End-of-life compact desktop next-generation firewall from Fortinet's 80E series, with Power over Ethernet on twelve GE ports and a 128 GB onboard SSD. Built on the SoC3 and CP9 security processors with 4 Gbps firewall throughput and 1.3 million concurrent sessions. The FortiGate 81E-POE hardware is no longer sold — FortiGuard and FortiCare renewals remain available below, and the FortiGate 70G-POE is the direct, currently-shipping replacement.
The FortiGate 81E-POE hardware has reached end of life and is no longer sold. These FortiGuard and FortiCare renewals keep an installed unit licensed and supported. Licensing is delivered electronically worldwide.
| Bundle includes | Enterprise | UTP | ATP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firewall hardware | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IPS, malicious/botnet URL | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-malware (AMP, sandbox, CDR) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| URL, DNS & video filtering | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Anti-spam | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| AI-based inline malware prevention | ✓ | — | — |
| Data loss prevention (DLP) | ✓ | — | — |
| Attack surface security | ✓ | — | — |
| FortiCare Premium support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Item | SKU | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FC-10-0081E-809-02-12 | List price:CAD$2,337.10 Our Price:CAD$1,864.70 | ||
 | FC-10-0081E-950-02-12 | List price:CAD$1,924.75 Our Price:CAD$1,552.22 | ||
 | FC-10-0081E-928-02-12 | List price:CAD$1,237.04 Our Price:CAD$997.60 |
| Bundle includes | Enterprise | UTP | ATP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firewall hardware | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IPS, malicious/botnet URL | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-malware (AMP, sandbox, CDR) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| URL, DNS & video filtering | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Anti-spam | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| AI-based inline malware prevention | ✓ | — | — |
| Data loss prevention (DLP) | ✓ | — | — |
| Attack surface security | ✓ | — | — |
| FortiCare Premium support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Item | SKU | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FC-10-0081E-100-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-108-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-112-02-12 | List price:CAD$824.69 Our Price:CAD$665.07 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-159-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-175-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 |
The FortiGate 81E-POE is an end-of-life compact fanless desktop next-generation firewall from Fortinet. Built on the SoC3 and CP9 security processors, it delivers 4 Gbps of firewall throughput, 360 Mbps NGFW, 250 Mbps of threat protection and 1,300,000 concurrent sessions over twelve GE RJ45 PoE/+ ports, two GE RJ45 DMZ/HA ports and two GE RJ45/SFP shared media pairs. The 81E-POE reached end of life, so the hardware is no longer sold; you can still renew its FortiGuard security services and FortiCare support to keep an installed unit protected, using the renewal bundles below.
When you are ready to replace it, the currently-shipping FortiGate 70G-POE is the direct successor — roughly 2.5x the firewall throughput and about 5x the threat protection of the 81E-POE in the same fanless desktop form factor, with PoE on its access ports — and the FortiGate 90G steps up further with 28 Gbps firewall, 3 million sessions and 2.2 Gbps of threat protection. See the upgrade path comparison below.
A quick guide to keeping your existing unit protected, or moving to a current FortiGate.
| Firewall throughput (1518 / 512 / 64 byte, UDP) | 4 / 4 / 4 Gbps |
| Firewall latency (64 byte, UDP) | 3 µs |
| Firewall throughput (packets/sec) | 6 Mpps |
| Concurrent sessions (TCP) | 1,300,000 |
| New sessions/second (TCP) | 30,000 |
| Firewall policies | 5,000 |
| IPS throughput (Enterprise mix) | 450 Mbps |
| NGFW throughput (Enterprise mix) | 360 Mbps |
| Threat protection throughput (Enterprise mix) | 250 Mbps |
| IPsec VPN throughput (512 byte) | 2.5 Gbps |
| Gateway-to-gateway IPsec VPN tunnels | 200 |
| Client-to-gateway IPsec VPN tunnels | 2,500 |
| SSL-VPN throughput | 200 Mbps |
| Concurrent SSL-VPN users (tunnel mode, rec. max) | 200 |
| SSL inspection throughput (IPS, avg. HTTPS) | 135 Mbps |
| SSL inspection CPS (IPS, avg. HTTPS) | 135 |
| SSL inspection concurrent sessions | 95,000 |
| Application control throughput (HTTP 64K) | 900 Mbps |
| CAPWAP throughput (HTTP 64K) | 920 Mbps |
| Virtual domains (default / max) | 10 / 10 |
| Managed FortiSwitches | 16 |
| Managed FortiAPs (total / tunnel) | 32 / 16 |
| Maximum FortiTokens | 500 |
| High availability | Active-Active, Active-Passive, Clustering |
| Hardware acceleration | Fortinet SPU (SoC3 + CP9) |
| Interfaces | 12x GE RJ45 PoE/+ ports, 2x GE RJ45 DMZ/HA, 2x GE RJ45/SFP shared media pairs, 1x USB, 1x console (RJ45) |
| Onboard storage | 1x 128 GB SSD |
| Weight | 2.65 lbs (1.2 kg) |
| Form factor | Desktop (fanless) |
| Dimensions (H x W x L) | 1.65 x 8.5 x 7 in (42 x 216 x 178 mm) |
| Power required | External DC power adapter, 100-240V AC, 50/60 Hz |
| Total PoE power budget | 110 W (max 30 W per PoE/+ port, 802.3at) |
| Operating temperature | 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) |
| Storage temperature | -31°F to 158°F (-35°C to 70°C) |
| Humidity | 10% to 90% non-condensing |
| Noise level | 0 dBA (fanless) |
| Power consumption (avg / max) | 20 W / 137 W |
| Maximum current | 115V AC / 1.2A, 230V AC / 0.6A |
| Heat dissipation | 467.5 BTU/h |
| Compliance | FCC Part 15B Class A, CE, RCM, VCCI, UL/cUL, CB |
| Product lifecycle | End of life (legacy) — renewals available; upgrade path: FortiGate 70G-POE |
Source: official Fortinet FortiGate 80E series datasheet (FORTIGATE 81E-POE column). Values are Fortinet-published maximums.
