Fortinet FortiGate 1800F-DC Firewall, Hardware Only (FG-1800F-DC)

Central-office and data center racks running on -48V DC plant power cannot use a standard AC appliance, and that is exactly the gap the FortiGate 1800F-DC (FG-1800F-DC) fills. It is the same 1800F-series hardware — NP7 network processor, CP9 content processor, 2RU chassis — built with dual DC power supplies instead of AC. This listing is the appliance only; no FortiGuard subscription or FortiCare support is bundled in, so you apply licensing separately or step up to an FG-1800F-DC-BDL if you want the unit subscription-ready out of the box.

What’s in the box

The FG-1800F-DC ships as a 2RU rack-mount chassis with dual hot-swappable DC power supplies rated for -48V to -60V input at up to 20A. FortiOS is pre-installed and the unit includes two SFP+ (10GE SR) transceivers in the box. Storage is diskless on this model — no onboard SSD — which keeps the unit lighter and lower-cost than its 1801F-DC sibling for deployments that log to FortiAnalyzer or FortiGate Cloud instead of storing locally.

FortiGate 1800F-DC specifications

Where it’s strong

The FG-1800F-DC brings the same NP7/CP9 silicon as the AC-powered 1800F, so throughput and session capacity are unaffected by the power supply swap. What changes is deployment fit: telco central offices, carrier POPs, and legacy data centers running -48V DC plant power can drop this unit straight into an existing rack without an inverter or a separate AC feed. Dual hot-swappable DC PSUs give the same 1+1 redundancy as the AC model, and the 4x 100GE/40GE QSFP28 slots plus 12x 25GE SFP28 slots make it a realistic core or aggregation firewall, not just an edge device.

Hardware alone or a bundle?

Buying the FG-1800F-DC by itself makes sense when you already hold a valid FortiGuard contract, for example replacing failed hardware under an existing subscription, or adding a second unit for HA against a license you already own. If this is a new deployment, an FG-1800F-DC-BDL bundle is usually simpler: it pairs the hardware with FortiCare Premium and a FortiGuard tier (UTP or Enterprise) so the firewall is filtering traffic and covered under support from day one, rather than requiring a separate license purchase and activation step after the hardware arrives.

Who runs a FortiGate 1800F-DC

• Telecom and carrier facilities running -48V DC plant power at the rack
• Data centers and colocation sites standardized on DC power distribution
• Enterprises consolidating core or data center firewall duties at multi-gigabit scale
• Network teams pairing two units in Active-Active or Active-Passive HA for uptime

Moving up: FortiGate 1801F-DC and 2600F-DC

The FortiGate 1801F-DC is the same chassis with 2x 960GB onboard NVMe SSD added for local log storage, useful when logs need to stay on-box rather than shipping to FortiAnalyzer or FortiGate Cloud. For higher throughput and session capacity in the same DC-powered, F-series line, the FortiGate 2600F-DC steps up the performance tier while keeping the same FortiOS, Security Fabric integration, and DC power architecture.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca stocks the FG-1800F-DC in Canada and ships it brand new, typically within one business day, as an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. Because DC-powered chassis are a smaller-volume SKU than the AC model, confirming stock and lead time before you order is worthwhile if you’re on a hardware refresh deadline; reach out and the team can also walk through licensing options against your expected support term.