Original price was: CAD$889.38.CAD$717.24Current price is: CAD$717.24.
United States (US) Authorized DistributorA 3-year FortiCare Essential subscription aligns with the hardware refresh cycle many IT teams use for branch firewalls. The FortiGate 71G-PoE stays under Fortinet’s support program, firmware pipeline, and hardware warranty for a period that typically matches the next technology review without locking in more years than the deployment plan requires.
FortiCare Essential is the baseline Fortinet support tier for FortiGate appliances. It covers return-and-replace hardware RMA, access to all firmware releases and security bulletins, and web and chat support through Fortinet’s support portal. If a unit fails, you open an RMA case, ship the device to Fortinet, and receive a replacement. Essential does not include telephone support or advance hardware replacement — those are available at the Premium and Elite tiers.
This SKU (FC-10-G71GP-314-02-36) places the FortiGate 71G-PoE on the FortiCare Essential tier for a 3-year term. The table below compares the three support tiers so you can confirm whether Essential meets your needs or whether upgrading to Premium makes sense at purchase time.
| Essential | Premium | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response time | 8 hours | 4 hours | 2 hours |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA (return & replace) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advance replacement & Priority RMA eligibility | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware, tools & portal access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | ✓ |
Three-year terms suit organizations that want more cost certainty than annual renewals provide but prefer to reassess hardware in three years rather than five. The FortiGate 71G-PoE’s PoE+ ports and FortiSP5 platform are a good fit for branch sites where the equipment is expected to serve through a full fiscal cycle. Essential gives you firmware access and a clear hardware warranty path without paying for telephone support you may use infrequently.
This is an electronic subscription. DataCenter360.ca delivers the Fortinet activation code after payment, normally within the same business day. You register the code in your Fortinet Support account at support.fortinet.com and bind it to your FortiGate 71G-PoE serial number. No shipping is involved; the license takes effect immediately after registration in the FortiCare portal.
FortiCare Essential covers the support and hardware warranty side of your firewall. It does not activate FortiGuard threat services such as IPS signature updates, DNS filtering, application control, or antivirus. For complete inline threat protection plus support in a single subscription, the UTP or Enterprise bundles for the FortiGate 71G-PoE include those FortiGuard services together with FortiCare Premium.
DataCenter360.ca serves customers across Canada and internationally as an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. This license is delivered electronically, no courier required. If you want to pair it with a hardware-only FortiGate 71G-PoE purchase or add FortiGuard protection through a bundle, contact us and we can prepare a combined quote.
Coverage is identical regardless of term length: firmware and security update access, return-and-replace hardware RMA, and web and chat support from Fortinet. The 3-year term guarantees that coverage without requiring an annual renewal.
Multi-year terms are generally priced more favorably than stacking three 1-year licenses. They also eliminate the risk of accidentally letting coverage lapse between renewals, which would leave the firewall outside Fortinet’s hardware warranty and block firmware access.
Yes. Fortinet supports co-terming, where additional coverage extends the contract end date. Contact DataCenter360.ca before expiry if you want to add time and avoid a gap in coverage.
DataCenter360.ca delivers activation codes electronically, usually within the same business day after payment is confirmed. You apply the code in the Fortinet Support portal to register it against your firewall’s serial number.
Without active FortiCare, you lose access to new firmware releases, support portal tickets, and hardware warranty claims. Fortinet does not process RMA requests for units without active coverage. Renewing before expiry avoids administrative delays if a hardware issue arises.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiGate-71G-PoE |
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| Product Group | |
| End of Order Date (EOO) | Not published yet |
| Last Service Extension Date (LSED) | Not published yet |
| End of Support Date (EOS) | Not published yet |
| Product Family | FG-10 to FG-100 |
| MPN | FC-10-G71GP-314-02-36 |
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