Fortinet FortiGate 1000D SD-WAN Underlay Monitoring Service, 1-Year (FC-10-01006-288-02-12)

SD-WAN performance depends on what the FortiGate can see. The FC-10-01006-288-02-12 is a 1-Year FortiGuard SD-WAN Underlay Bandwidth and Quality Monitoring subscription for the FortiGate 1000D, feeding the SD-WAN engine a continuous stream of per-link metrics so the appliance can make accurate path-steering decisions rather than relying on static policy.

What the SD-WAN Underlay Monitoring Service Covers

Service code 288 activates the FortiGuard SD-WAN Underlay Bandwidth and Quality Monitoring layer on the FortiGate 1000D. In practice, it delivers:

• Link bandwidth telemetry: per-WAN-interface throughput data collected continuously and surfaced in the FortiOS SD-WAN dashboards.
• Quality metrics: jitter, latency, and packet-loss measurements across every underlay transport (MPLS, broadband, LTE, or fibre).
• SLA-aware path steering: the quality data feeds FortiOS SD-WAN Performance SLAs, letting the engine select the best available path in real time or fail over before users detect degradation.
• Historical trend visibility: logged quality data helps network engineers prove SLA compliance to service providers and troubleshoot intermittent link problems after the fact.

Who Needs This Service

The FortiGate 1000D is a high-throughput appliance built for enterprise network edges and branch aggregation, with multiple WAN-capable interfaces. Running SD-WAN across more than one WAN link without the underlay monitoring service means path selection falls back to static rules rather than live quality data. This subscription is what closes that gap.

It is the right fit for:

• Enterprise sites using the 1000D in active/standby or active/active multi-WAN configurations where failover accuracy and recovery time matter.
• Network teams that must report WAN link SLA attainment to internal stakeholders or hold ISPs accountable to contracted performance.
• Organizations migrating from MPLS toward a hybrid underlay architecture who want side-by-side quality data on both link types during and after the transition.

Activation and Delivery

This is an electronic subscription with no physical component. After purchase, DataCenter360.ca delivers the license key by email within 0 to 1 business days. The key is registered through the Fortinet Support Portal against the FortiGate 1000D serial number, then applied at the device level inside FortiOS. No reboot is required for the monitoring service to start reporting.

Subscription term: 1 year (12 months from the activation date registered in the Fortinet Support Portal).

This Service vs. a Full Subscription Bundle

The SD-WAN Underlay Monitoring service (code 288) is a standalone add-on. It is not included in the FortiGate UTP or Enterprise subscription bundles, which focus on FortiCare support and the core FortiGuard security stack (IPS, AV, web filtering, application control). If the FortiGate 1000D has no active subscription at all, the UTP or Enterprise bundle is the right starting point. This SD-WAN service can then be purchased alongside the bundle to extend coverage to path-quality monitoring.

If an active bundle is already in place and adding SD-WAN link visibility is the specific goal, FC-10-01006-288-02-12 is the correct purchase on its own.

Buying From DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner supplying electronic licenses to customers around the world. Orders received during business hours are processed the same day, and most license keys arrive by email within a few hours of payment confirmation. For organizations coordinating renewal of several Fortinet subscriptions at once, or requiring a formal quote in a specific currency, use the “Request a Quote” option on this page and include the device serial number. Quote requests are typically turned around the same business day.