Original price was: CAD$116.61.CAD$109.32Current price is: CAD$109.32.
Authorized Partner for United States (US)When a FortiGate 40F comes off its initial warranty or moves past the Unified Threat Protection window, FortiCare Essential is the minimum coverage required to keep that unit eligible for firmware updates and hardware replacement. This 1-year subscription is the entry point: it does not include FortiGuard threat signatures, but it keeps the appliance serviced and legally supported under Fortinet’s support ecosystem.
FortiCare Essential on the FortiGate 40F includes access to all firmware releases and security patches through the Fortinet Support Portal, next-business-day advance hardware replacement (defective unit swapped before return), and basic web-based case submission. Telephone and 24×7 escalation require FortiCare Premium or Elite. The subscription is delivered electronically and activates against your FG-40F’s serial number on the Fortinet Support portal.
This product provides Essential coverage. The table below shows how it compares to the Premium and Elite tiers for FortiGate appliances:
| Essential | Premium | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response | Next business day | 1 hour | 1 hour |
| 24×7 telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advance hardware replacement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority RMA add-on eligibility | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware, tools & portal access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | ✓ |
FortiCare Essential suits teams that manage their own troubleshooting and just need firmware rights and a hardware safety net. Common scenarios: a 40F at a remote office handled by an MSP that has its own phone access to Fortinet; a lab or test unit that needs to stay on supported firmware; or a low-sensitivity deployment where next-business-day response is sufficient and a full FortiGuard bundle is not budgeted.
After purchase, DataCenter360.ca delivers the license file or activation key by email within 0 to 1 business days. You activate it on support.fortinet.com against the FortiGate 40F serial number. No physical shipment is required. The 1-year term starts from the activation date, not the purchase date.
FortiCare Essential does not include any FortiGuard security subscriptions: no IPS, no web filtering, no antivirus, no application control. Those services come with the UTP or Enterprise bundles. If your 40F handles internet edge traffic and you need active threat protection, consider upgrading to the FortiGate 40F UTP or Enterprise subscription instead. FortiCare Essential makes sense when the appliance is doing routing, VPN, or internal segmentation without deep inspection requirements.
DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner and authorized reseller operating in Canada. This subscription is sold directly from our active partner inventory, not through grey channels. Orders placed during business hours typically process the same day. If you need volume pricing for multiple 40F units or multi-year terms, contact us before ordering.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiGate-40F |
| 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-10 to FG-100 |
| MPN | FC-10-0040F-314-02-12 |
| 5 star | 100% | |
| 4 star | 0% | |
| 3 star | 0% | |
| 2 star | 0% | |
| 1 star | 0% |
They recommended the right subscription for my Fortigate, worked well.
I was renewing an existing license and wanted to be sure I picked the right term. Support confirmed everything before I paid, which I appreciated. Order was processed quickly and activation worked on the first try.