Fortinet FortiGate 400E-BYPASS FortiCare Premium to Elite Upgrade, 1-Year (FC-10-F4HBE-204-02-12)

Inline security appliances like the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS operate where a single inspection failure affects live traffic. Organizations that have already invested in FortiCare Premium on this unit and now need extended lifecycle coverage or access to the Elite monitoring portal can add those capabilities with this 1-year upgrade. FC-10-F4HBE-204-02-12 suits teams on annual procurement cycles or those evaluating Elite benefits before committing to a longer term.

What the Elite upgrade provides

FortiCare Elite extends Premium in two areas that compliance-driven teams care about most:

• Extended Lifecycle Support (LTS): Continue running a firmware branch past Fortinet’s standard end-of-engineering-support date. Useful when change-control requirements or software certification processes prevent a timely upgrade to the latest release.
• Elite monitoring portal: Fortinet-side telemetry and proactive alerting for the 400E-BYPASS, shared between your operations team and Fortinet’s support engineers to catch issues before they escalate.

All FortiCare Premium entitlements — 24×7 critical-issue response, telephone support, and hardware replacement — remain active after the upgrade is applied.

Prerequisite: active FortiCare Premium required

This is an upgrade license, not a standalone subscription. An active FortiCare Premium contract for the same 400E-BYPASS serial number must be in place before FC-10-F4HBE-204-02-12 can be activated. If Premium has lapsed or was never purchased, a full FortiCare subscription or a UTP/Enterprise bundle is the appropriate starting point. Contact DataCenter360.ca if you need help confirming your entitlement status.

Who orders the 1-year term

Security teams with annual budget approvals often find the 1-year term easiest to process, since it aligns with fiscal-year renewal windows. The 1-year option is also common for organizations piloting the Elite tier on a single appliance before rolling out multi-unit upgrades. For longer deployment horizons, the 3-year version (FC-10-F4HBE-204-02-36) offers the same coverage with fewer renewal events.

Activation and delivery

After purchase, DataCenter360.ca delivers the activation key electronically within 0–1 business days. Activation is completed through support.fortinet.com by selecting the 400E-BYPASS serial number and applying the upgrade contract. The Elite benefits are available immediately once the upgrade registers.

Upgrade vs a full subscription bundle

If the 400E-BYPASS does not currently have an active FortiCare Premium subscription, a UTP bundle (FC-10-F4HBE-950-02-12) or Enterprise bundle (FC-10-F4HBE-809-02-12) may be the more efficient path — both include Premium along with FortiGuard threat-intelligence services in a single contract. This upgrade applies specifically when Premium is already active and the goal is to layer Elite benefits on top.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca holds Fortinet Select Partner status and sources all subscription licenses directly. Every license is registered to your serial number and backed by our team, who can assist with entitlement checks, multi-year planning, and co-term alignment. Delivery is electronic with no minimum order and no shipping delay.