Cisco WAE Basic Automation Package 1 Year Term
The Cisco WAE Basic Automation Package provides essential network automation capabilities for businesses managing 1000 to 2999 devices over a 1-year term.
- Automated Network Operations: Streamline device configuration, policy enforcement, and troubleshooting across your network infrastructure.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network performance and health, enabling proactive issue resolution.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain consistent configurations and policies to meet regulatory and internal standards.
- Scalable Solution: Designed for mid-sized to larger business networks, offering a foundation for automation growth.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco WAE Basic Automation Package is a software license subscription that unlocks core automation features for network management. This package is designed for organizations needing to automate routine tasks, improve network consistency, and enhance operational efficiency for a significant number of devices.
This subscription is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who are responsible for maintaining complex network environments. It integrates into existing Cisco infrastructure, providing a centralized platform to manage and automate device configurations and policies.
- Core Automation Features: Enables automated device configuration, compliance checks, and software image management.
- Centralized Management: Provides a single pane of glass for managing automation workflows across your network.
- 1-Year Subscription Term: Offers predictable budgeting and access to essential automation capabilities for a defined period.
- Device Scale: Supports environments with 1000 to 2999 network devices.
- Foundation for Efficiency: Reduces manual effort, minimizes configuration errors, and accelerates network changes.
This Cisco WAE Basic Automation Package is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to simplify network management and improve operational outcomes through automation.
What This Enables
Automate Device Configuration and Compliance
Enable teams to automate the deployment of standard configurations across thousands of network devices. Streamline the process of ensuring all devices adhere to security policies and regulatory requirements.
organizations with distributed network infrastructure, teams managing multi-vendor device fleets, businesses undergoing regular network audits, environments requiring strict configuration standardization
Streamline Software Image Management
Automate the process of upgrading and managing software images on network devices. Streamline firmware updates to ensure devices are running secure and supported versions.
businesses with large device counts, organizations with scheduled maintenance windows, networks requiring consistent software versions for compatibility, IT departments focused on security patching
Enhance Network Visibility and Troubleshooting
Automate the collection of network state data to improve visibility into device health and performance. Enable faster troubleshooting by quickly identifying and resolving configuration discrepancies.
IT teams managing complex network topologies, operations centers monitoring network uptime, businesses seeking to reduce mean time to repair, environments with high volumes of network events
Key Features
Automated Configuration Deployment
Ensures consistent and accurate device configurations across the network, reducing errors and speeding up deployments.
Compliance Validation
Automatically checks devices against defined policies, helping maintain regulatory compliance and security posture.
Software Image Management
Simplifies the process of updating and managing software versions on network devices.
Centralized Management Interface
Provides a single point of control for automation workflows, improving operational efficiency.
1-Year Subscription Term
Offers predictable costs and access to essential automation features for a defined period, aligning with budgeting cycles.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security, compliance, and high availability, making network automation critical for maintaining consistent configurations and meeting regulatory demands like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, necessitating automated compliance checks and secure network configurations to protect sensitive patient information.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on stable and secure networks for operational technology (OT), where automation ensures consistent device states and minimizes downtime risks critical for production continuity.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with many endpoints, benefiting from automation to efficiently deploy configurations, manage software updates, and maintain security across campus-wide infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco WAE Basic Automation?
Cisco WAE Basic Automation is a software package that provides core capabilities for automating network device configuration, compliance checks, and software image management. It is designed to simplify and streamline network operations for businesses.
What does the '1000 - 2999 DEVICES' specification mean?
This indicates the license is designed for businesses managing a network infrastructure that includes between 1000 and 2999 network devices. It defines the scale of the automation solution.
What is the benefit of a 1-year term license?
A 1-year term license provides predictable budgeting and access to the software's features for a defined period. It allows businesses to evaluate the benefits of automation and plan for future renewals or upgrades.
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.