Cisco PNR 11.X SMART CONTAINER LICENSE - DNS
This Cisco PNR 11.X SMART CONTAINER LICENSE provides essential DNS capabilities, ensuring your business network operates securely and efficiently.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to advanced DNS features and updates.
- DNS Security: Enhances protection against DNS-based threats and ensures service availability.
- Network Performance: Optimizes DNS resolution for faster and more reliable network access.
- Compliance: Helps meet regulatory requirements for network security and data integrity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco PNR 11.X SMART CONTAINER LICENSE - DNS is a subscription-based software license designed to unlock and manage Domain Name System (DNS) services within Cisco's PNR platform. This license ensures access to critical DNS functionalities, security enhancements, and ongoing updates, maintaining the integrity and performance of your network's name resolution services.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who rely on robust and secure DNS infrastructure. It integrates into existing Cisco environments, providing essential capabilities for network operations, security posture, and compliance management without requiring extensive hardware overhauls.
- Subscription Licensing: Provides predictable costs and continuous access to the latest features and security patches.
- DNS Service Enablement: Unlocks core DNS server and resolution capabilities within the PNR platform.
- Security Enhancements: Offers protection against common DNS vulnerabilities and cyber threats.
- Performance Optimization: Improves DNS query response times for a better user experience.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting industry regulations and internal security policies related to network services.
Equip your IT team with the necessary tools to manage DNS services effectively and securely, ensuring business continuity and network resilience.
What This Enables
Enable secure and reliable DNS resolution
Enable teams to manage and secure their internal and external DNS resolution processes. Streamline the process of translating domain names into IP addresses, ensuring consistent network connectivity for all business applications.
on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized infrastructure
Enhance network security posture
Automate the application of security policies and threat intelligence to DNS queries, protecting against malicious domains and phishing attempts. Protect sensitive business data by preventing redirection to fraudulent websites.
network security operations, compliance management, business continuity planning
Maintain regulatory compliance
Ensure adherence to industry-specific regulations and data privacy laws that mandate secure network operations and data handling. Provide auditable logs and reporting for DNS activities to meet compliance requirements.
IT governance, risk management, audit preparation
Key Features
Subscription-based licensing
Provides continuous access to the latest features, security updates, and support, ensuring your DNS services remain current and protected.
DNS security features
Protects your network from DNS-based attacks, such as DNS spoofing and cache poisoning, safeguarding your data and reputation.
Performance optimization
Enhances DNS query speed and reliability, leading to faster application access and improved productivity for your users.
Centralized management
Simplifies the administration of DNS services through the Cisco PNR platform, reducing operational overhead for your IT team.
Compliance enablement
Helps meet regulatory requirements by providing secure and auditable DNS operations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly secure and reliable DNS services to protect sensitive transaction data and maintain compliance with strict regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure the availability and security of patient data, making robust DNS essential for accessing electronic health records (EHR) and complying with HIPAA regulations.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client information and depend on secure, uninterrupted network access to critical case management and communication systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations rely on consistent network connectivity for control systems and data acquisition, where DNS failures can lead to costly production downtime and safety risks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Smart Container License?
A Smart Container License is a Cisco licensing model that bundles software features and entitlements into a flexible container. This specific license enables DNS services within the PNR platform.
What does the DNS license cover?
This license unlocks and supports the Domain Name System (DNS) functionalities within the Cisco PNR 11.X platform. It includes features for DNS resolution, security, and management.
Is this a perpetual or subscription license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for access to the software features and updates for a defined term.
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.