Fortinet FortiGate 1000F FortiGate Cloud Management & Log Retention, 3-Year (FC-10-F1K0F-131-02-36)

A FortiGate 1000F running production traffic still needs a way to see its own logs, health, and configuration history without standing up a separate management server. The FortiGate 1000F 3-Year FortiGate Cloud Management, Analysis and Log Retention subscription (FC-10-F1K0F-131-02-36) puts that layer in the cloud: centralized device management, traffic analytics, and 1-year rolling log retention for the appliance, active for three years. Subscription only, no hardware included, delivered electronically to any country.

What this subscription covers

FortiGate Cloud is Fortinet’s hosted management and analytics service for FortiGate appliances. Applied to a FortiGate 1000F, this license activates:

• Cloud-based device management: configuration backup, firmware tracking, and a single dashboard view of the 1000F alongside any other Fortinet devices registered to the same FortiCloud account.
• Traffic and security analytics: reporting on application usage, threats detected, top talkers, and bandwidth consumption, viewable from any browser without installing a management appliance on-site.
• 1-year log retention: logs sent from the 1000F are stored in FortiCloud for up to 12 months, supporting audit trails, incident investigation, and compliance reporting well past the retention window of local flash storage.
• FortiCloud account access: the same unified login used across FortiGate Cloud, FortiCare, and the broader FortiCloud portal suite, with two-factor authentication available for admin accounts.

The license is registered to the FortiGate 1000F by serial number and stays active for the full 3-year term before renewal is needed.

Who needs this on a 1000F

This fits teams that want visibility and reporting without deploying a dedicated FortiAnalyzer or FortiManager instance locally, common on branch or standalone 1000F deployments where a full on-prem management stack isn’t justified. It also suits organizations that already run FortiManager or FortiAnalyzer elsewhere but want FortiCloud as a lightweight secondary view, or as the primary console during initial rollout before a larger management platform is in place. Multi-site operators managing several FortiGate appliances from one FortiCloud account get a consolidated inventory view across the whole environment, not just the 1000F.

Activation and delivery

Nothing ships. Once purchased, the license key is applied against the FortiGate 1000F’s serial number and the appliance is registered to a FortiCloud account (existing or new, sign-up is free). Management, analytics, and log retention become active immediately after registration and remain in force for the 3-year term. No physical media, no installation media required on the FortiGate side beyond standard firmware.

One service, and what else runs alongside it

FortiGate Cloud Management, Analysis and Log Retention is a standalone service license, separate from the FortiGuard security bundles (ATP, UTP, Enterprise) that cover IPS, antivirus, and web filtering on the 1000F. A 1000F can hold this FortiCloud subscription and a security bundle at the same time; they cover different layers, one manages and reports, the other inspects and blocks traffic. Customers wanting cloud-hosted centralized logging with longer retention windows or multi-device correlation should also look at FortiAnalyzer Cloud for the 1000F, which extends beyond the 1-year log retention included here.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner, and this FortiCloud license ships electronically to customers anywhere, not just Canada. If you’re unsure whether the 3-year term or a different length fits your renewal cycle better, we can walk through the options and current FortiGate 1000F licensing lineup before you check out.