Cisco Identity Services Engine 5000 Endpoint License
Enhance network security and access control for up to 5000 endpoints with the Cisco Identity Services Engine platform license, ensuring compliance and operational integrity.
- Access to Advanced Security Features: Unlock granular policy enforcement, profiling, and posture assessment capabilities for all connected devices.
- License Term and Billing: This is a subscription-based license, providing continuous access to software updates and support for the licensed term.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for the Cisco Identity Services Engine platform, enabling comprehensive network access control solutions.
- Value for Compliance: Maintain regulatory compliance and reduce security risks by ensuring only authorized and compliant devices access your network resources.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 5000 Endpoint License provides the foundation for advanced network access control and security policy enforcement for businesses requiring visibility and control over up to 5000 endpoints. This subscription license unlocks critical features for device profiling, posture assessment, and granular access policies, ensuring that only compliant and authorized devices can connect to the network.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing network security and access. It integrates with existing network infrastructure, such as Cisco switches and wireless controllers, to provide a unified security posture across wired, wireless, and VPN connections.
- Centralized Policy Management: Define and enforce consistent security policies across the entire network from a single interface.
- Device Visibility and Profiling: Automatically identify and classify devices connecting to the network, regardless of ownership.
- Guest Access Control: Securely onboard and manage visitors and contractors with customizable guest portals and access policies.
- Endpoint Posture Assessment: Verify that devices meet security requirements (e.g., up-to-date antivirus, patches) before granting network access.
- Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly integrates with other security tools and IT systems for enhanced threat detection and response.
Empower your IT team with robust network access control and security policy enforcement, simplifying management and strengthening your defenses.
What This Enables
Enable granular network access control
Enable teams to define and enforce precise access policies based on user identity, device type, and security posture. Streamline the onboarding of new devices and users while ensuring only authorized entities connect to sensitive network resources.
wired networks, wireless networks, VPN access, BYOD environments
Automate endpoint security compliance
Automate the process of verifying endpoint security compliance before granting network access. Streamline audits and reduce the risk of malware or unauthorized access by ensuring all connected devices meet predefined security standards.
endpoint security management, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, IT asset management
Enhance network visibility and profiling
Streamline network operations by gaining deep visibility into all connected devices and their characteristics. Enable IT professionals to accurately profile endpoints, facilitating better security policy creation and troubleshooting.
network monitoring, device inventory, security operations, IT infrastructure management
Key Features
Identity-based access control
Ensures that only authenticated users and compliant devices gain access to specific network resources, enhancing security.
Device profiling and posture assessment
Automatically identifies devices and checks their security status, preventing non-compliant or compromised endpoints from connecting.
Centralized policy management
Simplifies the administration of complex security policies across wired, wireless, and VPN networks from a single console.
Guest and BYOD enablement
Provides a secure framework for managing guest access and personal devices on the corporate network.
Subscription licensing model
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support, ensuring your security solution remains current.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent access controls and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, making ISE essential for securing sensitive data and transactions.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA and other privacy regulations, necessitating secure access for medical devices and patient data, which ISE facilitates.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information and need robust security to prevent unauthorized access and maintain client trust.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have a mix of IT and OT devices, requiring granular control and segmentation to protect operational technology systems from cyber threats.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)?
Cisco ISE is a security solution that provides network access control, policy enforcement, and visibility into devices and users connecting to your network. It helps ensure that only authorized and compliant endpoints can access network resources.
What does the 5000 endpoint license signify?
This license enables the Cisco ISE platform to manage and enforce policies for up to 5000 endpoints. It is a capacity-based license that determines the scale of your network access control deployment.
Is this a perpetual or subscription license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay for the use of the software over a defined term, typically including software updates and support during that period.
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.