Fortinet FortiGate 51G-5G Next-Day Priority RMA, 3-Year (FC-10-F51G5-210-02-36)

Three-year contract cycles are common across managed services, government procurement, and enterprise refresh planning. The FC-10-F51G5-210-02-36 aligns with that rhythm: a 3-year Next Calendar Day Priority RMA subscription for the FortiGate 51G-5G that keeps hardware replacement speed consistent through the full contract window, without annual RMA renewal cycles to manage.

What Next Calendar Day Priority RMA Covers

The -210- service code represents Fortinet’s Next Calendar Day dispatch tier. After a hardware failure is confirmed through the Fortinet Support Portal, a replacement FortiGate 51G-5G is dispatched with a commitment to arrive by the following calendar day. Coverage runs 365 days a year, so a Saturday evening failure results in a Sunday delivery attempt, not a Monday one. The failed hardware is returned through the standard exchange process after the replacement arrives.

FortiCare Support Tiers and Priority RMA Eligibility

Next Calendar Day Priority RMA is an add-on service for devices covered by FortiCare Premium or Elite. Devices on FortiCare Essential are not eligible for Priority RMA add-ons.

Who Uses a 3-Year Next-Day RMA Subscription

The 3-year term works well for organizations aligning RMA coverage with a hardware lease or managed service agreement, and for IT teams that want to reduce annual procurement tasks without committing to the full 5-year horizon. The Next Calendar Day tier suits sites where an overnight gap is acceptable — the primary requirement is that a replacement arrives the following morning, not within hours. Warehouse operations, professional services firms, and medium-sized branch offices are typical matches.

Activation and Delivery

FC-10-F51G5-210-02-36 is an electronic license delivered to the order contact within 0-1 business days of purchase. Activation occurs in the Fortinet Support Portal: locate the FortiGate 51G-5G device under your FortiCare Premium or Elite contract and apply the subscription key. Coverage starts from the date of activation and runs for 3 years.

This Service vs. a Full Subscription Bundle

This subscription covers hardware replacement speed, not security services. A FortiGate 51G-5G that needs both active threat protection and accelerated hardware recovery should start with a UTP or Enterprise bundle, which includes FortiGuard security services and FortiCare support. Adding the Priority RMA on top of that bundle provides the complete stack: security subscriptions, premium support, and next-day replacement hardware delivery.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner and MSSP. The FC-10-F51G5-210-02-36 arrives as an electronic license within 0-1 business days. Pair it with your FortiCare Premium or Elite plan in the Fortinet Support Portal to activate 3-year Next Calendar Day RMA coverage.