Fortinet FortiGate 400E-BYPASS FortiCare Elite, 3-Year (FC-10-F4HBE-284-02-36)

Three years of FortiCare Elite on the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS suits organizations that plan around hardware refresh cycles. FC-10-F4HBE-284-02-36 covers Fortinet’s highest support SLA for a term that typically aligns with the first major infrastructure review after initial deployment, keeping the unit fully supported without committing to a 5-year window before the deployment has been validated in production.

FortiCare Tier Comparison

FC-10-F4HBE-284 is the FortiCare Elite tier for the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS. The table below shows how it compares to Essential and Premium:

Who Needs FortiCare Elite

Security and network teams running the FortiGate 400E-BYPASS in production-critical inline positions: ahead of server clusters, at the data-centre edge, or protecting high-availability segments where a 1-hour TAC response is too slow. Elite’s 15-minute P1 SLA and the dedicated monitoring portal make the most difference on hardware where an inline failure directly stops business traffic.

Activation and Delivery

DataCenter360.ca delivers the license key electronically, typically the same business day. Register it in the Fortinet Support Portal under the 400E-BYPASS serial number. A 3-year contract can be co-termed to match an existing agreement’s end-date at registration. Keys deliver to any country with no geographic restriction.

Choosing Between 1-, 3-, and 5-Year Terms

The 3-year term works well when the hardware refresh for this unit is planned inside a 5-year window, but you want more than a single annual renewal to manage. For infrastructure expected to run the same hardware longer, the 5-year option (FC-10-F4HBE-284-02-60) reduces renewal overhead further. For maximum year-to-year flexibility, the 1-year term (FC-10-F4HBE-284-02-12) allows re-evaluation at each cycle.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner and MSSP. This 3-year Elite contract delivers electronically the same day as any shorter-term subscription. If you need to match the start date to an existing Fortinet agreement on the same unit, reach out before ordering and we will confirm the co-term structure with Fortinet first.