Fortinet FortiGate 61F Managed FortiGate Service (NOC), 1-Year (FC-10-0061F-660-02-12)

If you have never handed a firewall to an outside team before, a single year is the sensible way to find out whether it pays off. The FortiGate 61F 1-Year Managed FortiGate Service (FC-10-0061F-660-02-12) gives one FortiGate 61F twelve months of Fortinet network operations center engineering, covering device setup and the ongoing network and policy changes the firewall needs, with the desk staffed around the clock. It is a subscription with no hardware and electronic delivery worldwide.

What this service covers

For the year, the NOC owns the hands-on firewall work so your staff do not have to:

• Setup and onboarding: engineers place the 61F under management, set a clean baseline, and confirm it is reporting in.
• Network change management: routing, VPN, and interface changes are handled through a tracked request process.
• Policy change management: firewall and security policy edits are made and logged on your behalf.
• 24×7 availability: the service runs at all hours, so an urgent change at night is not stuck until morning.

Who needs it

A one-year managed term fits a FortiGate 61F owner with no network engineer to keep the firewall tuned: a small business, a branch of a larger company, or a remote site where sending someone on-site is impractical. It also suits a stretched internal team that would rather Fortinet own the routine config and policy work for a year while in-house effort goes to other projects.

Activation and delivery

The entitlement is issued electronically and registered to a specific FortiGate 61F by serial number. Onboarding with the NOC begins once the service is provisioned, and the twelve-month 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

This service decides how the 61F is run and changed, not the FortiGuard intelligence that blocks attacks. Intrusion prevention, antivirus, and web filtering belong to the UTP or Enterprise subscription, and most managed sites run one of those next to this service so the NOC operates a fully protected device. Together they give you a firewall that is both managed and defended.

Starting with one year

A one-year term is the natural trial of the managed model. It covers a full cycle of seasonal changes and audits and shows how much routine work the NOC lifts off your plate before you commit further. If the service earns its keep, the three- and five-year terms hold the same coverage at a lower yearly cost.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner, and we provision this managed service electronically for customers in any country. Not sure the managed model is right for your 61F yet? Ask us what the NOC covers in the first weeks of onboarding, and we will set clear expectations before you buy.