Fortinet FortiGate 80F-BYPASS FortiCare Elite Upgrade, 1-Year (FC-10-F80FC-204-02-12)

Most FortiGate deployments start with FortiCare Premium — good response times, hardware replacement, and access to Fortinet’s support portal. The 80F-BYPASS variant takes that further by sitting inline in your traffic path, keeping the network running even if the unit fails. When your SLA requirements climb above what Premium offers, the FC-10-F80FC-204-02-12 closes that gap with a single additive license.

What the Elite Upgrade Covers

This license upgrades your existing FortiCare Premium contract on the FortiGate 80F-BYPASS to Elite tier for one year. Once activated, your support profile gains:

• 15-minute critical-issue response time (down from 1 hour under Premium)
• Extended Long-Term Support (LTS) firmware — continued security patches beyond standard end-of-engineering-support dates
• Access to the FortiCare Elite monitoring portal for proactive health analytics
• Priority RMA add-on eligibility (if you choose to stack it)

FortiCare Tier Comparison

This product is the Elite tier upgrade. Here is how the three FortiCare tiers compare on the FortiGate platform:

Who Needs This

Teams running the FortiGate 80F-BYPASS in environments where downtime is measured in revenue — financial services edge deployments, healthcare facilities with regulatory exposure, or any site where the bypass feature is there specifically to avoid outages — benefit most from Elite support. If your IT staff handles firmware updates in scheduled windows and relies on extended LTS to avoid forced major-version jumps, this upgrade pays for itself the first time you need a patch that Premium no longer supplies.

Activation and Delivery

FC-10-F80FC-204-02-12 requires an active FortiCare Premium subscription on the target 80F-BYPASS unit before it can be applied. Fortinet validates the base contract at registration. DataCenter360.ca delivers the license key electronically within 0–1 business days to any country — no shipping, no customs, no waiting for physical media.

Elite Upgrade vs. a Full Bundle

If you are starting fresh — no existing hardware or no Premium base — a complete UTP or Enterprise subscription bundle is a better fit than layering the upgrade on top. The UTP bundle adds the full FortiGuard security service stack alongside FortiCare, while the Enterprise bundle extends that further with advanced threat intelligence. The FC-10-F80FC-204-02-12 is specifically for organizations that already have Premium active and need only the Elite support tier, not the full bundle economics.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner and authorized reseller based in Canada. All licensing is sourced through official Fortinet channels, so your registration goes through cleanly with Fortinet’s support portal. Questions about combining this upgrade with an existing contract, or about the next renewal cycle? Reach out directly — we handle Fortinet licensing day in, day out.