Cisco IoT DNA Essential Subscription License for IR1101
The Cisco IoT DNA Essential Subscription License for the IR1101 provides essential network management and security features for your industrial edge devices, ensuring continuous operation and compliance.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to core IoT network features.
- Platform Coverage: Specifically designed for the Cisco IR1101 industrial router.
- Key Value: Enables essential security, visibility, and management for IoT deployments.
- Compliance: Helps maintain network integrity and meet operational standards.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco IoT DNA Essential Subscription License unlocks core network management and security capabilities for the Cisco IR1101 industrial router. It provides essential features for visibility, policy enforcement, and threat defense, ensuring your IoT edge devices operate securely and efficiently.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market organizations utilize this license to manage and secure their industrial IoT deployments. It integrates with existing network infrastructure, providing a foundational layer of control and insight for devices operating at the network edge.
- Essential Network Features: Access to core functionalities for managing IoT edge devices.
- Security Enhancements: Basic security features to protect your industrial network.
- Visibility and Control: Gain insight into device behavior and enforce network policies.
- Subscription Model: Flexible, recurring license ensures access to up-to-date features.
- IR1101 Optimization: Tailored for the specific capabilities of the Cisco IR1101 platform.
This subscription license is the ideal choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking essential, cost-effective management for their Cisco IR1101 IoT edge devices.
What This Enables
Enable Secure IoT Device Management
Enable teams to securely onboard and manage Cisco IR1101 devices at the network edge. Streamline policy enforcement and gain visibility into device health and network traffic.
organizations with distributed industrial assets, businesses deploying remote monitoring, companies managing critical infrastructure, teams requiring secure device connectivity
Enhance Network Visibility and Control
Streamline network operations by providing essential visibility into IoT device performance and behavior. Automate basic security checks and policy adherence for edge deployments.
businesses with operational technology (OT) networks, companies integrating IoT into supply chains, organizations managing remote site connectivity, IT departments overseeing industrial automation
Ensure Compliance and Operational Integrity
Automate compliance checks and maintain operational integrity for industrial IoT networks. Protect against common threats and ensure devices meet baseline security requirements.
manufacturers with connected production lines, logistics companies using IoT for tracking, healthcare facilities with connected medical equipment, companies with regulatory reporting needs
Key Features
Subscription-based licensing
Provides access to essential features and ongoing updates for your Cisco IR1101 devices through a predictable recurring cost.
Core IoT network management
Enables fundamental control and visibility over your industrial edge devices, simplifying network operations.
Basic security features
Helps protect your IoT edge network from common threats and unauthorized access, maintaining operational integrity.
Designed for IR1101
Optimized to work specifically with the Cisco IR1101 industrial router, ensuring compatibility and performance.
Compliance support
Assists in meeting operational standards and regulatory requirements by providing necessary network controls.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Essential for managing and securing connected devices on the factory floor, supporting operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) with enhanced visibility and policy enforcement.
Transportation & Logistics
Enables reliable connectivity and management of IoT devices used for asset tracking, fleet management, and supply chain visibility, ensuring data integrity and operational continuity.
Energy & Utilities
Supports the secure deployment and management of IoT devices in critical infrastructure for remote monitoring, grid management, and operational efficiency, often with strict compliance requirements.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Facilitates the secure management of connected medical devices and equipment in clinical or remote settings, ensuring data privacy and operational reliability for patient care.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco IoT DNA Essential?
Cisco IoT DNA Essential is a software subscription that provides core network management and security capabilities for Cisco's industrial IoT devices, such as the IR1101 router. It focuses on enabling visibility, policy, and basic threat defense.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, IR-DNA-E, is designed for the Cisco IR1101 industrial router. It unlocks software features tailored for this platform.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses offer flexibility and ensure you always have access to the latest features and security updates. This model can also be more cost-effective for managing evolving technology needs compared to perpetual licenses.
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.