Fortinet FortiAP-443K FortiCare Premium-to-Elite Upgrade, 3-Year (FC-10-FP43K-204-02-36)

Running a multi-AP FortiAP-443K deployment over a three-year horizon means firmware cycles, occasional hardware swaps, and at least one TAC interaction. The FC-10-FP43K-204-02-36 upgrades your existing FortiCare Premium contract to Elite level for three years on the FAP-443K-A — locking in priority RMA and 15-minute critical response for the full term without annual renewal reviews.

What FortiCare Elite Adds to Your FortiAP-443K

FortiCare Premium already provides 24×7 TAC access, advanced hardware replacement, and ongoing firmware entitlements. Elite adds two concrete SLA improvements: critical-issue (Severity 1) response time drops from 1 hour to 15 minutes, and hardware replacement requests are moved into a priority processing queue. Over a 3-year term, those improvements matter during any of the support events that inevitably occur across a production Wi-Fi 7 deployment.

Who Should Upgrade to Elite for 3 Years

Organizations with FortiAP-443K units in environments where wireless is a tier-one service and multi-year planning is normal: university campuses, healthcare systems, large retail chains, or enterprise office campuses with multi-floor AP rollouts. A 3-year contract aligns to typical budget cycles and to the core service life of the hardware — it avoids the annual decision about whether to renew at Premium or Elite.

Activation and Electronic Delivery

DataCenter360.ca delivers the 3-Year Elite upgrade contract key electronically within 0–1 business days of order. You apply it against your existing Premium contract in the Fortinet Support Portal. Elite coverage activates on that FAP-443K-A serial number immediately — no hardware shipment or on-site configuration required.

Prerequisite: Active FortiCare Premium

This upgrade requires an active FortiCare Premium contract (FC-10-FP43K-247-02-36 or equivalent) already in place on the same unit. It does not work on FortiCare Essential or on a unit with no support contract. The -204- code is exclusively a Premium-to-Elite upgrade path. If you need to establish Premium coverage first, start with FC-10-FP43K-247-02-36 (3-Year Premium) and then apply this Elite upgrade on the same unit.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca delivers Fortinet license keys electronically, typically same business day. A 3-year Elite upgrade removes the annual decision about whether to renew at Premium or Elite level — it is already settled. For organizations managing several FortiAP-443K units, we can bundle 3-year Elite upgrades across the fleet in a single transaction.