Fortinet FortiGate 81F-POE Next-Day Priority RMA, 3-Year (FC-10-F81FP-210-02-36)

Replacement hardware sitting on a shelf somewhere doesn’t help when your FortiGate 81F-POE goes down on a Wednesday afternoon. The FC-10-F81FP-210-02-36 covers three years of Priority Next-Day RMA for the FortiGate 81F-POE, meaning Fortinet ships a replacement unit to your door by the next calendar day — before you even have to return the failed device. This service requires active FortiCare Premium or FortiCare Elite on the same appliance.

What Priority RMA Covers

Standard FortiCare handles hardware failures with a return-and-replace process: you ship the broken unit, Fortinet ships a replacement. That round trip takes time most production environments can’t spare. With Priority Next-Day RMA, the flow flips: Fortinet dispatches the replacement unit immediately when a covered hardware failure is reported, and you return the defective device afterward. Coverage runs 24×7.

This add-on pairs with the FortiCare Premium or Elite support tier — it extends the hardware logistics component rather than replacing the support entitlement.

FortiCare Support Tiers and RMA

Priority RMA is available as an add-on to FortiCare Premium and Elite. Here’s how hardware replacement compares across tiers:

Who Should Consider This Service

Organizations that operate the FortiGate 81F-POE as a primary edge device in a branch, small office, or retail location — where there’s no spare hardware on-site and downtime is a revenue or compliance problem. Three years of coverage aligns well with a mid-lifecycle refresh cadence and eliminates the need to budget for emergency hardware sourcing.

Activation and Delivery

This is a subscription license delivered electronically after purchase. You receive a Fortinet contract number to register in the Fortinet Support Portal, where it links to your FortiGate 81F-POE serial number. There’s no physical component; coverage activates on the registered start date. DataCenter360.ca sends the license details by email within 0–1 business days.

Priority RMA vs. the Full Support Bundle

If the FortiGate 81F-POE is currently running on a FortiCare-only contract and you want to add hardware replacement speed without changing the rest of your entitlement, FC-10-F81FP-210-02-36 is the direct path. Alternatively, the UTP and Enterprise subscription bundles include FortiCare Premium support with Priority RMA eligibility as part of the package — worth comparing if you’re also looking to expand FortiGuard security service coverage at the same time.

Ordering from DataCenter360.ca

As a Fortinet Select Partner and authorized MSSP, DataCenter360.ca handles licensing directly through Fortinet’s partner channel. The three-year contract is priced to lock in coverage at a predictable cost — useful for IT budgets that prefer multi-year commitments over annual renewals. Questions about eligibility, activation timing, or which FortiCare tier your device currently runs? Contact us before ordering.