Fortinet FortiGate 400F-DC Firewall, Hardware Only (FG-400F-DC)

The FortiGate 400F-DC is the DC-powered variant of Fortinet’s FortiGate 400F series NGFW. It is physically identical to the AC model in ports, throughput, and SPU architecture, but uses dual hot-swap DC power supplies (48-60VDC) instead of AC, making it the right choice for telco racks, colocation cages, and any environment where DC power distribution is standard.

What Is in the Box

FG-400F-DC ships as a hardware appliance only. No FortiGuard licenses or FortiCare support contracts are included. Licensing is purchased separately by SKU for the specific services your organization requires (UTP, ATP, Enterprise, or individual FortiGuard services).

Hardware Specifications

Where the FG-400F-DC Fits

The 400F-DC targets mid-to-large enterprise perimeter deployments, colocation facilities, and service provider edge environments where DC power is standard. At 12 Gbps IPS and 9 Gbps threat protection throughput, it handles demanding inspection workloads without CPU bottlenecks, courtesy of the NP7 and CP9 ASICs. The ultra-low latency SFP+ ports are valuable for latency-sensitive traffic paths inside the same rack.

Use cases include multi-gigabit internet edge protection, east-west segmentation in colocation racks, secure SD-WAN aggregation, and perimeter HA pairs where both units share a DC power bus.

Hardware Only vs. Bundle

FG-400F-DC (this listing) ships with no active FortiGuard services. The hardware will operate in stateful firewall mode out of the box. To enable IPS, malware protection, URL filtering, and FortiCare support, you need to activate one of the FortiGuard subscription SKUs separately. The ATP, UTP, and Enterprise bundles are the most common paths. Individual services are also available if you only need specific capabilities.

Who Runs the FG-400F-DC

Network engineers provisioning Fortinet appliances in DC-powered racks, carriers building managed firewall offerings, and enterprise IT teams running redundant perimeter pairs in colocation all reach for the -DC variant. If your rack already has -48V distribution, the 400F-DC avoids a DC-to-AC rectifier step and runs cleaner.

Moving Up

If the 400F-DC’s 12 Gbps IPS ceiling is not enough for your traffic volume, the FortiGate 600E is the next step up in the FortiGate family with higher throughput specs and the same FortiOS feature set. The FG-400F platform family also includes the 401F-DC (same ports, adds 960 GB onboard SSD for local logging).

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca carries the FortiGate 400F-DC in Canada and ships it to Canadian addresses. As a Fortinet Select Partner, we provide legitimate hardware at standard pricing with free shipping. Orders placed before the daily cutoff ship the same day. Contact us to confirm availability before ordering large quantities, or to request a quote for a bundled hardware-plus-licensing purchase order.