Running a FortiGate 1100E without on-premise FortiManager or FortiAnalyzer? This five-year subscription (FC-10-F11HE-131-02-60) gives that appliance a cloud management layer: centralized configuration, real-time traffic visibility, and one year of searchable log retention, all without adding rack space or a secondary appliance to maintain.
What FortiGate Cloud Covers for the 1100E
FortiGate Cloud connects your FortiGate 1100E to Fortinet’s hosted management portal, where you can push policy changes, monitor threat events, and drill into traffic logs from any browser. This subscription includes:
- Cloud-based configuration and policy management for the FortiGate 1100E
- Traffic analytics and security event dashboards updated in real time
- 1-year rolling log retention, searchable directly from the FortiCloud portal
- Firmware update notifications and staged upgrade tracking
- Multi-tenant support for managed service providers overseeing multiple customer sites
Who Needs This Subscription
The FortiGate 1100E is a data center and campus edge firewall built for high-throughput environments. Many organizations deploy it at branch aggregation points or as a perimeter device and need centralized visibility across policies and logs, but do not need a full FortiManager deployment. This subscription fits:
- Enterprises with a single or small cluster of 1100E appliances seeking cloud-managed oversight
- IT teams that prefer a SaaS management model over maintaining an on-premise management server
- Managed service providers managing customer FortiGate estates through a multi-tenant cloud portal
- Networks replacing a local log server with cloud-retained logs for compliance and audit review
Activation and Delivery
FC-10-F11HE-131-02-60 is delivered electronically. You receive the license key within 0-1 business days of order confirmation, regardless of your location. Register the key at support.fortinet.com, link it to your FortiGate 1100E serial number, and the cloud management portal activates immediately. No hardware ships. The five-year term begins on the date of registration and runs without interruption through the full period.
FortiGate Cloud vs. the Full Bundle
If your FortiGate 1100E also needs active security subscriptions, such as IPS, URL filtering, application control, and antivirus, the UTP or Enterprise bundle subscriptions for this model already include FortiGate Cloud. Buying this standalone FortiCloud subscription on top of a bundle would be redundant. This subscription is the right choice when the appliance carries its own security licenses and you need to add or extend the cloud management layer independently, or when you want to lock in five years of management continuity at a fixed cost.
Buying from DataCenter360.ca
DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner with direct access to Fortinet’s licensing portal. This subscription ships as an electronic key, delivered to customers worldwide in 0-1 business days. No physical shipment, no regional restriction. For volume orders covering multiple 1100E units, or for multi-year fleet deployments, contact us through the quote form and we will put together a consolidated price.
Does this subscription work outside Canada?
Yes. FortiGate Cloud is a software license with no geographic restriction. The subscription applies wherever your FortiGate 1100E is deployed, and the FortiCloud portal is globally accessible. DataCenter360.ca delivers electronically to customers in any country.
What does “1 Year Log Retention” mean in a 5-year subscription?
The 1-year log retention refers to the rolling window of logs stored in the cloud: at any point during your subscription, you can search and retrieve events from the past 12 months. Logs older than one year are purged automatically. The five-year term means the service itself, including management, analytics, and that rolling log window, stays active for five consecutive years without a renewal in between.
Is FortiGate Cloud the same as FortiManager Cloud or FortiAnalyzer Cloud?
No. FortiGate Cloud is a lightweight cloud management service designed for standalone FortiGate appliances. FortiManager Cloud and FortiAnalyzer Cloud are separate, more enterprise-scale products for larger multi-device deployments with deeper policy orchestration and longer log retention options. For managing a single 1100E or a small cluster, FortiGate Cloud is the appropriate fit.
Can I manage multiple FortiGate 1100E units under one subscription?
Each FortiGate Cloud subscription is tied to one device serial number, so one subscription is required per physical FortiGate 1100E unit. MSPs with multi-tenant accounts can view multiple devices through a shared portal, but each device still needs its own license registered against its serial number.
Should I buy the 5-year term or shorter terms separately?
A single 5-year subscription typically costs less per year than stacking multiple shorter terms, and it removes the administrative overhead of annual renewals. If the FortiGate 1100E is a long-term fixture in your environment, the 5-year term is the more cost-effective path. The 1-year (FC-10-F11HE-131-02-12) and 3-year (FC-10-F11HE-131-02-36) options are also available on this store if a shorter commitment better suits your procurement cycle.
