Cisco Enterprise WAN Tier 2 Cloud DNA EA
The Cisco Enterprise WAN Tier 2 Cloud DNA EA provides essential software licensing for advanced network management and operational efficiency for your business network.
- Access to: Advanced network visibility and control features for your WAN infrastructure.
- Coverage for: Software entitlements enabling critical network functions and upgrades.
- Protection against: Licensing non-compliance and potential service disruptions.
- Entitlement to: Continued access to Cisco's evolving DNA software capabilities.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Enterprise WAN Tier 2 Cloud DNA EA is a platform software license subscription that unlocks advanced capabilities for managing and optimizing Wide Area Networks (WAN). It provides the necessary entitlements for businesses to utilize Cisco's Digital Network Architecture (DNA) software features within a cloud-based environment, ensuring compliance and access to essential network services.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within small to mid-market businesses who are responsible for their organization's network infrastructure. It integrates with Cisco's enterprise-grade networking hardware, enabling them to manage their WAN more effectively, improve application performance, and maintain a secure, compliant network environment.
- Enhanced Network Management: Gain deeper insights and control over your WAN traffic.
- Software Entitlement: Ensures compliance and access to the latest Cisco DNA features.
- Cloud-Based Platform: Facilitates flexible and scalable network operations.
- Tiered Capabilities: Provides specific feature sets suitable for enterprise-level needs.
- Subscription Billing: Offers predictable operational expenses for software access.
This Cisco DNA software license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking enterprise-grade WAN management without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced WAN Visibility and Control
Enable teams to gain deep insights into network traffic patterns and application performance across their WAN. Streamline troubleshooting by identifying bottlenecks and optimizing resource allocation for critical business applications.
businesses with distributed offices, organizations managing cloud-connected applications, companies requiring application performance monitoring, teams needing centralized network control
Ensure Network Compliance and Security Posture
Automate the process of maintaining up-to-date software licenses, preventing compliance issues and potential security vulnerabilities. Streamline audits by having clear entitlement records for your network infrastructure.
regulated industries requiring strict IT controls, businesses with internal compliance mandates, organizations seeking to reduce audit risk, companies managing sensitive data
Facilitate Network Modernization and Agility
Empower IT professionals to adopt modern network management practices enabled by Cisco DNA software. Support faster deployment of network changes and policy updates across the WAN infrastructure.
companies undergoing digital transformation, businesses scaling their network operations, organizations adopting software-defined networking principles, teams looking to improve IT agility
Key Features
Cisco DNA Software Entitlement
Ensures access to advanced network management features and ongoing software updates for your WAN.
Cloud-Based Subscription Model
Provides predictable operational expenses and flexible scalability for your network software needs.
Tier 2 Licensing
Offers a specific level of functionality suitable for enterprise WAN requirements at a defined capacity.
1 Gigabit per second (1G) Capacity
Supports network throughput requirements for mid-sized to large enterprise WAN connections.
Enterprise Agreement (EA)
Simplifies licensing and procurement for organizations with standardized Cisco technology deployments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable, secure, and compliant WAN connectivity to manage transactions and sensitive data, making advanced network management crucial.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust and secure WANs to transmit patient data, support telehealth, and ensure compliance with regulations like HIPAA, demanding high availability and performance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations rely on stable WAN connections for supply chain management, IoT device communication, and real-time operational data, necessitating efficient network performance and control.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and require secure, high-performance WANs for collaboration and data access across multiple locations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Enterprise WAN Tier 2 Cloud?
It is a software license subscription from Cisco that enables advanced features for managing and optimizing your Wide Area Network (WAN) through a cloud-based platform. This specific tier provides capabilities suitable for enterprise-level WAN operations.
What does the 'Tier 2' designation mean?
Tier 2 typically refers to a specific level of features and capabilities within Cisco's licensing structure, offering a balance of advanced functionality and cost-effectiveness for enterprise WAN deployments.
How is this license billed?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis (e.g., annually) for the duration of the contract term, providing predictable operational expenses.
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.