Fortinet FortiGate 61F FortiCare Elite Support, 3-Year (FC-10-0061F-284-02-36)

Three years covers a typical SMB or branch office support cycle without the complexity of annual renewals. FC-10-0061F-284-02-36 locks in FortiCare Elite on your FortiGate 61F for 36 months at a lower per-year cost than a 1-year contract renewed three times separately.

What FortiCare Elite Includes

FortiCare Elite is Fortinet’s highest support tier. On the FortiGate 61F over a 3-year term, it provides:

• 24×7 TAC access with a 15-minute critical issue response time
• Next-business-day hardware replacement — Fortinet ships first, you return later
• Elite Monitoring Portal — proactive cloud-based alerting, device dashboards, and SIEM-compatible event feeds
• Extended LTS firmware — FortiOS branches maintained past their standard end-of-support dates
• Full firmware update access, tools, and the FortiCare support portal

FortiCare Tier Comparison

This subscription covers the FortiGate at the Elite tier. The table below shows how FortiCare’s three service levels compare:

Who Needs a 3-Year Elite Contract

A 3-year Elite contract works well for teams that want to minimize annual budget conversations while keeping deployment flexibility at the 3-year mark. It is common in project-based deployments where the support window aligns with a building lease, a network refresh cycle, or a managed service contract. The 15-minute critical response SLA is particularly worthwhile when the FortiGate 61F is the only internet gateway at a location where a 2-hour TAC wait time is unacceptable.

Activation and Delivery

After purchase you receive a Fortinet registration code by email. Register it at support.fortinet.com under your FortiGate 61F’s serial number. Activation is immediate and the 3-year term starts on the registration date. Orders placed on business days are processed same day and registration codes are typically delivered within an hour.

Elite vs. Bundled Options

FortiGate 61F subscription bundles (UTP, Enterprise) include FortiCare Premium, which covers 24×7 TAC and next-business-day RMA but does not include the Elite Monitoring Portal or the 15-minute P1 response SLA. If you already have a bundle with Premium and want to step up to Elite, use FC-10-0061F-204-02-36. If you are buying support for a hardware-only 61F, this standalone Elite license is the right starting point.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner selling FortiCare subscriptions to organizations in Canada and worldwide. Multi-unit or multi-site orders are welcome — we can consolidate licenses into a single PO with aligned co-term dates. Contact us before placing the order if you need help matching expiry dates across a fleet.