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Authorized Partner for United States (US)Three-year support contracts align well with mid-lifecycle IT budget review points. FC-10-W50GD-314-02-36 covers a single FWF-50G-DSL-A under FortiCare Essential for three years: firmware and patch downloads, access to Fortinet’s web support portal, and return-and-replace RMA, beginning from contract activation.
Essential is Fortinet’s baseline support tier. Registering the contract against a FWF-50G-DSL-A serial grants FortiOS firmware and security patch access, the Fortinet web portal for technical case submissions, the FortiCare asset portal, and return-and-replace RMA for hardware failures. Critical-issue response is next business day via the online portal. Telephone support is not included at this tier. For a DSL-based branch where the FortiWiFi handles WAN connectivity reliably, web portal case handling fits the typical support model.
FortiCare comes in three tiers. This contract is Essential; compare the tiers below to confirm the coverage matches what the site requires.
| Feature | Essential | Premium | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response | Next business day | 1 hour | 15 minutes |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA | Return & replace | Advanced replacement | Advanced replacement |
| Priority RMA add-on eligible | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware updates, online tools & asset portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | ✓ |
Organizations running three-year IT procurement schedules, asset depreciation timelines, or lease cycles find a 3-year Essential term a natural match. It covers the FWF-50G-DSL-A through a substantial portion of its deployment life, eliminates two annual renewal events, and avoids the full 5-year upfront spend for teams that want the option to reassess hardware at the three-year point. IT managers who budget triennially also benefit: one support contract aligns to one review cycle.
This is a software license with no physical shipment. The contract key is delivered electronically to any country, normally within one business day of purchase. Register it in Fortinet’s support portal against the FWF-50G-DSL-A serial and coverage starts from that registration date.
Essential covers support and RMA, not FortiGuard security subscriptions. The FWF-50G-DSL-A with active IPS, antivirus, and web filtering needs those services from a separate subscription or via the UTP bundle (FC-10-W50GD-950-02-36) or Enterprise bundle (FC-10-W50GD-809-02-36), which combine FortiGuard coverage with FortiCare Premium. Buy Essential when security subscriptions come from elsewhere and the purchase is specifically for support portal access and RMA continuity.
As a Fortinet Select Partner, DataCenter360.ca issues authentic contracts and delivers them electronically worldwide, typically the same business day. If you need matching 3-year Essential coverage across multiple FWF-50G-DSL-A units at different branch locations, we can process the order as a single consolidated transaction with aligned contract dates.
A 3-year contract typically costs less in total than three sequential 1-year purchases and removes two renewal events from the IT calendar. It also ensures there is no coverage gap at annual renewal dates, which matters for maintaining RMA eligibility without interruption.
Essential provides FortiOS firmware and security patch downloads, access to Fortinet’s web support portal for case submissions, the FortiCare asset management portal, and return-and-replace RMA. Critical-issue response is next business day. Phone support and advance RMA replacement are available only at the Premium tier.
Yes. FortiCare Essential is a contract for the entire FWF-50G-DSL-A unit registered by serial number. Firmware updates, RMA eligibility, and portal support apply to the full device, including the DSL interface, the Wi-Fi 6 AP, and the FortiSP5 security processing.
Yes. FortiCare licenses deliver electronically to any country with no geographic restriction. The FWF-50G-DSL-A hardware carries a Canadian-market designation; the support contract has no such limitation.
Yes. A FortiCare Premium upgrade can overlay the remaining term of an active Essential contract. Contact DataCenter360.ca or Fortinet directly to confirm the upgrade path and pricing for the covered serial number.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiWiFi-50G-DSL |
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| 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-W50GD-314-02-36 |
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