Fortinet FortiSwitch 108F FPOE FortiCare Essential Support for FortiSwitch, 5-Year (FC-10-F108F-314-02-60)

FC-10-F108F-314-02-60 is the longest-term FortiCare Essential Support renewal available for the FortiSwitch 108F FPOE, covering five full years in one contract. For environments where the FS-108F-FPOE is a fixed part of the network — a wiring closet powering access points or IP cameras on a stable floor plan — a 5-year term removes renewal management entirely for the life of the current deployment. One purchase, one activation, and the switch stays covered through your next major infrastructure refresh.

What it covers

FortiCare Essential Support provides the baseline service level for the FS-108F-FPOE. Under this contract, Fortinet’s team responds to critical issues by the next business day via email. Hardware failures are handled through a return-and-replace RMA process: you ship the defective unit back, and Fortinet ships a replacement after receiving it. The contract also includes access to all firmware updates, Fortinet’s online support tools, and the asset management portal for the full five-year term. The table below compares Essential against the Premium and Elite tiers.

Who needs it

This renewal is designed for network administrators managing PoE-powered endpoints — access points, IP cameras, or VoIP phones — through the FS-108F-FPOE in a small office or wiring closet. If your environment can tolerate a next-business-day email response and a ship-back RMA cycle, Essential is the cost-effective path to maintaining active Fortinet support. The 5-year term suits teams with stable PoE infrastructure and fixed capital-expenditure schedules who want to minimize recurring procurement. It is a renewal-only SKU and is not available alongside initial hardware purchase.

Activation & delivery

FC-10-F108F-314-02-60 is an electronic license contract with no physical shipment. After purchase, Fortinet delivers a registration key by email. You activate it through the Fortinet Support Portal and link it to the serial number of your FS-108F-FPOE, extending the entitlement by five years from the current expiry date. Because delivery is electronic, this SKU is available to buyers worldwide, regardless of location.

One service vs the bundle

FortiCare Essential is a dedicated support renewal covering only the FS-108F-FPOE hardware contract. It does not include FortiGuard security subscriptions, SD-WAN services, or threat-intelligence feeds. If the switch operates in a FortiLink topology with a FortiGate upstream, the FortiGate’s own subscriptions are managed separately. Essential covers the switch support entitlement only, with no bundled security services.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

At $150.70 for five years, FC-10-F108F-314-02-60 is the full-term commitment for buyers confident the FS-108F-FPOE will remain in service. It consolidates what would otherwise be five annual renewals or one 3-year plus additional top-ups into a single transaction. DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner and delivers the license electronically after order confirmation to buyers worldwide. The 5-year contract is particularly well suited to organizations with stable PoE infrastructure, multi-year capital plans, or a preference for reducing recurring procurement overhead.

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