OT) and IT, demanding advanced routing and security to protect critical infrastructure.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage diverse user groups and applications, necessitating efficient network segmentation, robust security, and prioritized access for research and learning platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco Enhanced Multilayer Image (EMI)?
The Enhanced Multilayer Image (EMI) is a software version for select Cisco switches that unlocks advanced Layer 3 routing, security, and Quality of Service (QoS) features beyond basic Layer 2 switching.
What type of hardware does this license apply to?
This license is for Cisco 48-port switches that support the Enhanced Multilayer Image. The MPN CD-3750G-48EMI= specifically indicates compatibility with the Cisco Catalyst 3750G-48EMI model.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for the use of the software and access to updates and support over a defined 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.