Fortinet FortiGate 1000F FortiConverter Service, 1-Year (FC-10-F1K0F-189-02-12)

Retiring a Cisco, Palo Alto, Check Point, or older FortiGate box in favor of the FortiGate 1000F still means someone has to move years of firewall policy, NAT rules, address objects, and static routes onto the new platform without breaking anything. FC-10-F1K0F-189-02-12 is the 1-Year FortiConverter Service for the FortiGate 1000F: a one-time, Fortinet-run migration that converts the existing configuration into a validated FortiOS ruleset instead of leaving your team to rebuild it line by line.

What FortiConverter Actually Does

FortiConverter Service is not a free download; it is a Fortinet-delivered conversion pass through the FortiConverter cloud portal. You upload the source configuration file from the outgoing firewall, and Fortinet’s automated engine, backed by human policy validation, converts interface NAT, firewall policy and address objects, and static routes into FortiOS syntax that runs on the 1000F. Supported source vendors include Check Point, Cisco (including Cisco Meraki), Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, SonicWall, Sophos, WatchGuard, Forcepoint, Huawei, Mikrotik, pfSense, Ubiquiti, and Bluecoat, and any FortiGate-to-FortiGate move is fully supported as well. Every job closes with a summary report and audit documentation so you have a record of exactly what changed.

Who Needs This Service

This SKU fits teams replacing a legacy or third-party firewall with a FortiGate 1000F and who would rather not hand-key hundreds of policy objects during a cutover window. It is also the right pick for organizations trading a well-used FortiGate for a fresh 1000F and wanting the ruleset carried over cleanly rather than rebuilt from scratch. If your team already knows the source platform intimately and plans to run several migrations over the year, the separate FortiConverter Tool software license is a better fit than this one-time service; if you want Fortinet to run the conversion for you on this specific 1000F deployment, this is the SKU.

Activation & Delivery

The service is licensed to the FortiGate 1000F’s serial number and activated through the FortiConverter Service portal, where you register the target device, upload the source configuration, and track conversion status alongside service entitlement. Delivery is electronic: DataCenter360.ca issues the license key by email within one business day of order, and there is no hardware shipment tied to this SKU. Because activation is a portal login, not a country-locked shipment, the service is available to FortiGate 1000F owners in any country.

A One-Time Add-on, Not a Recurring Subscription

FortiConverter Service is scoped to a single migration event rather than an ongoing security subscription. It sits alongside, not instead of, the FortiGate 1000F’s UTP or Enterprise protection subscription: FortiConverter gets the ruleset onto the new box, while the UTP/Enterprise bundle keeps IPS, antivirus, web filtering, and application control current afterward. Most 1000F deployments run this service once during cutover and then rely on FortiCare support and a FortiGuard bundle for day-to-day operation.

Buying FC-10-F1K0F-189-02-12 from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner, and we issue FortiConverter licenses the same way we issue every other FortiGate 1000F subscription: verified against the target serial number before checkout so the key activates on the first try. If you are not certain whether your source firewall vendor is on Fortinet’s supported list, or whether you need the one-time service versus the standalone conversion tool, our team can confirm before you order.