Cisco IE 3100 DNA Essentials License
Unlock advanced network management and security for your Cisco IE 3100 switches with a 1-year DNA Essentials license subscription.
- Access to: Enhanced network visibility, security policies, and automation features for industrial environments.
- Coverage for: A 1-year term, ensuring continuous access to essential software capabilities and updates.
- Protection against: Network misconfigurations and unauthorized access with integrated security tools.
- Entitlement to: Streamlined device management and policy enforcement across your Cisco IE 3100 deployment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 1-year term subscription license for Cisco's DNA Essentials software, specifically designed for the IE 3100 series of industrial Ethernet switches. It provides essential capabilities for network management, security, and automation, ensuring your industrial network operates efficiently and securely.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to gain granular control over their industrial network infrastructure. It integrates with existing Cisco environments, offering a unified platform for managing critical operational technology (OT) networks.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic and device status.
- Automated Policy Enforcement: Simplify the deployment and management of network policies.
- Integrated Security: Implement security controls to protect against threats in industrial settings.
- Simplified Management: Centralize the configuration and monitoring of your IE 3100 switches.
- Subscription-Based Access: Benefit from continuous access to software updates and new features.
This Cisco DNA Essentials license provides essential network intelligence and control for businesses managing industrial environments.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of network policies across multiple Cisco IE 3100 switches. Streamline network operations and reduce manual errors in industrial environments.
organizations with distributed industrial sites, businesses managing critical infrastructure, teams requiring consistent network configurations
Enhance Network Security Posture
Enhance the security posture of industrial networks by enabling granular access controls and threat detection capabilities. Protect sensitive operational data and prevent unauthorized access to critical systems.
companies with strict security requirements, organizations in regulated industries, businesses operating connected industrial equipment
Improve Network Visibility and Monitoring
Improve network visibility by providing deep insights into traffic patterns and device performance on the Cisco IE 3100 platform. Proactively identify and resolve network issues before they impact operations.
operations teams monitoring industrial control systems, IT departments managing converged IT/OT networks, businesses focused on uptime
Key Features
Cisco DNA Essentials Software
Provides essential network management, security, and automation features for industrial environments.
1-Year Term License
Ensures continuous access to software capabilities and updates for a defined period, simplifying budgeting.
Support for Cisco IE 3100 Series
Specifically designed to enhance the functionality of your industrial Ethernet switches.
Automated Policy Deployment
Reduces manual configuration effort and ensures consistent policy application across devices.
Enhanced Network Security
Helps protect critical industrial operations from cyber threats and unauthorized access.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Essential for securing and managing the complex, often distributed, networks that control industrial machinery and processes, ensuring operational uptime and data integrity.
Transportation & Logistics
Critical for maintaining reliable and secure network connectivity in warehouses, distribution centers, and transportation hubs where operational efficiency depends on constant data flow.
Energy & Utilities
Supports the secure and efficient operation of critical infrastructure networks, helping to prevent disruptions and ensure compliance with stringent industry regulations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Enables secure network management for medical devices and operational systems within healthcare facilities, supporting patient care and data privacy requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Essentials?
Cisco DNA Essentials is a software subscription that provides foundational network automation, security, and assurance capabilities for Cisco enterprise networking platforms, including industrial switches like the IE 3100 series.
What does the 1-year term license mean?
A 1-year term license means you have access to the features and benefits of Cisco DNA Essentials for your Cisco IE 3100 switches for a period of one year from the activation date. Renewal is required to continue access.
Who is the target user for this license?
This license is intended for businesses, particularly those in manufacturing, logistics, or other industrial sectors, that use Cisco IE 3100 switches and require enhanced management, security, and automation for their operational technology (OT) networks.
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.