Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.X Upgrade License
This Cisco platform license enables an upgrade from WCS to Prime Infrastructure 2.X, providing enhanced network visibility and management for your organization.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to advanced network management features.
- Billing Model: Annual subscription ensures continuous access to software updates and support.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for upgrading existing Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) deployments.
- Key Value: Maintain compliance and access critical network management features for operational continuity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco platform software license that facilitates an upgrade from the Wireless Control System (WCS) to Cisco Prime Infrastructure version 2.X. It unlocks advanced capabilities for network monitoring, management, and troubleshooting, ensuring your network infrastructure operates efficiently and securely.
This license is intended for IT Managers and IT Professionals within small to mid-market businesses that utilize Cisco wireless and wired network infrastructure. It integrates into existing Cisco environments, providing a unified platform for managing network devices and services.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network performance and user activity.
- Centralized Management: Consolidate control of your wired and wireless network devices from a single interface.
- Proactive Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve network issues before they impact users.
- Software Compliance: Ensure your network management software is up-to-date and licensed correctly.
- Scalable Operations: Manage growing network complexity with a robust and feature-rich platform.
This Cisco upgrade license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize their network management capabilities without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Monitoring and Analytics
Enable teams to gain deeper insights into network performance, user behavior, and traffic patterns. Streamline the identification of bottlenecks and optimize network resource allocation for improved business operations.
organizations with Cisco wireless networks, businesses requiring detailed network performance data, IT teams managing wired and wireless infrastructure, companies focused on user experience optimization
Centralize Wired and Wireless Network Management
Streamline the management of diverse network devices by consolidating control into a single, unified platform. Automate routine tasks and policy enforcement across your entire Cisco network infrastructure.
businesses with mixed wired and wireless environments, companies seeking simplified network administration, IT departments managing multiple Cisco device types, organizations standardizing on Cisco infrastructure
Improve Network Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution
Enable teams to proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve network issues with advanced diagnostic tools. Automate alert correlation and reduce mean time to repair, minimizing operational downtime.
organizations experiencing network performance issues, businesses with critical uptime requirements, IT professionals needing rapid issue resolution, companies with distributed network locations
Key Features
Upgrade Path from WCS
Seamless transition to a more powerful network management platform without a complete rip-and-replace.
Prime Infrastructure 2.X Capabilities
Access to advanced features for monitoring, troubleshooting, and reporting on your Cisco network.
Subscription Licensing
Predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support for ongoing operational assurance.
Centralized Network Control
Manage both wired and wireless devices from a single pane of glass, simplifying administration.
Enhanced Network Visibility
Gain deeper insights into network health, performance, and user activity to optimize operations.
Industry Applications
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Ensures reliable network performance and data security critical for patient care systems and sensitive medical data, often requiring high availability and compliance with HIPAA.
Finance & Insurance
Provides the network stability and security necessary for transaction processing and sensitive financial data, meeting stringent regulatory compliance requirements like PCI DSS.
Education & Research
Supports the complex and dynamic network needs of educational institutions, managing large numbers of concurrent users and devices across campus environments.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Enables robust network management for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring uptime for production lines and supply chain logistics.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Prime Infrastructure?
Cisco Prime Infrastructure is a network management solution that provides a unified platform for monitoring, managing, and troubleshooting Cisco wired and wireless networks. It offers advanced capabilities for network visibility, performance optimization, and security.
What does this license upgrade enable?
This license enables you to upgrade your existing Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) to Cisco Prime Infrastructure version 2.X. It unlocks the advanced features and functionalities of Prime Infrastructure for your network management.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license. It provides access to the software and its features for a defined term, typically billed annually, ensuring you always have access to the latest updates and support.
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.