Fortinet FortiGate 2601F + 1-Year Enterprise Bundle (FG-2601F-BDL-809-12)

Datacenter and service-provider firewalls are measured in real throughput under real traffic, not marketing numbers. The FortiGate 2601F delivers 198 Gbps of firewall throughput, 31 Gbps of IPS, and 25 Gbps of full threat protection at wire speed, powered by Fortinet’s NP7 and CP9 ASICs. This SKU, FG-2601F-BDL-809-12, pairs that 2RU appliance with a 1-year Enterprise Protection license, giving you FortiCare Premium technical support and the complete FortiGuard security service stack from day one.

What the Bundle Includes

The FG-2601F-BDL-809-12 ships the FortiGate 2601F hardware with a 1-year Enterprise Protection license pre-applied. The hardware includes 4x 100 GE QSFP28 slots, 16x 25 GE SFP28 slots, 16x 10 GE RJ45 ports, 2x 10 GE SFP+ HA slots, dual hot-swappable AC power supplies, and 2x 960 GB NVMe SSD for local log storage. No separate license key purchase is required.

FortiGate 2601F Specifications

What Enterprise Protection Covers

The 809 Enterprise Protection tier is the broadest FortiGuard bundle available for the FortiGate 2601F. Combined with FortiCare Premium (24×7 support, 1-hour critical-issue response, next-business-day hardware replacement), it activates the following services:

• Intrusion Prevention (IPS): AI/ML-powered deep packet and SSL inspection, blocking known exploits and virtual-patching new vulnerabilities before a firmware fix is available.
• Anti-Malware Protection: Antivirus, botnet domain blocking, mobile malware detection, virus outbreak protection, content disarm and reconstruct, AI-based heuristic scanning, and FortiGate Cloud Sandbox for unknown file analysis.
• URL, DNS and Video Filtering: Blocks malicious URLs, DNS-based attacks, and enforces policy-based video streaming controls across users and devices.
• AI-based Inline Malware Prevention: Sub-second detection and blocking of unknown and zero-day malware directly in the traffic stream, with no separate sandbox round-trip.
• Anti-Spam: Email threat filtering at the network edge, reducing phishing and malware delivery over SMTP.
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Inspects and blocks outbound transfer of sensitive data across network flows, GenAI applications, and SaaS platforms.
• Inline CASB: Visibility and granular control over SaaS application access, usage, and data exfiltration risk.
• Attack Surface Security: Continuous IoT and OT device detection, vulnerability correlation, virtual patching, and security posture scoring against PCI DSS, CIS Controls, and Fortinet best practices.
• OT Security: Protocol-level detection and virtual patching for operational technology, covering 2,400+ OT signatures, 1,600+ OT applications, and 3,500+ protocol rules.

Who This Appliance Is Built For

The 2601F sits at the top of Fortinet’s F-series line, targeting environments where throughput, session scale, and flexible high-speed connectivity all matter at once:

• Large enterprise datacenter perimeters and core east-west segmentation
• Managed security service providers (MSSPs) running multi-tenant security environments
• Service providers deploying CGNAT, 4G Gi/N6, or 5G N6 security gateways
• Organizations converging IT and OT networks who need protocol-level OT protection inside the firewall

The 2x 960 GB NVMe SSD differentiates the 2601F from the base 2600F. Local log retention reduces dependency on external log infrastructure during initial rollouts, and the on-box storage supports FortiAnalyzer-grade analytics workflows without a separate appliance for smaller deployments.

Other Terms and Models

Multi-year commitment periods are available. The same hardware ships in a 3-year bundle (FG-2601F-BDL-809-36) and a 5-year bundle (FG-2601F-BDL-809-60). Locking in a longer term typically reduces per-year service cost compared to annual renewals, and simplifies budget planning for capital equipment cycles.

For the next tier of raw capacity, the FortiGate 3000F series scales beyond 400 Gbps of firewall throughput and offers higher concurrent session counts for the most demanding service-provider and hyperscale environments.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner stocking the FortiGate 2601F in Canada. Orders ship within 0 to 1 business day at no additional freight charge. Fortinet serial registration and FortiCare Premium activation proceed through proper authorized channels, so your support entitlement is clean from the start. Pricing is quoted in Canadian dollars, and formal purchase orders or budget quotes are available on request through the site’s quote form.