Fortinet FortiGate 2201E Managed FortiGate Service (NOC), 1-Year (FC-10-F22E1-660-02-12)

A FortiGate 2201E doing real work rarely stays static for long: rule changes pile up, routing tweaks come in from the network team, firmware needs coordinating, and someone has to be reachable when a policy edit goes sideways at 3am. The FortiGate 2201E 1-Year Managed FortiGate Service (FC-10-F22E1-660-02-12) puts that operational burden on Fortinet’s own NOC team for a one-year term. No hardware ships with this SKU; it is a subscription that activates against a FortiGate 2201E you already own or are buying separately, delivered electronically to any location.

What this service covers

Fortinet lists Managed FortiGate Service (SKU code 660, one of the NOC/SOC service group) as: “Available 24×7, with Fortinet NOC experts performing device setup, network, and policy change management.” Applied to a FortiGate 2201E, that means:

• Device setup: Fortinet’s NOC engineers handle the initial configuration of the appliance based on the network design provided, instead of an in-house engineer doing it from scratch.
• Network change management: interface, routing, and other network-layer edits are executed by the NOC team as change requests are submitted.
• Policy change management: firewall rule additions, edits, and removals go through NOC oversight, which lowers the odds of a bad rule interrupting traffic.
• 24×7 availability across the one-year term this SKU covers, tied to the FortiGate 2201E’s serial number.

Who this fits

This is aimed at teams running a FortiGate 2201E without a dedicated firewall administrator on staff, IT departments already stretched across too many platforms, and MSPs or branch sites where the 2201E sits somewhere with no local engineer to make changes. It also suits businesses that would rather have Fortinet-certified staff execute network and policy changes than lean on ad-hoc after-hours work internally.

Activation and delivery

Once purchased, the service is registered electronically to the FortiGate 2201E’s serial number. Nothing physical ships. A FortiGate 2201E must already be owned or purchased alongside this SKU before the NOC engagement can start, and the 24×7 coverage runs for the one-year term attached to this license.

Managed NOC service vs. the FortiGuard security bundles

Managed FortiGate Service sits outside the ATP, UTP, and Enterprise FortiGuard bundle matrix, so upgrading a security bundle does not replace it. The two run side by side: an Enterprise or UTP subscription still supplies IPS, antimalware, and web filtering, while this service handles the day-to-day work of configuring and maintaining the box. Some customers pair Managed FortiGate Service with FortiGate Cloud (FC-10-F22E1-131-02-12) for the management and log-retention portal the NOC engineers use to make changes.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca holds Fortinet Select Partner status, and this is a worldwide license: it reaches customers anywhere the FortiGate 2201E is deployed, not only Canada. Not sure whether the 1-year term or a longer commitment makes more sense for a given rollout? Reach out before ordering and we will walk through the license options together. Every activation is registered directly to the device serial number, and checkout runs on a fully secured connection.