Fortinet FortiSwitch-124F-FPOE Next-Day Priority RMA, 3-Year (FC-10-S124F-210-02-36)

Three years is the most common hardware support window for campus access switches. Buying the FC-10-S124F-210-02-36 Next Calendar Day Priority RMA contract at that same term keeps the FortiSwitch-124F-FPOE covered for the expected service life of the deployment — without the overhead of annual renewals and without the risk of a lapse leaving the switch on slower standard replacement during a critical failure period.

What Next Calendar Day Priority RMA Covers

FC-10-S124F-210-02-36 is a 3-year Priority RMA add-on for the FortiSwitch-124F-FPOE that upgrades the hardware dispatch timeline from next-business-day (FortiCare Premium base) to next-calendar-day. Applies across weekends and holidays throughout the 36-month contract. Coverage includes:

• Next-calendar-day dispatch of a replacement FortiSwitch-124F-FPOE on all days of the week after TAC confirms the hardware failure
• Three years of continuous coverage without annual renewal
• Requires active FortiCare Premium or Elite on the same serial number
• Electronic entitlement registered to the FortiSwitch-124F-FPOE serial number at activation

FortiCare Support Tier Comparison

Next Calendar Day Priority RMA is available only at FortiCare Premium and Elite tiers. The table summarizes base hardware replacement handling before any Priority RMA add-on:

Who Benefits from a 3-Year Term

Environments that run the FortiSwitch-124F-FPOE as a long-term part of their access layer benefit most from the 3-year term. Branch offices and mid-size campuses where PoE powers a consistent set of devices — phones, cameras, APs — tend to have predictable hardware lifecycles. Locking in Next Calendar Day delivery for the full lifecycle reduces procurement events and removes the renewal-tracking burden for the IT team. It also means there is no service-level gap if the renewal deadline is missed — a common issue in multi-site deployments with many individual device contracts.

Activation and Delivery

FC-10-S124F-210-02-36 is an electronic entitlement delivered worldwide. DataCenter360.ca sends the license key by email within 0–1 business days of purchase. Register in the Fortinet Support Portal under the FortiSwitch-124F-FPOE serial number. Coverage runs 36 months from the registered start date. When a hardware failure is confirmed through a TAC case, Fortinet dispatches the replacement unit under the next-calendar-day SLA for the life of the contract.

1-Year and 5-Year Alternatives

Next Calendar Day Priority RMA is also available as a 1-year contract (FC-10-S124F-210-02-12) for deployments not yet committed to the full refresh cycle, and as a 5-year contract (FC-10-S124F-210-02-60) for extended infrastructure runs where maximum upfront savings and minimum renewal overhead are the priorities. All three cover the same Priority RMA dispatch benefit.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner with FortiSwitch-124F-FPOE support contracts available at all terms. If you need to co-term Priority RMA with an existing FortiCare Premium subscription or align contract dates for a multi-switch deployment, we can help confirm the right configuration. Electronic delivery to any country, typically same business day.