Cisco C4500E DNA Essentials 5 Year Term License | Enterprise Licensing — C4500E-DNA-E-5Y

Keep Catalyst 4500E switching environments aligned to a predictable operating model with Cisco DNA Essentials 5-year term licensing. Built for infrastructure teams that need consistent policy control, visibility, and day-to-day operational discipline, this license supports a structured approach to managing network changes over time. A multi-year term helps simplify procurement and reduce annual renewal churn, while giving teams a clear licensing horizon for planned refresh cycles. DNA Essentials is suited to organizations that want to standardize core network operations without overbuying advanced capabilities they may not need. That makes it a practical fit for enterprise environments where stability, repeatability, and budget clarity matter. For procurement and architecture teams, the value is in matching software coverage to the installed Catalyst 4500E footprint with a defined 5-year term. It supports long-range planning, helps keep licensing aligned with infrastructure strategy, and provides a cleaner path for managing network software across the lifecycle of the hardware. Ideal For Standardizing licensing across a Catalyst 4500E switch fleet Supporting a multi-year network refresh and budget cycle Maintaining software coverage for enterprise campus switching Reducing annual renewal management for infrastructure teams Why This Product 1 5-year term reduces annual renewal management 2 Matched to Cisco Catalyst 4500E environments 3 DNA Essentials covers core operational needs 4 Better fit for planned lifecycle budgeting than short-term licenses