Cisco Network and DNA Essentials to Advanced Upgrade License (7 Year)
This 7-year Cisco license upgrades your network and DNA Essentials to Advanced capabilities, providing enhanced visibility and automation for your business infrastructure.
- License Term: 7-year subscription ensures long-term access to advanced features and support.
- Feature Unlock: Upgrades from Essentials to Advanced DNA features, enabling deeper network insights and control.
- Platform Compatibility: Applies to Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches, enhancing existing network investments.
- Value Proposition: Maintain compliance and access critical network intelligence for optimal operational efficiency.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Network and DNA Essentials to Advanced Upgrade License provides a 7-year subscription, transforming your network's capabilities from essential to advanced. It unlocks sophisticated features for network automation, security, and analytics, ensuring your infrastructure is optimized for current and future demands.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates with Cisco Catalyst 9000 series hardware. It is ideal for businesses looking to gain deeper insights into their network traffic, automate complex configurations, and enhance their overall security posture without the overhead of enterprise-level solutions.
- Advanced Network Automation: Streamline device provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across your network.
- Enhanced Security Features: Gain access to advanced threat detection, segmentation, and access control capabilities.
- Intelligent Network Analytics: Utilize deep network visibility and telemetry for proactive troubleshooting and performance optimization.
- Compliance and Support: Ensures your network software remains current and supported for the duration of the 7-year term.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Supports growth by providing advanced features that adapt to evolving business needs.
Empower your IT team with advanced network intelligence and automation, ensuring a secure and efficient network foundation for your business growth.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate device onboarding, configuration updates, and policy deployment across their network infrastructure. Streamline network operations and reduce the risk of manual errors.
organizations with growing network footprints, businesses standardizing on Cisco hardware, teams managing distributed sites
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of advanced security policies, network segmentation, and threat detection capabilities. Protect sensitive business data and ensure regulatory compliance through enhanced visibility.
businesses handling sensitive customer data, organizations with remote workforces, companies subject to data privacy regulations
Gain Deep Network Visibility and Analytics
Automate the collection and analysis of network telemetry data to identify performance bottlenecks and potential issues proactively. Improve troubleshooting efficiency and ensure optimal user experience for business applications.
companies reliant on network performance for operations, IT departments focused on proactive maintenance, businesses seeking to optimize resource utilization
Key Features
Cisco DNA Assurance
Proactively identify and resolve network issues with intelligent insights and automated troubleshooting, minimizing downtime.
Network Segmentation
Isolate critical systems and sensitive data by creating granular network segments, reducing the attack surface.
Software Image Management
Automate the deployment and management of software images across your network devices, ensuring consistency and reducing manual effort.
Advanced Threat Defense
Integrate with security solutions to detect and mitigate advanced threats in real-time, protecting business operations.
7-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to advanced features and support for an extended period, simplifying long-term IT planning.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Ensures high availability and robust security for sensitive financial data, meeting strict regulatory compliance requirements like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Provides secure and reliable network connectivity for critical patient data systems and medical devices, adhering to HIPAA compliance standards.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Enables network segmentation and enhanced security for operational technology (OT) environments, protecting production systems from cyber threats.
Retail & Hospitality
Supports secure and scalable network operations for point-of-sale systems, guest Wi-Fi, and inventory management, crucial for customer experience and business continuity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between DNA Essentials and DNA Advanced?
DNA Essentials provides foundational network automation and visibility. DNA Advanced builds upon this with more sophisticated features like advanced threat defense, deeper analytics, and more granular policy control.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is designed for Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches and access points, enhancing their capabilities within the Cisco DNA ecosystem.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a 7-year subscription license, providing continuous access to features and support for the specified term.
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.