Fortinet FortiGate 40F Managed FortiGate Service, 5-Year (FC-10-0040F-660-02-60)

A FortiGate 40F often lands at exactly the kind of site that has no one on hand to run it: a branch, a retail location, a remote office. The FortiGate 40F 5-Year Managed FortiGate Service (FC-10-0040F-660-02-60) hands the running of that firewall to Fortinet’s network operations center for a full five years, covering device setup and network and policy change management, staffed 24×7. It is an electronic subscription with no hardware, available to customers anywhere.

What this service covers

The Managed FortiGate Service puts Fortinet’s NOC in charge of the day-to-day operation of your FortiGate 40F:

• Device setup and onboarding: NOC engineers bring the firewall into a managed state, set a baseline configuration, and confirm it is reporting correctly.
• Network change management: routing, interfaces, VPN, and connectivity changes are made by Fortinet staff through a controlled request process.
• Policy change management: firewall and security policy edits are handled for you and documented, leaving a clear record of every change.
• 24×7 staffing: the service is covered around the clock, so a change or an issue outside business hours does not have to wait.

Who needs it

This subscription fits an organization with a FortiGate 40F and no dedicated network engineer to keep it tuned: a small business, a branch, or a remote site where sending someone on site is costly. It also suits a stretched IT team that would rather pass routine config and policy work to Fortinet and reclaim those hours.

Activation and delivery

The entitlement is issued electronically and registered to a specific FortiGate 40F by serial number. Onboarding with the NOC begins once the service is provisioned, and the five-year coverage window runs from activation. Nothing ships, and the firewall must be in service so the NOC can reach and manage it.

Operations, not a security subscription

The Managed FortiGate Service governs how the 40F is run and changed; it is not the FortiGuard protection that blocks attacks. Intrusion prevention, antivirus, and web filtering come from the UTP or Enterprise bundle, and most managed sites run one of those next to this service so the NOC operates a device that is fully defended.

Why a five-year term

Five years is the longest commitment offered and the lowest cost per year of management. It suits a 40F that is part of a settled, long-term deployment where you already know the managed model works and want to lock in coverage for the life of the device. Shorter one- and three-year terms cover the same service if you would rather commit for less time.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca, an authorized Fortinet Select Partner, provisions this managed service electronically for buyers in any country. Tell us how your 40F is deployed and what you want the NOC to own, and we will confirm the scope so five years of managed operation lines up with how the site actually runs.