Original price was: CAD$66,063.53.CAD$52,710.27Current price is: CAD$52,710.27.
The FortiGate 2601F sits at the high end of Fortinet’s data center firewall lineup, where a support gap mid-deployment isn’t a minor inconvenience. FC-10-F26F1-247-02-36 locks in FortiCare Premium coverage for three years: a single purchase that covers the 2601F through a full refresh cycle without an annual renewal to manage.
FortiCare Premium provides the FortiGate 2601F with 24x7x365 access to Fortinet technical assistance centers, including telephone support, a 1-hour response SLA for critical issues, and next-business-day handling for non-critical tickets. The subscription also includes standard RMA (advanced hardware replacement — not return-and-replace), continued firmware updates, access to online support tools, and Asset Management Portal visibility so you can track the entitlement against the device serial number for the full 36 months.
FC-10-F26F1-247-02-36 is the Premium tier. The table below summarizes how the three per-device support levels compare for the FortiGate 2601F:
| Feature | Essential | Premium | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response | Next business day | 1 hour | 15 minutes |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA | Return & Replace only | Standard (Advanced Replacement) | Standard (Advanced Replacement) |
| Priority RMA add-on eligible | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware updates & online tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | ✓ |
A 3-year term is the right fit for teams that have already committed the 2601F to a known deployment window: a data center infrastructure project, a long-term lease, or a security program with a defined review date. Buying three years up front avoids the overhead of annual renewal tracking and locks in the coverage level before the next budget cycle. Premium’s 1-hour critical response and telephone access are what most teams managing a high-throughput core firewall need; Elite’s 15-minute SLA is worth the additional cost in environments where each minute of impaired traffic carries direct operational cost.
This is an electronic-only subscription. No hardware ships with FC-10-F26F1-247-02-36. After order confirmation, the license is registered against the FortiGate 2601F’s serial number through the FortiCloud/FortiCare portal, and coverage starts as soon as that registration completes. DataCenter360.ca fulfills this subscription the same way regardless of where a buyer is located — the process is entirely electronic and worldwide.
FortiCare and FortiGuard address different requirements on the same appliance. This SKU is device support: the phone line, the RMA process, the firmware channel. FortiGuard bundles (UTP, Enterprise, ATP) are the threat-intelligence layer: IPS signatures, web filtering, antivirus, sandboxing. Purchasing FortiCare Premium on a standalone 3-year term lets the support contract run independently of whatever FortiGuard service term is active on the 2601F, which matters when those two clocks don’t align naturally.
DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner that processes FortiCare subscriptions as same-day electronic orders with no shipment to track or customs forms to file. If the 2601F needs a 1-year or 5-year term instead, or requires a FortiCare Elite upgrade for a tighter SLA, the options are listed alongside this SKU. Contact us before checkout to confirm the right term or to request pricing on a multi-appliance support agreement.
Yes. This is a license delivered electronically, so it can be ordered and activated from any country. DataCenter360.ca fulfills FortiCare subscriptions worldwide even though FortiGate hardware itself ships Canada-only.
Three consecutive years of FortiCare Premium support for the FortiGate 2601F, starting from the activation date. That includes 24×7 telephone and web support, a 1-hour critical-issue response SLA, standard RMA (advanced replacement), firmware updates, and Asset Management Portal access — all in a single purchase with no annual renewal step.
No. FortiCare Premium covers device support and hardware replacement only. Threat-intelligence services such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, and sandboxing come from FortiGuard security bundles (UTP, Enterprise, or ATP) purchased separately.
Essential is web-only, next-business-day support with return-and-replace RMA. Premium adds 24×7 telephone access, a 1-hour critical-issue response, advanced hardware replacement (the part ships before you return the failed unit), and eligibility for the Priority RMA add-on.
Yes. Buyers who decide they need Elite’s 15-minute response SLA can add an Elite-tier license against the same device serial number at any point. Teams that know from the start they require that level of response typically begin with the Elite SKU (FC-10-F26F1-284-02-36) rather than upgrading mid-term.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiGate-2601F |
| Product Type | |
| Product Group | |
| End of Order Date (EOO) | Not published yet |
| Last Service Extension Date (LSED) | Not published yet |
| End of Support Date (EOS) | Not published yet |
| Product Family | FG-1000 to FG-4000 |
| MPN | FC-10-F26F1-247-02-36 |
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