Cisco WAE Standard Automation Package
The Cisco WAE Standard Automation Package provides essential network automation capabilities for businesses managing up to 499 devices over a one-year term.
- Automated Network Operations: Streamline device configuration, compliance checks, and troubleshooting tasks.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network performance and device status for proactive management.
- One-Year Subscription: Secure access to automation features and essential software updates for a defined period.
- Scalable Solution: Designed to support environments ranging from a few devices to hundreds, adapting to your growth.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco WAE Standard Automation Package is a software license that unlocks core automation features for network devices. This subscription provides essential tools for simplifying network management, ensuring compliance, and improving operational efficiency within your IT infrastructure.
This package is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to automate repetitive tasks, reduce manual errors, and maintain a consistent network configuration. It integrates into existing Cisco environments, providing a foundational layer of automation without requiring extensive new hardware.
- Automated Configuration Management: Deploy and manage device configurations consistently across your network.
- Compliance Assurance: Automate checks against defined policies to ensure regulatory and internal standard adherence.
- Proactive Issue Detection: Identify potential network problems before they impact users through automated monitoring.
- Simplified Software Updates: Streamline the process of updating network device software.
- Centralized Control: Manage automation workflows from a single platform for improved oversight.
This Cisco WAE Standard Automation Package offers SMB and mid-market teams a cost-effective way to introduce powerful network automation, reducing operational burden and enhancing network reliability.
What This Enables
Automate Device Configuration Deployment
Enable teams to deploy standardized configurations across multiple network devices simultaneously. This ensures consistency and reduces the risk of human error during setup or updates.
organizations with standardized hardware, teams managing distributed sites, businesses requiring rapid device provisioning, environments with frequent configuration changes
Streamline Network Compliance Checks
Automate the process of verifying device configurations against security policies and regulatory standards. This helps maintain a compliant posture and avoid potential audit failures.
businesses in regulated industries, organizations with strict security mandates, companies undergoing regular audits, environments needing continuous policy enforcement
Automate Routine Network Maintenance
Streamline repetitive tasks such as software updates and basic troubleshooting diagnostics for network devices. This frees up IT staff to focus on strategic initiatives rather than routine operations.
teams with limited IT resources, organizations seeking to improve operational efficiency, businesses aiming to reduce manual intervention, IT departments managing diverse device fleets
Key Features
Automated Configuration Management
Ensures consistent and error-free deployment of network device configurations, saving time and reducing operational risk.
Compliance Automation
Automates checks against defined policies, helping maintain regulatory compliance and security standards with less manual effort.
Device Software Management
Simplifies the process of updating network device software, ensuring devices are running supported and secure versions.
Centralized Automation Platform
Provides a single point of control for managing automation workflows, improving oversight and efficiency.
One-Year Subscription Term
Offers predictable costs and access to essential automation features for a defined period, allowing for budget planning.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent compliance and high availability for their networks, making automated configuration and compliance checks critical for meeting regulatory demands like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to strict data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, necessitating automated processes to ensure network security and consistent configurations for critical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on stable and secure network connectivity for operational technology (OT), benefiting from automated updates and configuration management to minimize downtime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle sensitive client data and require robust security and compliance measures, making automated network management essential for protecting information and maintaining client trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco WAE?
Cisco WAE stands for Cisco Workload Automation Engine. It is a platform designed to automate network operations, including configuration management, compliance, and troubleshooting.
What does the Standard Automation Package include?
The Standard package provides core automation capabilities for managing network devices. This includes features for configuration deployment, compliance checks, and routine maintenance tasks for up to 499 devices.
What is the license term for this package?
This specific package has a one-year subscription term, providing access to the automation features for 12 months from the activation date.
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.