Cisco WAN Essentials 100M Subscription License
This Cisco WAN Essentials 100M subscription license provides essential network connectivity and management capabilities for your business operations, billed monthly.
- Access to Essential WAN Features: Unlock critical routing, security, and management functionalities for your Wide Area Network.
- Monthly Subscription Billing: Predictable operational expense with flexible monthly payments for easier budgeting.
- Compliance and Support: Maintain software compliance and ensure access to Cisco's support resources for uninterrupted operation.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports up to 100 million packets per second, enabling growth and performance for your network.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Smart Licensing Enabled (SLE) subscription provides access to the WAN Essentials feature set for specific Cisco platforms. It unlocks core routing, Quality of Service (QoS), and basic security functionalities required for efficient Wide Area Network operations, all managed through a monthly billing model.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates into existing Cisco network infrastructure, such as routers, to enhance WAN performance and manageability. It ensures that businesses have the necessary software capabilities to maintain reliable and secure network connectivity without the overhead of traditional perpetual licensing.
- Core WAN Functionality: Enables essential routing protocols, traffic shaping, and basic security policies.
- Monthly Subscription: Provides a flexible, OpEx-friendly licensing model with predictable costs.
- Cisco Smart Licensing: Simplifies license management and compliance tracking.
- Performance Enhancement: Supports up to 100 million packets per second for robust network throughput.
- Platform Integration: Designed to work with compatible Cisco routing hardware.
This Cisco WAN Essentials license offers SMB and mid-market teams essential WAN capabilities with predictable monthly billing, ensuring network performance and compliance.
What This Enables
Enable Essential WAN Routing and QoS
Enable teams to configure and manage critical routing protocols and Quality of Service policies for optimized network traffic. Streamline the delivery of business-critical applications across your Wide Area Network.
businesses with distributed offices, organizations with high-bandwidth application needs, companies managing remote workforce connectivity, networks requiring traffic prioritization
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of basic security policies and access controls at the network edge. Protect your internal resources from unauthorized access and enhance the overall security of your Wide Area Network.
companies with sensitive data, organizations adhering to basic security frameworks, businesses connecting to cloud services, networks with multiple access points
Simplify License Management and Compliance
Streamline the tracking and management of software licenses through Cisco's Smart Licensing platform. Ensure continuous compliance with vendor licensing agreements and avoid potential penalties or service disruptions.
businesses with limited IT staff, organizations seeking predictable IT expenses, companies undergoing IT audits, networks with evolving software requirements
Key Features
WAN Essentials Feature Set
Provides core routing, QoS, and basic security features essential for Wide Area Network operations.
Monthly Subscription Billing
Offers predictable operational expenses and flexible budgeting for software licensing.
Cisco Smart Licensing Enabled
Simplifies license management, activation, and compliance tracking.
100 Million Packets Per Second Capacity
Ensures sufficient throughput to handle demanding network traffic loads.
Software Platform License
Enables access to critical network software capabilities on compatible Cisco hardware.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure Wide Area Networks to transmit sensitive data and maintain compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust and secure network connectivity to support critical patient care systems, electronic health records (EHR), and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses rely on stable WAN connections for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing services, often across multiple locations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers and industrial operators use WANs to connect disparate facilities for operational efficiency, supply chain management, and remote monitoring of production systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco WAN Essentials?
Cisco WAN Essentials is a software feature set that provides core routing, Quality of Service (QoS), and basic security functionalities for Wide Area Networks. This license enables those features on compatible Cisco devices.
What does monthly billing mean for this license?
Monthly billing means you pay a recurring fee each month for the use of the software license. This shifts the cost from a large upfront capital expense to a predictable operational expense.
How is this license managed?
This license is managed through Cisco's Smart Licensing platform, which simplifies the process of activating, tracking, and managing your software entitlements.
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.