Fortinet FortiGate 51G FortiGate Cloud Management Subscription, 1-Year (FC-10-GT51G-131-02-12)

Cloud management is an easy thing to start small with, and a single year is the lowest-commitment way to put a FortiGate 51G under a hosted console. The FortiGate 51G 1-Year FortiGate Cloud Subscription (FC-10-GT51G-131-02-12) covers cloud-based management, configuration, and analytics for the device, with one year of log retention, over a twelve-month term. It is a subscription license only, with no hardware and electronic delivery to any country.

What you get with it

For the first year, FortiGate Cloud gives the 51G a Fortinet-hosted home for management and reporting:

• Cloud console: operate and configure the 51G from a browser, without standing up FortiManager to do it.
• Configuration backup: the device settings are stored in the cloud, ready to restore if you need to rebuild or swap the unit.
• Reporting and analytics: traffic and security summaries are generated in the cloud, no on-site collector required.
• One year of log retention: recent activity is kept available for review and reporting through the full term.

Who it suits

A one-year term is the natural place to begin: a new 51G whose owner wants to see how cloud management fits their workflow, or a single site that prefers to renew yearly rather than commit to a longer block. It delivers the same console and reporting as the multi-year terms, just over twelve months, so you can confirm the approach before extending.

Activation and delivery

The license is issued electronically and registered to a specific FortiGate 51G. After activation the device connects to FortiGate Cloud for management and logging, and the twelve-month window runs from that point. There is nothing to ship, and the 51G must be online for the service to reach it.

Management vs. security

This subscription is about operating the 51G, not defending it. Threat blocking, IPS, antivirus, and web filtering, lives in the UTP or Enterprise bundle. Most sites pair the two: the bundle handles inspection while FortiGate Cloud supplies the management console, backups, and reports to keep the device in order.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner and delivers this first-year FortiGate Cloud subscription electronically, anywhere you operate. If you expect to keep the device for years, ask us about the three- and five-year terms, which cover the same service at a lower annual cost.