Cisco IE 3000 DNA Essentials License - 5 Year Term
This 5-year Cisco DNA Essentials license subscription unlocks advanced network management and security features for your Cisco IE 3000 industrial switches, ensuring continuous operation and compliance.
- License Term: 5-year subscription provides predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support.
- Feature Access: Unlocks essential network automation, visibility, and security capabilities for industrial environments.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain network integrity and meet regulatory requirements through updated software and security patches.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures your industrial network infrastructure remains supported and functional with vendor-provided updates and technical assistance.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco IE 3000 DNA Essentials license is a 5-year subscription that provides essential software features and ongoing support for Cisco IE 3000 industrial switches. This license enables critical network management, security, and automation capabilities, ensuring your industrial network operates efficiently and securely.
This subscription is designed for businesses that rely on robust industrial network infrastructure. IT Managers and professionals in manufacturing, logistics, and other industrial sectors will find this license crucial for maintaining network visibility, enforcing security policies, and ensuring compliance within their operational technology environments.
- Network Automation: Streamline device configuration and management tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
- Enhanced Security: Gain access to security features that help protect your industrial network from threats.
- Visibility and Analytics: Improve understanding of network traffic and device performance for better troubleshooting.
- Software Updates: Receive regular software updates and patches to maintain optimal performance and security.
- Long-Term Support: A 5-year term ensures consistent support and access to Cisco's latest advancements for your industrial switches.
This 5-year Cisco DNA Essentials license is the ideal solution for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking to enhance the security and manageability of their industrial network infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Visibility
Enable teams to automate routine network configuration and management tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors. Streamline network monitoring to gain deeper insights into traffic patterns and device performance for faster troubleshooting.
industrial control systems, manufacturing floor networks, logistics and warehousing operations, critical infrastructure monitoring
Enhance Industrial Network Security Posture
Automate the deployment of security policies across your industrial network to protect against evolving cyber threats. Ensure continuous compliance with security best practices through regular software updates and access to security features.
operational technology environments, SCADA system networks, critical infrastructure security, remote site connectivity
Maintain Software Compliance and Support
Ensure your Cisco IE 3000 switches are running supported and up-to-date software, avoiding risks associated with end-of-life or unsupported versions. Maintain entitlement to Cisco technical support and software updates for the duration of the 5-year term.
regulated industrial environments, long-term operational deployments, IT asset lifecycle management, business continuity planning
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks essential network automation, visibility, and security features for industrial switches.
5-Year Term License
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support for an extended period.
Network Automation Capabilities
Reduces manual configuration effort and minimizes human error in managing network devices.
Enhanced Security Features
Helps protect industrial networks from cyber threats and ensures policy enforcement.
Network Visibility and Analytics
Improves understanding of network operations for faster troubleshooting and performance optimization.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial switches are critical for factory floor automation, SCADA systems, and operational technology networks, requiring robust security and reliable connectivity that DNA Essentials provides.
Transportation & Logistics
This sector relies on industrial-grade networking for warehouse management, fleet tracking, and supply chain visibility, where consistent network performance and security are paramount.
Energy & Utilities
Critical infrastructure in energy and utilities requires secure, resilient, and manageable networks to support operations, making advanced software features essential for uptime and compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
While not always the primary focus, healthcare facilities utilize industrial networking for building management, patient monitoring systems, and lab equipment, demanding high reliability and security.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides essential network automation, visibility, and security features for Cisco industrial switches. It is designed to simplify network management and enhance security in operational technology environments.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco IE 3000 series industrial Ethernet switches. The MPN IE3000-DNA-E-L-5Y indicates it is for the IE 3000 platform.
What does a 5-year term license mean for my business?
A 5-year term license provides continuous access to software features, updates, and support for your Cisco IE 3000 switches for five years. This offers predictable budgeting and ensures your network remains secure and compliant throughout the term.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.