Fortinet FortiGate 61F FortiGate Cloud Management, 3-Year (FC-10-0061F-131-02-36)

Most FortiGate 61F owners who move to the cloud portal do it for one reason: managing a small firewall over a browser beats driving to the site. The FortiGate 61F 3-Year FortiGate Cloud subscription (FC-10-0061F-131-02-36) sets that up for three years, with hosted management, monitoring, and cloud log retention for one 61F. It is a license only, with no hardware and electronic delivery to any country.

What you get with FortiGate Cloud

The subscription lifts the 61F’s administration and log history off the appliance and into Fortinet’s hosted portal:

• Remote management: set up and supervise the firewall from a browser instead of a serial console or an on-site visit.
• Cloud log retention: logs are stored in the cloud across the term rather than aging out of the 61F’s small local store.
• Reports and analytics: traffic, threat, and usage reports are generated from the retained logs for a monthly review or a quick lookback.
• Anywhere access: one console to reach the device, which is the whole point when nobody is on-site.

Who needs it

Three years is the middle ground, longer than a trial, short of a five-year commitment. It suits a 61F owner who has decided the cloud workflow is how they want to run the device but would rather not pay out half a decade in one go: a branch office or small business that wants steady management with a renewal still a few years off.

Activation and delivery

The subscription is issued electronically and tied to a specific FortiGate 61F by serial number. The three-year term starts at activation, and the device reports into the portal once registered. Nothing is shipped.

Management, not the security subscription

FortiGate Cloud is about operating and observing the 61F, not stopping threats. IPS, antivirus, and web filtering live in the UTP or Enterprise bundle. Run the bundle alongside this subscription so management and protection are both covered.

Why three years

A three-year term puts the per-year cost below the annual option and clears two renewal cycles off the calendar, without asking for the full five-year commitment. It is a sensible fit once the portal has proven itself and the 61F is staying put. One- and five-year terms are available if you want to go shorter or longer.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner and delivers FortiGate Cloud electronically worldwide. Weighing three years against one or five for this 61F? Let us know the deployment plan and we will lay out what each term costs over the life of the device.