Fortinet FortiGate 31G + 1-Year UTP Bundle (FG-31G-BDL-950-12)

Buying firewall hardware without an active service subscription is a risk many IT teams realize too late. Networks without FortiGuard coverage are unprotected from day one, and activating services retroactively can delay protection by days. The FG-31G-BDL-950-12 closes that gap by shipping the FortiGate 31G appliance and a full year of FortiCare Premium support plus FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection together, pre-paired and ready to activate on first boot.

What the Bundle Includes

The FG-31G-BDL-950-12 contains the FortiGate 31G desktop firewall and a 1-Year UTP subscription covering FortiCare Premium (24/7 TAC with NDR) and the complete FortiGuard UTP suite. The 31G adds a 30 GB onboard SSD compared to the base 30G model, providing local log storage for event retention without requiring an external log collector from day one.

FortiGate 31G Hardware Specifications

What UTP Covers

The FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection bundle delivers the most widely deployed service tier for branch firewalls. It covers every threat vector that matters for a typical distributed site: intrusion prevention, application control, antivirus, web filtering, antispam, FortiSandbox Cloud for zero-day detection, and botnet and C&C IP blocking. The table below compares UTP with the other FortiGuard bundle tiers available for the FortiGate 31G.

Who This Bundle Suits

The FG-31G-BDL-950-12 is a good fit for small branch offices and remote sites with 10 to 50 users on a single WAN link. The UTP tier covers the services most auditors and compliance frameworks ask about without the overhead of the full Enterprise stack. IT teams managing multiple remote locations often standardize on UTP bundles so every site gets consistent coverage from the same FortiGuard feed. Organizations in regulated sectors — healthcare, finance, professional services — will find UTP sufficient for most control requirements, with the Enterprise bundle available if CASB or DLP are added later.

Other Terms and Models

The FG-31G-BDL-950-12 is the 1-year entry point for the 31G UTP line. A 3-year term (FG-31G-BDL-950-36) and a 5-year term (FG-31G-BDL-950-60) are both available, reducing the per-year cost. For more throughput, the FG-40F-BDL-950-12 is the next model up in the FortiGate line. If the full FortiGuard stack including CASB and DLP is needed from day one, the Enterprise equivalent (FG-31G-BDL-809-12) covers the same hardware for the same 1-year term.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner and MSSP based in Canada. Orders for the FG-31G-BDL-950-12 ship from Canadian inventory in 0 to 1 business days. Licensing is registered through Fortinet’s official partner portal, and FortiCare activation instructions come with every order. Questions about deployment fit, term length, or multi-site pricing can be directed to our team before or after purchase.