Fortinet FortiGate 80F-DSL Firewall, Hardware Only (FG-80F-DSL)

Branches on VDSL or ADSL copper get something most firewalls cannot offer: a direct DSL termination point built into the appliance itself. The FortiGate 80F-DSL (FG-80F-DSL) combines the 80F’s eight-port LAN platform and 1.5-million-session capacity with an embedded VDSL2/ADSL2+ module, eliminating the external modem entirely. The two shared media WAN ports remain available for a secondary Ethernet or fibre connection, giving the branch up to three independent WAN paths managed by FortiOS SD-WAN.

Hardware Specifications

Three WAN Paths, One Firewall

The embedded DSL module connects directly to the telephone line — no separate router or modem. The two shared media WAN ports (each accepting copper RJ45 or SFP fibre) provide up to two additional WAN connections for load balancing or failover. FortiOS SD-WAN treats all three as first-class WAN interfaces: you can run DSL as primary, a fixed Ethernet backup as secondary, and trigger automatic failover when latency or packet loss thresholds are crossed on either path. This setup requires no external CPE for the DSL side.

Who the FG-80F-DSL Suits

Branch offices on DSL infrastructure that have outgrown smaller platforms, retail locations that need 1.5 million concurrent sessions and 1.4 Gbps IPS without a separate modem, and multi-WAN deployments where a DSL primary and Ethernet secondary need to coexist in a single managed device are the core use cases. IT teams centralizing policy with FortiManager get the same FortiOS experience as every other 80F and 90G in the fleet.

Hardware Only vs. a Bundle

Purchasing the FG-80F-DSL as hardware only gives you control over which FortiGuard tier and term to apply. FC-10-F80FD- subscriptions cover ATP, UTP, and Enterprise bundles in 1-, 3-, and 5-year terms. SFP transceivers for the shared media WAN ports are separate regardless of path — the DSL module itself requires only an RJ11 telephone line connection.

Moving Up: FortiGate 90G

When branch traffic grows past the 80F-DSL’s inspection throughput, the FG-90G is the next G-series performance tier.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca stocks the FG-80F-DSL alongside the full FC-10-F80FD- subscription catalog, so the hardware and service layer can be ordered together. Units ship factory-sealed from Canadian inventory with full Fortinet Canada warranty, free to all provinces in 0-1 business days. DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner.

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