The FortiGate 81E-POE is a desktop firewall from the 80E series with Power over Ethernet ports and onboard storage, deployed at branch sites needing local logging. It has reached the end of its supported life: no hardware, no renewals and no new coverage can be purchased. This page is kept as a lifecycle reference and upgrade guide.
The configurations most customers buy: the appliance on its own, bundled with FortiGuard protection, or the protection subscription to renew. The complete catalog is further down.
Available by quote — ask us for current pricing.
Available by quote — ask us for current pricing.
| What's included | ATP | UTP | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| FortiGuard IPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced malware protection / sandbox | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Application control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web, URL & DNS filtering | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Antispam & outbreak protection | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | — | — | ✓ |
| AI inline malware & attack-surface | — | — | ✓ |
| FortiCare Premium support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
UTP includes everything in ATP plus web/DNS filtering and antispam; Enterprise includes everything in UTP plus DLP and AI-based inline protection. All bundles include FortiCare Premium support.
| License | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Protection Full FortiGuard suite: IPS, AMP, DLP, URL/DNS filtering & FortiCare Premium | View productFC-10-0081E-809-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| Unified Threat Protection (UTP) IPS, anti-malware, web/DNS/video filtering, anti-spam & FortiCare Premium | View productFC-10-0081E-950-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| Advanced Threat Protection IPS, advanced malware protection, sandboxing & FortiCare Premium | View productFC-10-0081E-928-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| What's included | ATP | UTP | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| FortiGuard IPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced malware protection / sandbox | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Application control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web, URL & DNS filtering | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Antispam & outbreak protection | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | — | — | ✓ |
| AI inline malware & attack-surface | — | — | ✓ |
| FortiCare Premium support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
UTP includes everything in ATP plus web/DNS filtering and antispam; Enterprise includes everything in UTP plus DLP and AI-based inline protection. All bundles include FortiCare Premium support.
The FortiGate 81E-POE is a desktop firewall from the 80E series with Power over Ethernet ports and onboard storage, deployed at branch sites needing local logging.
It is past end of service life. Fortinet stopped accepting hardware orders on 2022-07-15, and the Last Service Extension Date — the final date on which any FortiGuard or FortiCare coverage could be purchased — passed on 2026-07-15. There is nothing left to sell for this model: no appliance, no subscription, no support contract. Fortinet support formally ends 2027-07-15.
What that means if you still run one. The appliance keeps forwarding traffic, but it no longer receives FortiGuard signature updates, firmware fixes or security patches, and it cannot be covered by TAC support or hardware RMA. An unpatched firewall at the network edge is an exposure, not a saving — this is a replace-now situation rather than a plan-ahead one.
The current-generation replacement is the FortiGate 81F-PoE; the FortiGate 80F-PoE is the closest alternative. FortiOS policies and FortiGuard subscriptions carry across and FortiConverter can migrate the configuration in one pass — ask us to quote the swap. Lifecycle dates for every Fortinet model are on the Fortinet end-of-life page.
Fortinet has withdrawn the datasheet for this series, so we do not reproduce performance figures here rather than publish numbers we cannot verify. Ask us if you need the archived specifications for an audit.
Ask AI about the FortiGate 81E-POEA quick guide to choosing the right enterprise FortiGate.
| Status | Past end of service life — nothing orderable |
| End of Order (EOO) | 2022-07-15 |
| Last service extension (LSED) | 2026-07-15 — passed |
| End of Support (EOS) | 2027-07-15 |
| Renewals available | None — the LSED has passed |
| Recommended replacement | FortiGate 81F-PoE |
Lifecycle dates published by Fortinet (July 2026 release). Performance specifications are not reproduced here: Fortinet has withdrawn the datasheet for this series.
Every Fortinet purchase from DataCenter360.ca is backed by hands-on services across the full lifecycle — from rollout to round-the-clock protection.
FortiGate 81E-POE: End of Order 2022-07-15, renewals closed 2026-07-15, Fortinet support ends 2027-07-15. Nothing can be ordered for this model.
The current-generation replacement is the FortiGate 81F-PoE — same FortiOS and FortiGuard services, so policies and subscriptions carry across.
These are the SKUs that existed for the FG-81E-POE, listed for reference and identification only. None of them can be ordered: the Last Service Extension Date passed on 2026-07-15. Follow a link to see what the part was; ask us for the replacement equivalent.
Available by quote — ask us for current pricing.
Available by quote — ask us for current pricing.
| License | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Protection Full FortiGuard suite: IPS, AMP, DLP, URL/DNS filtering & FortiCare Premium | View productFC-10-0081E-809-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| Unified Threat Protection (UTP) IPS, anti-malware, web/DNS/video filtering, anti-spam & FortiCare Premium | View productFC-10-0081E-950-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| Advanced Threat Protection IPS, advanced malware protection, sandboxing & FortiCare Premium | View productFC-10-0081E-928-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| License | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| FortiConverter License conversion & configuration migration assistance | View productFC-10-0081E-189-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| FortiCare Essential Business-hours support, firmware updates & next-business-day hardware replacement | View productFC-10-0081E-314-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| FortiCare Premium 24×7 TAC, advanced hardware replacement & firmware updates | View productFC-10-0081E-247-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| FortiCare Elite Priority TAC queue, quarterly reviews & dedicated team | View productFC-10-0081E-284-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| FortiCare Premium → Elite Upgrade Upgrade from FortiCare Premium to Elite mid-term | View productFC-10-0081E-204-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| License | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Malware Protection Cloud sandbox-powered advanced malware protection | View productFC-10-0081E-100-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| FortiGuard IPS FortiGuard IPS signatures & threat-intelligence updates | View productFC-10-0081E-108-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| URL, DNS & Video Filtering URL category, DNS filtering & video content control | View productFC-10-0081E-112-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| OT Security OT/ICS protocol decoders & industrial threat feeds | View productFC-10-0081E-159-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| License | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| FortiGate Cloud FortiGate Cloud log retention, topology map & reporting | View productFC-10-0081E-131-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| FortiAnalyzer Cloud FortiAnalyzer Cloud: 1-year log retention & analytics | View productFC-10-0081E-585-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
| SOCaaS SOCaaS 24×7 threat monitoring, triage & response | View productFC-10-0081E-464-02-12No longer orderable | — | — |
Available by quote — ask us for current pricing.
Desktop unit. Past end of service life — reference information only.
No, neither. The hardware reached End of Order on 2022-07-15, and the Last Service Extension Date — the final date on which any FortiGuard or FortiCare coverage could be purchased — passed on 2026-07-15. Fortinet will not sell coverage for this model again, so no reseller can supply it. The SKUs are listed on this page for reference only. The replacement is the FortiGate 81F-PoE.
It keeps passing traffic, so nothing appears to break. What stops is protection: no new IPS signatures, no antivirus definitions, no web-filtering or application-control updates, no firmware security patches, and no TAC support or hardware RMA. Every new vulnerability and threat from now on is one the appliance cannot see.
The FortiGate 81F-PoE is the current-generation equivalent, and the FortiGate 80F-PoE is the closest alternative if the sizing suits you better. Both run current FortiOS with the same FortiGuard service catalog, so policies and subscriptions carry across, and FortiConverter can migrate the configuration in one pass.
Because people still run these units and need to know where they stand. The page documents the lifecycle dates, links the original SKUs for reference, and points at the supported replacement. Every Fortinet model’s dates are on our end-of-life page.
No. DataCenter360.ca supplies new Fortinet hardware and genuine Fortinet licensing only. Grey-market hardware for a model past End of Support cannot be registered for FortiCare and cannot receive security updates, so it solves nothing.
