Cisco Network and DNA Advantage Upgrade License (5 Year)
This 5-year Cisco license upgrade unlocks advanced network and DNA Advantage features, enhancing your business's network security, automation, and visibility for superior operational efficiency.
- License Term: Enjoy 5 years of continuous access to advanced network and DNA Advantage features, ensuring your infrastructure remains current and secure.
- Feature Enablement: Gain access to sophisticated security policies, network segmentation, and advanced analytics for proactive threat management and optimized performance.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance and internal security standards with up-to-date software features and robust network control capabilities.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network management, automate repetitive tasks, and gain deeper insights into network health, reducing IT overhead and improving uptime.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco platform software license provides a 5-year subscription to upgrade your network infrastructure from Essential to Advanced DNA capabilities. It unlocks a suite of powerful features designed to enhance network security, automation, and visibility, ensuring your business network operates at peak performance and remains compliant with evolving standards.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches. It is a critical component for businesses looking to modernize their network operations, reduce complexity, and gain enterprise-level control without enterprise-level costs.
- Advanced Security: Implement granular access control, threat detection, and policy enforcement across your network.
- Network Automation: Automate device provisioning, configuration, and policy deployment to save time and reduce errors.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deep insights into network traffic, application performance, and user behavior for better troubleshooting and planning.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous access to the latest software features and security updates throughout the 5-year term.
- Simplified Management: Centralize network management and policy control for a more efficient and consistent operational experience.
Equip your business with enterprise-grade network intelligence and control, ensuring a secure, automated, and visible network infrastructure.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Network Security Features
Enable teams to implement granular security policies, segment the network, and detect threats in real-time. Streamline compliance with industry regulations through enhanced network control and monitoring capabilities.
wired and wireless networks, multi-site deployments, security-conscious environments
Automate Network Configuration and Deployment
Streamline the deployment and management of network devices through automated provisioning and configuration. Automate policy updates across the network to ensure consistency and reduce manual errors.
growing organizations, distributed workforces, IT teams managing multiple locations
Enhance Network Visibility and Analytics
Enable teams to gain deep insights into network traffic patterns, application performance, and user behavior. Automate the collection and analysis of network data to proactively identify and resolve performance issues.
performance-sensitive operations, IT departments focused on optimization, environments with complex application stacks
Key Features
Cisco DNA Assurance
Proactively identify and resolve network issues with intelligent network analytics and troubleshooting tools.
Network Segmentation
Enhance security by isolating critical assets and sensitive data through granular network segmentation policies.
Encrypted Traffic Analytics
Gain visibility into encrypted traffic to detect threats without decrypting the payload.
Identity-based Network Access Control
Enforce security policies based on user and device identity for more granular access control.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector demands stringent security, compliance, and high availability for sensitive financial data and transactions, all of which are enhanced by DNA Advantage features like advanced threat detection and network segmentation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with strict regulations like HIPAA, requiring robust security and data privacy. DNA Advantage provides the necessary tools for secure network access, data protection, and operational continuity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments require reliable and secure network operations for critical infrastructure. DNA Advantage offers automation and visibility to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks efficiently and securely.
Legal & Professional Services
These firms handle highly confidential client information, necessitating strong security measures and compliance with data protection laws. DNA Advantage features support secure data handling and network access control.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardware is compatible with this license?
This license is designed for Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches. Specific model compatibility should be verified based on your existing hardware.
What is the difference between DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage?
DNA Essentials provides foundational network management and security features. DNA Advantage builds upon this by adding advanced capabilities like enhanced security, automation, analytics, and assurance.
How is the license term managed?
This is a 5-year subscription license. Zent Networks will manage the renewal process to ensure continuous coverage and access to features.
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.