Fortinet FortiGate 80F FortiCare Elite Support, 3-Year (FC-10-0080F-284-02-36)

Three years is a common firewall deployment window, and keeping the FortiGate 80F at Fortinet’s top support tier for that entire period reduces the risk of a long ticket queue during a critical incident. The FC-10-0080F-284-02-36 locks in a 1-hour critical-response SLA, 24×7 phone access, and extended LTS firmware for a full 36-month term.

What FortiCare Elite Covers

FortiCare Elite is the highest tier in Fortinet’s support structure. On the FG-80F, it provides 1-hour response for Priority 1 incidents, 24×7 access to Fortinet’s TAC, accelerated escalation to senior engineers, and next-business-day hardware replacement via advance exchange. You also get access to the FortiCare portal for firmware and tooling, extended LTS firmware releases, and the Elite monitoring dashboard.

This subscription covers the Elite tier:

Who Buys This

Organizations treating the FG-80F as a critical path device: distributed enterprises with branch offices, healthcare environments with uptime requirements, and any network where an extended TAC wait is not acceptable. Teams that want Elite monitoring portal access for centralized visibility also tend to favor this tier over Premium.

Activation and Delivery

This is an electronic license delivered within 0 to 1 business days of purchase. You receive a Fortinet registration code by email, redeemable at support.fortinet.com. Activating binds the contract to your FG-80F serial number, and the 36-month service window starts on the activation date, not the purchase date.

Support Coverage vs. Security Subscriptions

FortiCare Elite covers hardware support and TAC access; it does not include FortiGuard security content such as IPS signatures, antivirus, or web filtering. If the FG-80F also requires threat protection, a UTP bundle (FC-10-0080F-950-02-12) or Enterprise bundle (FC-10-0080F-809-02-12) combines FortiCare Premium with all FortiGuard services. Those bundles can later be upgraded to Elite-tier response using the Premium-to-Elite upgrade SKU.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner and MSSP in Canada, processing license orders with same-business-day turnaround. Activation codes are delivered by email to any country. Our team can confirm serial number compatibility, validate renewal co-term dates, and assist with term alignment if you have other active Fortinet contracts on the same appliance.