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Cisco SMARTnet provides the following:
- Global, 24-hour access to the Cisco Technical Assistance Center for covered devices
- Advance hardware replacement -- including 2-hour, 4-hour and next-business day options
- Access to operating system (OS) software updates and upgrades
- 24-hour access to Cisco online resources
- Comprehensive, web-based user community for self-service support of smart capabilities
- Proactive diagnostics and immediate alerts on devices enabled with Smart Call Home
Choosing Cisco SMARTnet
Cisco TAC
Cisco Knowledge Base
Cisco Software Upgrades
Cisco Replaceable Parts
Service highlights
Hardware support
Resolve issues faster with 24-hour access to Cisco experts. Choose the hardware replacement speed that's right for you, including the Next Calendar Dayoption. Get operating system software updates from the Cisco support website.
Cisco digital support
Our personalized web and mobile support provides you with the ability to see model-specific content, download software, access automated tools, join forums, and manage your support cases.
Smart capabilities
Manage your Cisco inventory, product lifecycle and contract status—plus, view alerts and reports relevant to your network—all with the ease of automated tools.
Cisco Smart Net Support Levels
SMARTnet is available in different service level agreements (SLA) from 8x5xNBD through to 24x7x2. The 8 x 5 and 24 x 7 define the number of hours each day (8 being working hours) and how many days a week that Cisco will provide hardware replacement cover. Confusingly all SMARTnet contracts provides 24 x 7 access to the Cisco TAC, the NBD (Next Business Day) and 2 (hour) support level refer to the time after fault identification during which Cisco will ship replacement parts.
Historically SMARTnet was sold using a single category or level to cover a group of Cisco products, there were 18 categories with telephones and low end routers and switches being in category 1. This was called packaged SMARTnet.
Cisco changed this to provide a nearly one to one contract part number to individual device, which resulted in a large number of SMARTnet part numbers to provide for every level of cover.
This documents attempts to simplify this by listing each product by SMARTnet level, however our SMARTnet Calculatorsimplifies the choice and provides instant price comparisons.
What is Cisco SMARTnet coverage?
Cisco SMARTnet Service is an award-winning technical support service that gives your IT staff direct, anytime access to Technical Assistance Center (TAC) engineers and Cisco.com resources. You receive the fast, expert response and the dedicated accountability you require to resolve critical network issues.