Fortinet FortiGate 80F-BYPASS FortiCare Premium Support, 1-Year (FC-10-F80FC-247-02-12)

The FortiGate 80F-BYPASS carries physical bypass ports that let traffic pass even if the firewall process stops — a design for environments where a dead appliance is preferable to a network outage. Supporting that kind of device with FortiCare Premium means that if the hardware does fail, Fortinet’s advanced replacement program puts a new unit on the way before you send the broken one back.

What FortiCare Premium covers

FortiCare Premium is Fortinet’s mid-tier support contract. This 1-year subscription activates against the registered FortiGate 80F-BYPASS serial number. The table below shows the three FortiCare tiers side by side.

Who needs this license

The 80F-BYPASS is typically deployed in critical inline positions — data center edge, compliance-sensitive environments, and network segments where inspecting every packet matters. For infrastructure in that role, having telephone access to Fortinet TAC and a 1-hour response SLA is a reasonable baseline. Essential’s next-business-day response and absence of phone support is a harder sell for inline appliances that sit at traffic chokepoints.

Activation and delivery

Purchase produces an electronic registration key, delivered by email within 0 to 1 business days. You register it at support.fortinet.com against the appliance serial number. Delivery is available to any country; no physical shipment is involved.

FortiCare Premium vs the full bundle

FortiCare Premium covers support and hardware replacement only. FortiGuard security subscriptions — IPS, application control, web filtering, antivirus, and DNS protection — are not included. The UTP bundle and Enterprise bundle for the 80F-BYPASS roll FortiCare Premium together with the full FortiGuard service stack. If the unit is already running active FortiGuard policies under separate licenses, standalone FortiCare Premium adds the support layer without duplicating what you have. If the device needs both security feeds and support, a bundle is the cleaner option.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. We sell FortiGate 80F-BYPASS subscriptions with same-day electronic delivery and can confirm that the FortiCare SKU matches your device’s registration status before the order is placed. If you are renewing a lapsed contract or coordinating support across multiple 80F units, contact us for a quote before purchasing.