Fortinet FortiGate 61F FortiConverter Service, 1-Year (FC-10-0061F-189-02-12)

Swapping out a firewall is mostly painless until the moment the rulebase has to come across. FC-10-0061F-189-02-12 is built for that moment: the FortiConverter Service migrates an existing firewall configuration onto a FortiGate 61F as a supported, one-time project, so the new appliance comes up with policies that mirror the old box instead of an empty config.

What the FortiConverter Service covers

FortiConverter is Fortinet’s configuration migration service. It translates a third-party or legacy firewall configuration, the addresses, security policies, NAT rules, and objects, into FortiOS so the result can be loaded onto the 61F. The subscription entitles you to that conversion for one device during the term, with Fortinet’s tooling doing the work that is slow and error-prone by hand.

Who needs it

The audience is anyone retiring a competitor’s firewall, or an older FortiGate, in favour of a 61F while carrying a ruleset worth keeping. It earns its place when the existing policy base is large or sensitive enough that rebuilding it by hand would invite mistakes or a longer outage during the cutover window.

Activation and delivery

The service is issued electronically and registered to your Fortinet account against the 61F. Nothing is shipped. This is a migration entitlement rather than a recurring protection subscription, so once the conversion is finished the bulk of its job is done. It is valid for customers in any country.

One service versus ongoing protection

FortiConverter gets the 61F into production with the right rules; it does not inspect traffic day to day. To keep the device defended after cutover, pair it with a UTP or Enterprise bundle for FortiGuard coverage, or add FortiCare Premium so you have Fortinet support and hardware RMA behind the appliance once the migration is signed off.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner, and we register this FortiConverter Service to genuine Fortinet entitlements with electronic delivery. Planning the move to a 61F and want the security bundle or support lined up for go-live? Send us the details and we will put the order together with you.