Fortinet FortiGate 51G-SFP-PoE + 1-Year UTP Bundle (FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-12)

A wiring-closet deployment in a small office often needs to do three things at once: terminate the ISP feed, power the wireless APs and IP phones over Ethernet, and connect to a fiber uplink between floors or buildings. The FortiGate 51G-SFP-PoE handles all three in one desktop appliance. The FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-12 adds a 1-year UTP subscription to that hardware, so IPS, anti-malware, DLP, and FortiCare Premium are included from day one.

What the Bundle Includes

The bundle ships a brand-new FortiGate 51G-SFP-PoE appliance together with a 12-month UTP subscription key. The hardware has four 802.3at PoE+ ports, a GE SFP slot for fiber or long-run copper, a GE WAN port, and a 64 GB SSD for local log storage. The UTP key registers to FortiCare and activates all included services once the device checks in.

What UTP Covers

UTP covers the service categories that branch security policies typically require: IPS plus anti-malware, web and DNS filtering, DLP, attack surface security including IoT device detection, AI-based inline malware prevention, application control, and FortiCare Premium support. The table below shows how UTP compares to the other bundle tiers for this hardware.

Who It Suits

The FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-12 fits small wiring-closet deployments where the firewall also serves as the PoE source: a VLAN for IP phones on two ports, an AP on a third, and a wired workstation on the fourth, all without a separate PoE switch in the rack. The SFP slot accepts a standard small form-factor transceiver for a fiber run between floors or to a basement MDF. The 64 GB SSD stores local traffic logs, which helps with HIPAA or PCI audits without requiring a FortiAnalyzer at the site. Concurrent session capacity of 720,000 is well above what this deployment profile generates, leaving headroom for burst traffic during business peaks.

Other Terms and Models

Three-year and five-year terms (FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-36, FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-60) are available at a lower cost per year. For sites that grow beyond the 51G port count, the FortiGate 70G series offers more interfaces on the same FortiOS platform. If gateway-level anti-spam or OT security is required, there is no Enterprise bundle for the SFP-POE variant; the FortiGate 70G or 80F series support that combination with more physical ports.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an Ontario-based Fortinet Select Partner with domestic stock of the FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-12. Orders ship sealed and brand new, typically arriving anywhere in Canada within one business day. The UTP subscription key is in the box. If you need help selecting the right SFP transceiver for your fiber run or have a question about PoE power budgeting for your device mix, we are happy to assist before or after the order ships.