Fortinet FortiWiFi 81F-2R-3G4G-POE + 1-Year UTP Bundle (FWF-81F-2R-3G4G-POE-A-BDL-950-12)

There is a class of branch office deployment where four things need to happen from a single box: power PoE devices like access points and IP phones, serve wireless clients at Wi-Fi 6 speeds, maintain a cellular backup WAN, and store local firewall logs without a separate appliance. The FWF-81F-2R-3G4G-POE-A-BDL-950-12 covers all four. It ships with the hardware, a one-year UTP subscription activating IPS, antivirus, application control, web and DNS filtering, anti-botnet, and FortiCare Premium support on day one.

What the Bundle Includes

The FortiWiFi 81F-2R-3G4G-POE carries eight GE PoE/+ ports with a total power budget of 96W and a maximum of 30W per port (802.3at). Two RJ45/SFP shared media WAN ports handle uplink connectivity. The dual Wi-Fi 6 radio (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) delivers MU-MIMO 2×2 performance at up to 574 Mbps on 2.4 GHz and up to 1,201 Mbps on 5 GHz, with a third dedicated scanning radio for rogue AP detection. Six SMA antenna ports accommodate Wi-Fi and LTE antenna cabling. A built-in LTE modem supports CAT-12 with dual nano-SIM slots for active/passive carrier failover. The 128 GB SSD onboard handles local FortiOS log storage. TPM and BLE are included.

What UTP Covers

Unified Threat Protection (UTP, tier 950) activates IPS with AI-based threat detection, application control, antivirus, anti-botnet, URL and DNS filtering, and FortiCare Premium support. For a branch site handling internet-connected PoE devices — IP cameras, VoIP phones, or wireless access points — UTP provides the layer-7 inspection and threat prevention those devices lack on their own. The subscription covers every device on the 8-port PoE switch portion of the network, not just traffic through the WAN. The Enterprise tier (currently on the FWF-81F-2R-3G4G-POE hardware through the -809 series bundles) adds DLP, CASB, OT Security, and inline sandboxing if compliance requirements demand it.

Who It Suits

The FWF-81F-2R-3G4G-POE-A-BDL-950-12 is designed for branch offices that want to reduce appliance count. A typical deployment: the eight PoE ports power VoIP handsets and a wireless access point (or two), the Wi-Fi 6 radios serve the office directly, the LTE modem provides failover if the main WAN connection drops, and the 128 GB SSD keeps a local copy of flow logs for quick incident review. That is a firewall, PoE switch, wireless controller, and log storage combined in one desktop unit. Retail and clinic locations with constrained rack or shelf space, and those with unreliable primary WAN, benefit from this consolidation.

Other Terms and Models

The 3-year (FWF-81F-2R-3G4G-POE-A-BDL-950-36) and 5-year (FWF-81F-2R-3G4G-POE-A-BDL-950-60) UTP bundles are available for organizations planning longer deployment cycles. For sites that need the full Enterprise stack with DLP, CASB, and OT Security, look for the Enterprise (-809) bundle version of this model. Organizations with higher throughput needs beyond the 80F class can consider the FG-90G series for more IPS and NGFW headroom.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner in Ontario, stocking and shipping brand-new Fortinet hardware exclusively to Canadian businesses. The FWF-81F-2R-3G4G-POE-A-BDL-950-12 ships free with delivery across Canada in 0 to 1 business days. If you want to confirm PoE power budgeting for your planned device mix, or need help with LTE band compatibility for your carrier, contact us before ordering. Our team handles activation and subscription binding after delivery at no additional charge.