Fortinet FortiGate 1801F ATP Subscription, 1-Year (FC-10-F18F1-928-02-12)

Running a FortiGate 1801F at the network edge without an active FortiGuard subscription means the IPS engine, application control database, and malware sandboxing feed all stop updating the day the license lapses. The FC-10-F18F1-928-02-12 SKU is the 1-year Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) subscription for the FortiGate 1801F, and it’s what keeps those inspection engines current along with FortiCare Premium support.

What this subscription turns on

ATP bundles three FortiGuard security services with FortiCare Premium hardware and software support in a single 12-month term:

• Intrusion Prevention (IPS) — signature and behavior-based detection tuned against the current threat feed, inspected inline at up to 22 Gbps on the 1801F.
• Application Control — identifies and governs thousands of applications and cloud services traversing the firewall, independent of port or protocol.
• Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) — sandbox-backed malware and botnet detection that inspects files and callbacks the local signature database misses.
• FortiCare Premium — 24×7 telephone and ticket support plus firmware, tools, and portal access for the appliance itself.

None of this replaces the hardware purchase. It’s the license layer that keeps a 1801F’s inspection engines and support entitlement active; the appliance itself (or a hardware bundle SKU) is a separate line item.

What is the ATP bundle?

Fortinet sells FortiGuard security in three tiers for the 1800F series: ATP, UTP, and Enterprise. ATP is the base tier for shops that need threat prevention and malware inspection but handle web/DNS filtering and antivirus elsewhere (or don’t need them on this appliance). The table below shows what each tier adds.

Who buys this

The ATP tier fits data center and enterprise-edge deployments where the 1801F’s SSD-backed logging and 25GE/40GE/100GE interfaces are already doing hybrid mesh firewall or SD-WAN hub duty, and web/DNS filtering is handled at another layer (a downstream FortiGate, a cloud proxy, or a separate policy). It’s a common step-up path too: teams that started on ATP frequently move to UTP once they need content filtering enforced at this appliance directly, which is why the same-term UTP SKU is the natural upgrade below.

Activation & delivery

This is a worldwide electronic license, not a physical shipment. Once the order clears, the contract number activates against the 1801F’s serial number in the FortiCare portal and the appliance pulls its updated FortiGuard entitlement automatically at the next check-in. There’s no waybill, no customs step, and no regional restriction, this SKU can license a FortiGate 1801F wherever it’s deployed.

Terms & renewal

FC-10-F18F1-928-02-12 covers 12 months. The same ATP tier is also sold in 3-year (FC-10-F18F1-928-02-36) and 5-year (FC-10-F18F1-928-02-60) terms if you’d rather lock in pricing and skip the annual renewal cycle. Whatever term you choose, renew before expiry: a lapsed subscription stops FortiGuard signature updates and drops FortiCare support eligibility until it’s reinstated.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca processes FortiGate license orders as a Fortinet Select Partner, so the contract number and activation come through the same channel Fortinet itself uses, no reseller markup surprises, no gray-market risk. Checkout is electronic end to end: place the order, receive the license key, activate against your 1801F’s serial. If you’re not sure whether ATP or UTP is the right tier for how this firewall is deployed, our team can walk through the comparison before you buy.