Fortinet FortiWiFi 81F-2R-3G4G-POE SOCaaS, 1-Year (FC-10-W81FD-464-02-12)

A FortiWiFi 81F-2R-3G4G-POE in a branch office produces firewall logs, wireless authentication events, PoE device traffic records, and WAN failover entries — continuously, whether or not anyone is watching them. The FC-10-W81FD-464-02-12 puts Fortinet’s security operations team in the monitoring seat for a year: 24/7 cloud-based log review, incident triage, and SOC escalation when something in that data stream warrants attention from your team.

What SOCaaS Covers

SOCaaS (Security Operations Center as a Service) provides continuous monitoring of the enrolled FortiGate device’s log output. Fortinet’s SOC analysts review incoming security events, correlate alerts to separate real threats from false positives, and contact the customer’s designated point of contact when a confirmed incident requires action. The service covers the FortiWiFi 81F-2R-3G4G-POE’s complete log stream: firewall traffic, IPS events, application control, URL filtering hits, and wireless client activity.

The practical benefit at a branch with PoE-connected access points and a cellular failover WAN is continuous visibility into what’s happening at that device, even when no one from your team is looking. A compromised PoE device attempting to reach a command-and-control server at 2 AM gets flagged and escalated under the SOC SLA — not discovered during the next business day’s log review.

Who This Service Suits

SOCaaS is a fit for organizations that need 24/7 security coverage but don’t have an internal SOC team or don’t want to staff one. It’s also common for IT teams that operate business-hours only and want after-hours monitoring without adding a shift. Distributed branch networks where each site has a FortiWiFi device are a natural use case: multiple devices, limited per-site staff, consistent monitoring needed across all of them.

Activation and Delivery

DataCenter360.ca delivers the license key electronically after purchase, typically same-business-day. Registration through Fortinet’s support portal enrolls the device in the SOC monitoring program; Fortinet’s SOC onboarding team handles the monitoring configuration setup remotely. No hardware ships with this order.

SOCaaS as a Standalone Add-On

This subscription activates SOCaaS independently of the device’s threat prevention subscription tier. It can be added alongside a UTP bundle (which includes FortiGuard threat prevention) to combine automated prevention with human-in-the-loop monitoring. For organizations that want both layers on the same FortiWiFi 81F-2R-3G4G-POE, the two subscriptions run concurrently without conflict.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner with access to managed services and the full subscription catalog for the FortiWiFi 81F family. Orders deliver worldwide with no freight cost or import process. The team can provide a quote combining SOCaaS with a security bundle subscription if you need both in one procurement.