Cisco Unified Communications Manager SME 14 Lab License
This Cisco Unified Communications Manager SME 14 lab license provides essential collaboration capabilities for your business, supporting up to 20 concurrent users and 5 conference rooms.
- Access to Core Collaboration: Unlock essential voice, video, and messaging features for your internal teams.
- Capacity for Growth: Supports up to 20 concurrent user licenses (CUWL), 5 conference rooms, and 50 endpoints (CER).
- Lab Environment Focus: Specifically designed for testing, development, and training purposes in a controlled lab setting.
- Compliance and Stability: Ensures your communication platform operates within licensed parameters, avoiding potential disruptions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) SME 14 lab license is a software entitlement designed for testing and development environments. It enables core collaboration functionalities within a controlled lab setting, providing the necessary capacity for up to 20 concurrent user licenses (CUWL), 5 conference rooms, and 50 Cisco Endpoint Registrations (CER).
Ideal for IT professionals and development teams within small to mid-market businesses, this license allows for the exploration and validation of communication features without impacting production systems. It integrates into existing Cisco collaboration infrastructure, facilitating a secure and compliant testing framework.
- Platform Enablement: Activates core voice, video, and messaging features on Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
- Capacity Allocation: Grants licenses for 20 Concurrent User Licenses (CUWL), 5 TelePresence Rooms (TP Room), and 50 Cisco Endpoint Registrations (CER).
- Lab and Testing Focus: Intended exclusively for use in non-production, lab, or development environments.
- Subscription Billing: Licensed on a subscription basis, providing predictable operational expenses.
- Feature Access: Unlocks specific functionalities required for testing and validating collaboration workflows.
This Cisco lab license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing a dedicated environment to test and develop their collaboration strategies.
What This Enables
Enable Feature Testing and Validation
Enable teams to thoroughly test new Cisco Unified Communications Manager features and configurations in a safe, isolated lab environment. This ensures that updates and new functionalities are stable and performant before deployment to production.
development environments, IT testing labs, staging environments, software validation
Develop Custom Integrations
Streamline the development of custom applications or integrations that interact with Cisco's collaboration platform. This license provides the necessary environment to build and test APIs and services without impacting live user communications.
application development, API testing, integration workflows, sandbox environments
Train IT Staff on Collaboration Tools
Automate the training process for IT staff by providing a hands-on lab environment to learn and practice administering Cisco Unified Communications Manager. This builds internal expertise and reduces reliance on external training resources.
IT training programs, skills development, knowledge transfer, operational readiness
Key Features
Cisco Unified Communications Manager SME 14
Provides the core software platform for managing voice, video, and messaging services within your organization's network.
20 Concurrent User Licenses (CUWL)
Allows up to 20 users to simultaneously utilize advanced collaboration features, ensuring broad access for testing.
5 TelePresence Room Licenses (TP ROOM)
Enables the setup and testing of up to 5 dedicated conference rooms for video collaboration.
50 Cisco Endpoint Registrations (CER)
Supports the registration and testing of up to 50 Cisco endpoints, such as IP phones and video devices.
Subscription Billing
Offers predictable operational expenses through a recurring subscription model, simplifying budget management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require secure and reliable communication for trading, client interactions, and internal collaboration, making testing of advanced features critical for compliance and operational efficiency.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust and compliant communication systems for patient care coordination and administrative tasks, necessitating thorough testing of collaboration tools to ensure data integrity and availability.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers rely on confidential and efficient communication for client consultations and case management, requiring stable collaboration platforms tested in dedicated environments.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often operate complex networks and require reliable communication for distributed teams and operational oversight, benefiting from tested collaboration solutions to maintain productivity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the primary purpose of this Cisco lab license?
This license is exclusively for lab, testing, and development environments. It allows IT teams to explore, validate, and train on Cisco Unified Communications Manager features without affecting production systems.
Can this license be used in a production environment?
No, this license is strictly for lab-only use. Using it in a production environment would violate Cisco's licensing terms and Zent Networks' service agreement.
What does 'SME 14' refer to in the product title?
SME typically refers to 'Small and Medium-sized Enterprise' editions of Cisco software, indicating a focus on features and capacity suitable for these business sizes. '14' likely refers to a specific version or iteration of the software.
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.