Cisco SD-WAN DNA Essentials License 1 Year for X-Small Site
This Cisco SD-WAN DNA Essentials license provides essential network management and security features for your X-Small site, valid for one year.
- License Term: One-year subscription providing access to essential Cisco SD-WAN features.
- Site Capacity: Designed for X-Small sites with an aggregated bandwidth of up to 10 Mbps.
- Feature Access: Unlocks core SD-WAN capabilities for improved network performance and control.
- Compliance: Ensures your network infrastructure meets essential security and operational standards.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco CD-SDWAN DNA Essentials License is a one-year subscription providing foundational software capabilities for Cisco SD-WAN solutions. This license is tailored for X-Small sites, supporting aggregated bandwidth up to 10 Mbps, and enables essential features for network management, security, and optimization.
This subscription is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market businesses seeking to enhance their network's agility and security. It integrates with Cisco's SD-WAN platforms, providing a cost-effective way to ensure network compliance and access critical functionalities without the overhead of enterprise-grade solutions.
- Essential SD-WAN Features: Access to core functionalities for network segmentation, traffic steering, and policy enforcement.
- Security Enhancements: Basic security features to protect network traffic and endpoints.
- Performance Optimization: Tools to improve application performance and user experience.
- Simplified Management: Centralized control and visibility for easier network operations.
- Subscription Model: Predictable annual billing for budget management and continuous access to features.
This Cisco license offers SMB and mid-market teams essential SD-WAN capabilities for a secure and efficient network at a predictable annual cost.
What This Enables
Enable Network Segmentation and Policy Control
Enable teams to segment their network traffic for enhanced security and compliance. Streamline policy deployment across multiple sites to ensure consistent network behavior.
businesses with multiple locations, organizations requiring granular traffic control, companies managing sensitive data, networks with diverse application needs
Improve Application Performance
Streamline application traffic routing to prioritize critical business applications. Automate performance optimization based on real-time network conditions to enhance user experience.
companies reliant on cloud applications, businesses with remote workers, organizations experiencing network latency issues, environments with fluctuating bandwidth demands
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies across the WAN edge. Enable teams to gain visibility into network threats and apply basic security controls to protect data.
businesses with compliance requirements, organizations seeking to reduce attack surface, companies managing distributed workforces, environments with evolving threat landscapes
Key Features
SD-WAN Essentials Features
Provides core functionalities for intelligent path control, application visibility, and policy-based routing to optimize network performance.
Site Licensing
Tailored licensing for specific site sizes (X-Small) and bandwidth needs (10 Mbps) ensures cost-effectiveness.
One-Year Subscription
Offers predictable annual costs and continuous access to essential software features and updates for budget certainty.
Centralized Management
Enables IT teams to manage and monitor network policies and performance from a single console, simplifying operations.
Basic Security Capabilities
Includes foundational security features to help protect the network edge and data in transit.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require secure, reliable, and compliant network connectivity to protect sensitive data and ensure uninterrupted service delivery for transactions and client interactions.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client information and depend on secure, high-performance networks for collaboration and data access across locations.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups need to manage distributed networks for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing services, requiring secure and efficient WAN connectivity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain secure and compliant networks to protect patient data (HIPAA) and ensure reliable access to critical applications for patient care and operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco SD-WAN DNA Essentials?
Cisco SD-WAN DNA Essentials is a software license providing foundational features for managing and securing your Wide Area Network. It is designed for smaller sites and offers core SD-WAN capabilities.
What does 'X-Small Site' and '10M' mean in the product title?
X-Small Site indicates the license is intended for smaller network locations. 10M refers to an aggregated bandwidth limit of 10 Megabits per second for that site.
What is the term of this license?
This is a one-year subscription license, meaning you have access to the included features and support for a period of 12 months from activation.
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.