Fortinet FortiSwitch 124F Next Calendar Day Priority RMA, 3-Year (FC-10-S124N-210-02-36)

Three years is the standard refresh horizon for access-layer switching in most office and campus environments. The FC-10-S124N-210-02-36 aligns Priority RMA coverage exactly with that window — 36 months of Next Calendar Day hardware replacement for the FortiSwitch-124F, with a replacement unit dispatched the following calendar day after a confirmed failure, weekends and holidays included, without separate annual renewal cycles.

What This Contract Covers

FC-10-S124N-210-02-36 is a 3-year Next Calendar Day Priority RMA add-on for the FortiSwitch-124F. It requires an active FortiCare Premium or Elite contract on the same device. Coverage includes:

• A replacement FortiSwitch-124F dispatched on the next calendar day after exchange confirmation
• Coverage on all calendar days — weekends and public holidays count
• Country-specific cutoff times apply for same-day dispatch determination
• 36 months of continuous coverage from the contract start date

FortiCare Support Tier Comparison

Priority RMA requires FortiCare Premium or Elite on the same device. Here is how the standard support tiers compare:

Why 3 Years for the FortiSwitch-124F

A 3-year Priority RMA contract removes two annual renewal cycles from the operational calendar. For IT teams managing a fleet of access switches across multiple floors or branch locations, that is two fewer procurement events per device, two fewer chances for a contract to lapse before a failure occurs. The FortiSwitch-124F, as a primary access-layer device, is exactly the type of infrastructure where a lapsed RMA contract creates risk: a hardware failure during a coverage gap means waiting for standard logistics rather than next-calendar-day delivery. The 3-year term closes that gap through the full expected production period of the device.

The FortiSwitch-124F in Context

The FortiSwitch-124F provides 24 Gigabit access ports with 4 SFP uplinks and integrates with FortiGate via FortiLink for centralized management and security policy enforcement. It is designed for small branch and office environments where a single switch serves the entire wired access layer. A hardware failure affects every endpoint on the switch until a replacement is in place. Next Calendar Day Priority RMA minimizes the recovery window for that failure scenario.

Activation and Delivery

FC-10-S124N-210-02-36 is an electronic entitlement delivered worldwide. Purchase through DataCenter360.ca and receive the license key by email within 0–1 business days. Register it in the Fortinet Support Portal under the FortiSwitch-124F serial number. Coverage activates immediately and runs for 36 months. When a hardware failure occurs, open a TAC case — Fortinet dispatches the replacement after case confirmation through the next-calendar-day program.

Comparing the Available Terms

The 1-year (FC-10-S124N-210-02-12) and 5-year (FC-10-S124N-210-02-60) terms offer identical service coverage at shorter and longer commitment periods respectively. For organizations with annual procurement cycles or deployments with uncertain timelines, the 1-year contract is more appropriate. For infrastructure planned to run beyond three years, the 5-year term eliminates all renewals through a standard device lifecycle. The 3-year term is the practical balance for most planned deployments with typical 3-year hardware refresh timelines.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner and MSSP in Canada. We support organizations across Canada and internationally managing FortiSwitch environments of all sizes. If you are consolidating RMA coverage across a mixed FortiSwitch fleet, DataCenter360.ca can help confirm the correct SKU and term for each model before purchase. License keys arrive by email and register directly in Fortinet’s Support Portal.