Original price was: CAD$279.23.CAD$225.18Current price is: CAD$225.18.
Authorized Partner for United States (US)Three years hits the right balance for many FortiGate 30G deployments: long enough to avoid back-to-back annual renewals, short enough to align with a mid-lifecycle refresh decision. FC-10-FG30G-314-02-36 provides firmware access, web portal support, and next-business-day advance-ship RMA for the 30G through a single purchase.
FortiCare Essential is Fortinet’s base support tier. For the 314 platform, this subscription provides:
This subscription provides Essential tier coverage. The table below shows how Essential compares to Premium and Elite for FortiGate appliances.
| Essential | Premium | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical issue response | Next business day | 4 hours | 15 minutes |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA replacement | NBD advance ship | 4-hr advance ship | 4-hr advance ship |
| Priority RMA add-on eligibility | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware updates & support portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | ✓ |
FortiCare Essential suits teams that need guaranteed firmware access and an RMA safety net, but do not require Fortinet TAC telephone support. It is also the right baseline for organizations that manage their own security posture and are running FortiGate hardware without an active FortiGuard subscription. IT teams at cost-conscious SMBs and branch office administrators frequently use Essential-tier coverage to maintain appliance lifecycle compliance without the cost of a full bundle.
This subscription is delivered electronically. No hardware ships. After your order is processed, you receive a Fortinet registration key by email. To activate, log into the Fortinet Support Portal at support.fortinet.com, navigate to Asset Management, and register the key against your appliance’s serial number. The coverage period starts at the time of registration. Delivery from DataCenter360.ca typically takes 0 to 1 business days.
FortiCare Essential and a FortiGuard subscription bundle serve different needs. The UTP bundle (FC-10-314-950-02-xx) includes FortiCare Premium support plus seven FortiGuard security services — IPS, Web Filtering, Application Control, Anti-Malware, Antispam, FortiSandbox Cloud, and Mobile Security. If your FortiGate is actively inspecting traffic and enforcing security policy, the bundle delivers more value per dollar. FortiCare Essential alone is appropriate when the hardware needs to stay under support contract but no active FortiGuard threat intelligence is required for the current deployment.
DataCenter360.ca processes FortiCare renewals and new subscriptions as an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. The 3-Year Essential for the FortiGate 30G ships electronically: one purchase, one activation key, three years of coverage on record. We serve organizations across Canada and worldwide — delivery typically completes within one business day of your order.
Three years of FortiCare Essential for the FortiGate 30G: firmware and software updates, web portal support, and next-business-day advance-ship RMA replacement.
No. Essential covers web portal and ticket-based support. For 24×7 telephone access to Fortinet TAC, FortiCare Premium (FC-10-FG30G-247-02-36 or other terms) is the upgrade path.
Your FortiGate 30G continues to operate, but you lose access to new firmware releases, active support cases, and RMA coverage. Devices without active coverage are also ineligible for FortiGuard service renewals until a new contract is registered.
The 3-Year term typically costs less per year than stacking three annual renewals, and it eliminates the risk of a lapse in coverage due to a missed renewal notice. One purchase, one activation, three years on record.
No. FortiCare subscriptions are tied to the appliance’s serial number. If you replace the FortiGate 30G hardware, the remaining Essential term does not transfer; you would purchase new coverage for the replacement unit.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiGate-30G |
| Product Type | |
| Product Group | |
| End of Order Date (EOO) | Not published yet |
| Last Service Extension Date (LSED) | Not published yet |
| End of Support Date (EOS) | Not published yet |
| Product Family | FG-10 to FG-100 |
| MPN | FC-10-FG30G-314-02-36 |
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