Cisco IE 3100 DNA Essentials License - 24 Ports, 3 Year Term
Unlock essential network management capabilities for your Cisco IE 3100 switches with a 3-year DNA Essentials license, ensuring operational continuity and compliance.
- License Term: Provides 3 years of access to Cisco DNA Essentials features for your IE 3100 switches.
- Feature Access: Unlocks critical network management, security, and automation capabilities.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures your network infrastructure adheres to essential security and operational standards.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees continued access to software updates and support for the licensed term.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco IE 3100 DNA Essentials license provides a 3-year subscription to essential network management software for your Cisco Industrial Ethernet 3100 series switches. This license unlocks key features for network visibility, security, and automation, crucial for maintaining a stable and secure operational technology environment.
This subscription is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market organizations who need to manage and secure their industrial network infrastructure. It integrates with the Cisco DNA Center platform, offering centralized control and simplified operations for businesses that rely on their IT systems for core operations.
- Network Visibility: Gain insights into network traffic and device status.
- Security Enhancements: Implement essential security policies and threat detection.
- Automation Capabilities: Streamline network configuration and deployment tasks.
- Centralized Management: Manage multiple switches from a single interface via Cisco DNA Center.
- Subscription Term: A 3-year license ensures continuous access to features and updates.
This 3-year Cisco DNA Essentials license is ideal for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to enhance their industrial network's security and manageability without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate repetitive network configuration tasks and orchestrate complex deployments across multiple IE 3100 switches. This streamlines operations and reduces the potential for human error in critical industrial settings.
organizations with distributed network infrastructure, teams managing remote sites, businesses requiring rapid deployment of network changes, environments with limited IT staff
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation and enforcement of essential security policies across the industrial network. This capability helps protect sensitive operational technology (OT) data and systems from unauthorized access and cyber threats.
businesses operating in regulated industries, companies with critical infrastructure, organizations prioritizing OT security, environments with increasing cyber threat exposure
Improve Network Visibility and Monitoring
Automate the collection of network performance data and device status for enhanced visibility into the industrial network. This allows IT professionals to proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they impact operations.
operations centers monitoring industrial processes, IT teams managing uptime-sensitive environments, businesses seeking to optimize network performance, organizations with complex interconnected systems
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Unlocks essential network management, security, and automation features for industrial environments, ensuring operational efficiency.
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides continuous access to software features, updates, and support for a predictable period, safeguarding your investment.
Centralized Management via DNA Center
Enables IT teams to manage and monitor multiple IE 3100 switches from a single console, simplifying operations.
Enhanced Network Visibility
Offers insights into network traffic and device health, allowing for proactive issue resolution and improved uptime.
Security Policy Enforcement
Facilitates the implementation of security controls to protect industrial networks from cyber threats.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial networks require robust security and reliable connectivity for operational technology (OT) systems, which Cisco DNA Essentials helps provide through enhanced visibility and policy enforcement.
Energy & Utilities
This sector demands high availability and secure network operations for critical infrastructure, making the automation and security features of DNA Essentials vital for maintaining service continuity.
Transportation & Logistics
Companies in this vertical often manage distributed sites and require efficient network management and security to ensure smooth operations and data integrity across their supply chains.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Secure and reliable network infrastructure is critical for patient data and operational systems in healthcare, where compliance and uptime are paramount.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides essential network management, security, and automation capabilities for Cisco networking hardware, including the IE 3100 series switches.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco IE 3100 series industrial Ethernet switches, supporting 24-port models.
What is the term of this license?
This is a 3-year term license, meaning you have access to the DNA Essentials features and software updates for three years from the activation date.
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.