Fortinet FortiGate 31G FortiGate Cloud Management, 1-Year (FC-10-GT31G-131-02-12)

The simplest way to manage a FortiGate 31G that lives at a remote or unattended site is from a browser, not by reaching the box. The FortiGate 31G 1-Year FortiGate Cloud subscription (FC-10-GT31G-131-02-12) adds twelve months of FortiGate Cloud to the device, giving you a hosted console for configuration, logging, and analytics with nothing to install on-site. It is a subscription, no hardware, delivered electronically to any country.

What FortiGate Cloud provides

For the year, the 31G gains Fortinet’s hosted management and visibility layer:

• Centralized management: configuration, firmware, and status for the 31G handled from a single cloud portal instead of direct access to each device.
• Cloud logging and reporting: traffic and event logs are stored off the device with prebuilt reports, beyond what the 31G’s local flash can hold.
• Analytics and monitoring: dashboards summarize what the firewall is seeing so issues are easy to spot.
• Remote setup and backups: provisioning, configuration backups, and oversight run from the portal, which is ideal for branch and lights-out sites.

Why the one-year term

A single year is the low-commitment way to put a 31G under cloud management: it covers a full operating cycle and lets you see how much the portal simplifies running the device before deciding on a longer plan. If the 31G is a long-term fixture, the three- and five-year terms hold the same capability at a lower cost per year, but the annual term keeps things flexible for a newer or trial deployment.

Activation and delivery

The license is issued electronically and registered to a specific FortiGate 31G by serial number. Once activated, the device enrolls in FortiGate Cloud and the twelve-month management and logging window begins. Nothing is shipped, and the firewall must be in service to enroll.

Management vs. protection

FortiGate Cloud manages and monitors the 31G; it is not the layer that blocks attacks. That protection comes from a UTP or Enterprise FortiGuard subscription on the device. Most 31G deployments run cloud management and a security bundle together, one to operate the firewall, the other to defend the traffic it carries.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner and we deliver this one-year subscription electronically to customers in any country. If you think the 31G will stay in place for years, ask us about the three- and five-year terms first, since committing longer up front lowers the yearly cost noticeably.