Fortinet FortiWiFi 50G-DSL + 1-Year UTP Bundle (FWF-50G-DSL-A-BDL-950-12)

Not every Canadian branch office sits in a building with fibre or a dedicated Ethernet handoff. Many still rely on the DSL circuit the building landlord negotiated years ago, and replacing that connection involves costs and timelines outside the IT team’s control. The FortiWiFi 50G-DSL is designed for exactly that situation: it integrates a VDSL2/ADSL2+ modem, an NGFW, and a Wi-Fi 6 access point in a single fanless desktop unit. The FWF-50G-DSL-A-BDL-950-12 pairs this hardware with a 1-year Unified Threat Protection (UTP) subscription, covering IPS, AV, URL filtering, Application Control, DLP, and OT/IoT Security from the day it ships.

What the Bundle Includes

This SKU bundles the FortiWiFi 50G-DSL appliance with a 1-year FortiCare Premium contract and a 1-year UTP FortiGuard license. Hardware and licensing arrive in a single shipment with a matched serial number, eliminating the common activation issues that come with separately sourced components.

What UTP Covers

The Unified Threat Protection subscription adds Anti-Spam, Data Loss Prevention, and OT/IoT Security detection beyond the base ATP tier. The UTP layer is what separates a firewall enforcing basic rules from one actively inspecting application payloads, blocking credential phishing, and flagging unauthorized data movement. The comparison table below maps the three FortiGuard subscription tiers for this platform.

Who Runs the FortiWiFi 50G-DSL

The primary use case is a branch site with an existing DSL circuit that the organization does not plan to upgrade in the near term. Replacing an aging ADSL2+ or VDSL2 router with this unit adds NGFW, SSL inspection, Wi-Fi 6, and a full FortiGuard service stack in a single swap. It also fits small Canadian offices where fibre is not available at all, and the DSL connection is the only fixed-line option. The integrated FortiLink port allows a FortiSwitch to be managed directly from the FortiGate interface.

Other Terms and Models

The same hardware is available with a 3-year UTP license (FWF-50G-DSL-A-BDL-950-36) or a 5-year license (FWF-50G-DSL-A-BDL-950-60). Multi-year terms cut per-year cost and remove annual renewal administration. For sites that need DLP logging, IoT detection, or FortiConverter migration tooling on top of UTP, the Enterprise variant (FWF-50G-DSL-A-BDL-809-12) covers the additional services at a higher license cost. Sites outgrowing the 50G-DSL can step up to the FortiWiFi 70G-A series, which runs the same FortiSP5 ASIC at higher throughput with additional port density.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca carries the FWF-50G-DSL-A-BDL-950-12 in Canadian stock and ships free to any province in 0 to 1 business days. As a Fortinet Select Partner, we register the license against your account, confirm the DSL Annex type for your ISP line if needed, and support the appliance for the full subscription term. Contact us before ordering if you need to confirm VDSL2 Annex compatibility with your specific Canadian ISP.