Cisco PNR SMART DNS SIA 1YR BASE
Cisco PNR SMART DNS SIA provides secure and reliable domain name resolution for your business for one year, ensuring consistent online accessibility.
- Secure DNS Resolution: Ensures your domain names are resolved accurately and securely, protecting against common threats.
- 1-Year Subscription: Provides continuous service and access to updates for a full year, simplifying budget management.
- Capacity for 1000 RRS: Supports up to 1000 Resource Records, suitable for businesses with moderate DNS needs.
- Platform Licensing: Unlocks essential DNS security and performance features on your Cisco platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco PNR SMART DNS SIA is a platform software license that enables enhanced security and reliability for your domain name system (DNS) resolution services. This one-year base subscription, supporting up to 1000 Resource Records (RRS), ensures your business's online presence remains accessible and protected against common DNS-based threats.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within small to mid-market businesses who need to maintain secure and performant network operations. It integrates with existing Cisco infrastructure, providing a critical layer of security and operational stability for their own network and user base.
- Enhanced DNS Security: Protects against DNS spoofing, cache poisoning, and other malicious attacks.
- Reliable Resolution: Guarantees consistent and fast domain name resolution for critical business applications.
- Simplified Management: Offers a straightforward licensing model for essential DNS security features.
- Platform Integration: Designed to work with compatible Cisco platforms, ensuring a unified IT environment.
- 1000 RRS Capacity: Provides ample support for businesses with a significant number of domain records.
Secure and optimize your DNS resolution with Cisco's reliable platform licensing, ideal for SMB and mid-market IT teams.
What This Enables
Enable Secure DNS Resolution
Enable teams to protect their network from DNS-based attacks like spoofing and cache poisoning. Streamline domain name resolution to ensure consistent access to business applications and websites.
businesses with public-facing websites, organizations relying on cloud applications, companies with remote workforces, networks requiring secure external access
Maintain Service Uptime
Support continuous business operations by ensuring reliable and fast DNS lookups for all internal and external services. Minimize downtime risk associated with DNS failures or malicious interference.
companies with critical operational uptime requirements, businesses with e-commerce platforms, organizations dependent on real-time data access, networks supporting VoIP and video conferencing
Simplify DNS Security Management
Automate critical DNS security functions, reducing the burden on IT staff for manual configuration and threat monitoring. Provide a clear, subscription-based model for essential DNS protection.
IT departments with limited security specialization, businesses seeking predictable IT security costs, organizations managing multiple network services, teams focused on core business functions
Key Features
Secure DNS Resolution
Protects your business's online identity and user access from common DNS-based cyber threats.
1-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to security updates for a full year.
1000 Resource Records (RRS) Capacity
Supports a significant number of domain records, suitable for many SMB and mid-market businesses.
Platform Licensing
Unlocks essential DNS security and performance capabilities on your existing Cisco infrastructure.
Reliable Performance
Ensures fast and consistent domain name lookups, critical for application availability and user experience.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly secure and reliable DNS to protect sensitive customer data and maintain continuous access to trading platforms and banking services, often under strict regulatory compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need secure and always-available DNS to access patient records, manage medical devices, and comply with HIPAA regulations, where any downtime can have critical consequences.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses rely on stable DNS for point-of-sale systems, online ordering, customer loyalty programs, and inventory management, all of which require consistent connectivity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations handle confidential client information and require secure, reliable access to case management systems and client portals, with a strong emphasis on data privacy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco PNR SMART DNS SIA?
Cisco PNR SMART DNS SIA is a platform software license that provides secure and reliable domain name resolution services for one year. It helps protect your business from DNS-based cyber threats and ensures consistent online accessibility.
What does '1000 RRS' mean?
RRS stands for Resource Records. This license supports up to 1000 DNS Resource Records, which include entries like A records (for IP addresses), CNAME records (for aliases), and MX records (for mail servers).
Who is the target customer for this license?
This license is designed for small to mid-market businesses that use IT for their own operations. It is suitable for IT Managers and IT Professionals looking to enhance their network security and reliability.
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.