Download the FortiGate 80E series datasheetSame 80E-series SoC3 platform across the line. Models differ by Power-over-Ethernet and onboard storage — the 81E-POE is the top of the series with twelve PoE/+ ports and a 128 GB SSD for local logging.
| Model | PoE | Onboard storage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FortiGate 80E | — | — | — |
| FortiGate 80E-POE | 12x GE RJ45 PoE/+ | — | — |
| FortiGate 81E | — | 1x 128 GB SSD | — |
| FortiGate 81E-POE | 12x GE RJ45 PoE/+ | 1x 128 GB SSD | Viewing |
The FortiGate 81E-POE is end of life. The FortiGate 70G-POE is the direct, currently-shipping replacement — roughly 2.5x the firewall throughput and about 5x the threat protection of the 81E-POE in the same fanless desktop form factor, with PoE on its access ports. Same FortiOS and FortiGuard services across the range.
Every licensing option still available for the FG-81E-POE: FortiGuard + FortiCare renewal bundles, individual FortiGuard services, FortiCare support, and FortiGate Cloud management. Licensing is delivered electronically worldwide.
| Bundle includes | Enterprise | UTP | ATP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firewall hardware | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IPS, malicious/botnet URL | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-malware (AMP, sandbox, CDR) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| URL, DNS & video filtering | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Anti-spam | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| AI-based inline malware prevention | ✓ | — | — |
| Data loss prevention (DLP) | ✓ | — | — |
| Attack surface security | ✓ | — | — |
| FortiCare Premium support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Item | SKU | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | FC-10-0081E-809-02-12 | List price:CAD$2,337.10 Our Price:CAD$1,864.70 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-950-02-12 | List price:CAD$1,924.75 Our Price:CAD$1,552.22 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-928-02-12 | List price:CAD$1,237.04 Our Price:CAD$997.60 |
| Bundle includes | Enterprise | UTP | ATP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firewall hardware | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IPS, malicious/botnet URL | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-malware (AMP, sandbox, CDR) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| URL, DNS & video filtering | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Anti-spam | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| AI-based inline malware prevention | ✓ | — | — |
| Data loss prevention (DLP) | ✓ | — | — |
| Attack surface security | ✓ | — | — |
| FortiCare Premium support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Item | SKU | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | FC-10-0081E-100-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-108-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-112-02-12 | List price:CAD$824.69 Our Price:CAD$665.07 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-159-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-175-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 |
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 | FC-10-0081E-314-02-12 | List price:CAD$412.35 Our Price:CAD$332.53 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-247-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-284-02-12 | List price:CAD$687.72 Our Price:CAD$554.61 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-204-02-12 | List price:CAD$138.40 Our Price:CAD$129.75 |
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 | FC-10-0081E-131-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-288-02-12 | List price:CAD$550.74 Our Price:CAD$444.15 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-585-02-12 | List price:CAD$824.69 Our Price:CAD$665.07 | ||
| | FC-10-0081E-464-02-12 | List price:CAD$1,580.89 Our Price:CAD$1,274.92 | ||
 | FC-10-0081E-189-02-12 | List price:CAD$138.40 Our Price:CAD$129.75 |
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No. The FortiGate 81E-POE (FG-81E-POE) has reached end of life and the hardware is no longer sold. You can still renew FortiGuard security services and FortiCare support for an installed unit, and we can quote the current FortiGate 70G-POE as a direct replacement.
The FortiGate 70G-POE is the direct, currently-shipping replacement — roughly 2.5x the firewall throughput and about 5x the threat protection of the 81E-POE in the same fanless desktop form factor, with PoE on its access ports. For more headroom you can also look at the FortiGate 90G.
Yes, while the model is in its renewal window. Choose a FortiGuard + FortiCare renewal bundle above, or renew individual FortiGuard services and FortiCare support. Licensing is delivered electronically worldwide.
The 81E-POE delivers 4 Gbps firewall throughput, 450 Mbps IPS, 360 Mbps NGFW, 250 Mbps threat protection and 2.5 Gbps IPsec VPN, with 1,300,000 concurrent sessions and 30,000 new sessions per second, accelerated by Fortinet’s SoC3 and CP9 security processors.
The FortiGate 81E-POE is the top model in the 80E series: it adds Power over Ethernet on twelve GE ports plus a 128 GB onboard SSD for local logging. The plain 81E has the SSD but no PoE; the 80E-POE has PoE but no SSD; the 80E has neither. Security performance is the same across the series.
