Fortinet FortiGate 51G-SFP-PoE + 3-Year UTP Bundle (FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-36)

Four PoE+ ports, a 64 GB SSD for local forensic logging, and a GE SFP uplink — the FortiGate 51G-SFP-PoE covers a lot of ground for a desktop appliance. The FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-36 pairs that hardware with three years of UTP licensing, giving branch offices a self-contained security and switching platform that keeps running without annual renewals for the duration of the term.

What the Bundle Includes

The FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-36 ships the FortiGate 51G-SFP-PoE appliance together with a 3-year UTP subscription. The UTP tier activates IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, URL and DNS filtering, antispam, and FortiCare Premium support. Hardware and license are provisioned as a unit, so there is no separate activation step after delivery.

Hardware Specifications

What UTP Covers

UTP is the mid-tier bundle for teams that need web-category control and antispam alongside the core detection stack, but whose environment does not yet require DLP, OT-specific policies, or SOC-as-a-Service. The tier comparison below shows exactly where UTP sits:

Who Runs This Appliance

The 51G-SFP-PoE-BDL-950-36 is a natural fit for retail locations, small branch offices, or light manufacturing floors that want to eliminate a separate PoE switch and still maintain an inspected SFP fiber uplink to the WAN or upstream distribution layer. The 64 GB SSD extends the log retention window, which matters during post-incident reviews when teams need more than a few hours of traffic history on-box.

Other Terms and Models

If a one-year cycle aligns better with your procurement process, the FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-12 is available. The five-year version (FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-60) provides the lowest per-year cost. For sites that have grown past the 51G’s capacity, the FG-70G series steps up to FortiSP5-class performance in the same desktop category. If your environment requires DLP, OT security policies, CASB, or SOC as a Service, the Enterprise tier (BDL-809) covers all of those on the same appliance.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

As an authorized Fortinet Select Partner, DataCenter360.ca ships brand-new FG-51G-SFP-POE-BDL-950-36 units directly from Canadian inventory with free expedited shipping — typically arriving the next business day. The license is pre-configured with the hardware, and our team can assist with FortiManager or FortiCloud onboarding if needed after delivery.

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