Fortinet FortiGate 120G FortiCare Elite, 1-Year (FC-10-F120G-284-02-12)

SKU: FC-10-F120G-284-02-12

Original price was: CAD$1,283.81.Current price is: CAD$1,035.33.

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FC-10-F120G-284-02-12 is a 1-year FortiCare Elite subscription for the FortiGate 120G, delivering 15-minute P1 escalation, Extended LTS firmware, and the Elite monitoring portal — suited for teams with annual IT budgets or those evaluating Elite before a multi-year commitment.
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Product description

Annual budget cycles are common in Canadian mid-market IT departments, and the 1-year FortiCare Elite term maps directly to that rhythm. FC-10-F120G-284-02-12 delivers Fortinet’s top support tier for the FortiGate 120G over a 12-month window: 15-minute P1 escalation, Extended LTS firmware, and the Elite monitoring portal. It is also the entry point for teams that want to experience Elite response before committing to a 3- or 5-year term.

What FortiCare Elite Provides

Elite is Fortinet’s highest support tier for FortiGate platforms. Three capabilities are exclusive to Elite and are not available under Essential or Premium:

  • 15-minute P1 escalation — critical-severity cases are escalated to a Fortinet senior engineer within 15 minutes around the clock. This is the fastest documented escalation path available and directly reduces mean time to restore during outage-level events.
  • Extended LTS firmware releases — the Long-Term Support track patches a stable FortiOS branch past the standard end-of-support date. FG-120G deployments in environments with strict change-control processes benefit from this; they can stay on a stable, patched version without being forced into a major OS upgrade cycle.
  • Elite monitoring portal — Fortinet-side visibility into the FG-120G’s health metrics, firmware version, and open support cases for the 12-month term.

FortiCare Tier Comparison

This product is FortiCare Elite. The table below compares all three support tiers.

Feature Essential Premium Elite
P1 critical-issue response 4 hours 1 hour 15 minutes
Telephone & web support
Hardware RMA replacement Next business day Advanced next-day Advanced next-day
Priority RMA add-on eligibility
Firmware, tools & support portal
Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal

Who Buys the 1-Year Term

The 1-year Elite term is a natural fit for a few distinct buyer profiles. Organizations with annual IT budget approval cycles can keep FortiCare aligned to fiscal year without carrying multi-year commitment on the books. Teams evaluating whether the 15-minute P1 SLA is worth the step up from Premium often start with a 1-year trial before moving to a 3- or 5-year term on renewal. Branch office deployments that run on 12-month project timelines also commonly use 1-year terms to match contract duration to the deployment window.

The 3-year (FC-10-F120G-284-02-36) and 5-year (FC-10-F120G-284-02-60) terms offer lower effective per-year rates and reduce annual renewal overhead. If the FG-120G will be in service for the full hardware lifecycle, the multi-year options typically come out ahead on total cost.

Activation and Delivery

DataCenter360.ca delivers FC-10-F120G-284-02-12 electronically. After payment, Fortinet’s contract fulfillment arrives at your order email within one business day. Register the key in Fortinet’s support portal (support.fortinet.com) under the FG-120G’s serial number. Coverage activates immediately on registration and runs for 12 months from that date.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner supplying FortiCare and FortiGuard licenses to customers across Canada and internationally. Electronic-only orders clear quickly, with no physical shipment or import paperwork. For teams renewing multiple FG-120G units at the same time, reach out for consolidated pricing to avoid separate checkout transactions per unit.

What does the 15-minute P1 escalation actually mean in practice?

Under FortiCare Elite, a Priority 1 case (critical impact, network or security function down) triggers escalation to a Fortinet senior technical engineer within 15 minutes at any hour of the day. Under Premium, that same P1 target is 1 hour. The practical difference matters most during outage events when every minute of reduced visibility or disrupted routing carries business impact. The 15-minute window is a contractual commitment documented in Fortinet’s FortiCare service agreement.

Does FortiCare Elite include FortiGuard security subscription services?

No. FortiCare Elite is a hardware support and firmware entitlement — it does not include FortiGuard intelligence services such as IPS signatures, web filtering, DNS filtering, or antivirus updates. Those are licensed separately through FortiGuard bundles (UTP, Enterprise) or individual FortiGuard SKUs. FortiCare and FortiGuard are commonly purchased together but are separate line items with separate renewal cycles.

What is the Extended LTS firmware track and who needs it?

Fortinet’s Long-Term Support firmware track is a dedicated FortiOS branch maintained with security patches and critical bug fixes past the point where the general release reaches end-of-software-support. It is particularly valuable in regulated environments (healthcare, financial services, government) or OT-adjacent networks where formal change-approval processes make major OS upgrades difficult to schedule on short notice. LTS lets those teams stay patched on a stable version while their change calendar permits a planned upgrade.

Can I upgrade to a multi-year term at renewal?

Yes. At the end of the 1-year term, you can renew with a 3-year (FC-10-F120G-284-02-36) or 5-year (FC-10-F120G-284-02-60) FortiCare Elite contract. The new term picks up immediately after the current one expires with no gap in coverage. Fortinet also permits advance renewal — purchasing the next term before expiry — which locks in pricing and eliminates any lapse risk.

Is this license available to customers outside Canada?

Yes. FortiCare licenses are software entitlements with no geographic restrictions on use. DataCenter360.ca fulfills electronically to customers in any country — the license key is delivered by email and registered directly in Fortinet’s global support portal. The process is identical regardless of where the FG-120G is physically deployed.

Additional information

Additional information

Manufacturer

Fortinet

Model

FortiGate-120G

Product Type

Product Group

End of Order Date (EOO)

Not published yet

Last Service Extension Date (LSED)

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End of Support Date (EOS)

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Product Family

FG-10 to FG-100

MPN

FC-10-F120G-284-02-12

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