Cisco Network Essentials to DNA Advantage Upgrade License (5 Year)
Enhance your Cisco network infrastructure with a 5-year upgrade to Cisco DNA Advantage licensing, unlocking advanced network management and security features.
- License Term: Enjoy 5 years of access to advanced network features and software updates.
- Feature Unlock: Transition from Network Essentials to DNA Advantage for enhanced automation, assurance, and security.
- Compliance: Maintain software compliance and access to the latest Cisco security patches.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network management and gain deeper visibility into network performance.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco 24-port Network Essentials to DNA Advantage upgrade license provides a 5-year subscription, enabling advanced features for your Cisco Catalyst 9200L series switches. It allows for enhanced network automation, assurance, and security capabilities, ensuring your network operates at peak performance and remains compliant with the latest software standards.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license is designed for businesses that utilize their IT infrastructure for core operations. It fits within your existing Cisco network environment, upgrading the software capabilities of your switches to support more sophisticated network management and security policies.
- Advanced Automation: Automate repetitive network tasks and configurations.
- Network Assurance: Gain deep insights into network health and performance.
- Enhanced Security: Implement advanced security policies and threat detection.
- Software Compliance: Ensure your network runs on licensed, up-to-date software.
- Long-Term Value: Secure 5 years of access to software updates and support.
This Cisco DNA Advantage upgrade license offers SMB and mid-market teams enterprise-grade network intelligence and control without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate complex network configurations and policy deployments across multiple devices. Streamline provisioning and reduce the risk of human error in network management.
organizations with growing network complexity, businesses standardizing IT operations, teams managing distributed network sites
Enhance Network Visibility and Assurance
Streamline network monitoring by providing deep insights into application performance and user experience. Automate troubleshooting and proactively identify potential network issues before they impact operations.
businesses reliant on network performance, organizations seeking proactive IT management, teams managing critical business applications
Strengthen Network Security Posture
Automate the deployment of advanced security policies and segmentation across the network. Enable teams to detect and respond to threats more effectively with integrated security intelligence.
companies with sensitive data, organizations facing evolving cyber threats, businesses requiring granular access control
Key Features
Cisco DNA Advantage Software
Unlock advanced network automation, assurance, and security features for your Cisco Catalyst 9200L switches.
5-Year Subscription Term
Secure access to software updates and features for an extended period, providing long-term value and predictability.
Network Automation
Reduce manual configuration efforts and operational overhead through automated provisioning and policy enforcement.
Network Assurance
Gain deeper visibility into network health, performance, and user experience for proactive issue resolution.
Enhanced Security
Implement advanced security controls and threat detection capabilities to protect your network infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, high availability, and compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS, all of which are enhanced by Cisco DNA Advantage features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure patient data privacy (HIPAA compliance) and network uptime for critical medical systems, benefiting from advanced security and assurance capabilities.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand reliable network performance and security for operational technology (OT) systems, which can be managed and protected with DNA Advantage.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle sensitive client data and require secure, reliable network access, making advanced security and management features essential.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Cisco DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage?
DNA Essentials provides foundational network automation and assurance features. DNA Advantage builds upon Essentials by adding advanced security, application visibility, and more sophisticated automation capabilities.
What hardware is compatible with this license?
This license is specifically designed for Cisco Catalyst 9200L series switches. Please verify compatibility with your specific switch model.
What does the 5-year term entail?
The 5-year term grants you the right to use the DNA Advantage software features for your eligible Cisco switches for five years from the activation date. It includes access to software updates and upgrades released during that period.
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.