Original price was: CAD$1,076.21.CAD$896.84Current price is: CAD$896.84.
The FC-10-W248E-314-02-60 is a 5-year FortiCare Essential support renewal for the FortiSwitch 248E-FPOE (FS-248E-FPOE), a 48-port full-PoE+ access switch with a 740W PoE budget spread across all 48 ports and 4x SFP uplinks. A 5-year term locks in continuous support at the lowest effective per-year cost and aligns the switch’s coverage to the full useful life of a typical access-layer deployment , eliminating renewal decisions until the next hardware refresh.
FortiCare Essential (service code 314) is the entry-level FortiCare tier for the FS-248E-FPOE. It provides next-business-day response for critical issues, return-and-replace hardware RMA, firmware and security updates, access to the Fortinet online Support portal, and the asset management portal. The comparison below shows Essential alongside the Premium and Elite tiers.
| Feature | Essential | Premium | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response | Next business day | 1 hour | 15 minutes |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA | Return & replace | Advanced replacement | Advanced replacement |
| Priority RMA add-on eligible | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware updates, online tools & asset portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | — |
The 5-year term is the right choice for organizations that deploy the FS-248E-FPOE as a long-term fixture in their access layer , large-floor PoE infrastructure for cameras, IP phones, and wireless APs where the full 740W budget is in continuous use. Finance, healthcare, and education environments with stable network topologies and multi-year capital plans benefit most: one contract covers the switch for its full operational cycle, and the FPOE capacity means no port is left unpowered during that span.
FC-10-W248E-314-02-60 is an electronic entitlement with worldwide delivery to the email address on the order. Activate the key at support.fortinet.com against your FS-248E-FPOE serial number. Early renewal stacks from the existing expiry date; no coverage gap is introduced. The 5-year period begins on activation and requires no further renewal action until that date.
This contract covers FortiCare support on the FS-248E-FPOE unit only. FortiGuard subscription services and software add-ons are separate SKUs. Purchasing a 5-year Essential contract alongside a 5-year FortiGuard bundle on your controlling FortiGate aligns all expiry dates and removes the risk of mid-cycle lapses across the security stack over a long planning horizon.
DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. The 5-year term is the most cost-efficient way to maintain FortiCare Essential coverage on the FS-248E-FPOE, with the lowest per-year cost across the three available terms. Worldwide e-delivery means the key reaches you regardless of location. For enterprise-scale deployments covering multiple FS-248E-FPOE units, use the quote form for volume pricing.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiSwitch-248E-FPOE |
| Product Type | |
| Product Group | |
| End of Order Date (EOO) | Not published yet |
| Last Service Extension Date (LSED) | Not published yet |
| End of Support Date (EOS) | Not published yet |
| Product Family | FortiSwitch |
| MPN | FC-10-W248E-314-02-60 |
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