Fortinet FortiSwitch 124G FortiCare Essential Support for FortiSwitch, 5-Year (FC-10-S24GN-314-02-60)

Enterprise access-layer switches like the FS-124G routinely stay in production for five to seven years. Purchasing a single 5-Year Essential contract (FC-10-S24GN-314-02-60) at $313.33 covers the full deployment without four renewal cycles, re-approval workflows, or price-increase exposure on later years. Compared to five consecutive 1-Year terms ($352.50 total), the 5-Year term saves $39.17 per switch. This SKU covers the standard FS-124G: 24 GE ports, 4 SFP uplinks, no PoE budget.

What it covers

FortiCare Essential (service code 314) maintains firmware and hardware entitlements on the FS-124G for five uninterrupted years:

• All firmware updates and security patches Fortinet releases for the FS-124G across the term
• Online tools and knowledge base access through the FortiCare portal
• Fortinet Asset Management portal registration and inventory visibility
• Return-and-replace RMA: open a case, ship the failed unit, receive a replacement
• Next-business-day critical-issue response via the online support portal

Telephone support and advance-replacement RMA require Premium or Elite. Essential delivers the coverage most access-layer deployments need at the lowest total cost over the switch’s service life.

Who needs it

The 5-Year term removes support renewals from the annual calendar for the FS-124G entirely. Best fit for:

• Campuses, branch offices, or warehouses where access switches are replaced on a 5-to-7-year cycle
• IT managers who want to eliminate recurring administrative tasks for stable, low-complexity switch deployments
• Finance teams that prefer to book multi-year support costs in a single procurement event

As with all code-314 contracts, this is renewal only — it cannot be purchased alongside a new FS-124G. The switch must already be registered with Fortinet before this SKU applies.

Activation & delivery

This is an electronic license valid worldwide. DataCenter360.ca delivers the 5-year license key to your order email on the day of purchase. Activate it in the Fortinet Support Portal (support.fortinet.com) against your FS-124G serial number. If your existing contract still has time remaining, Fortinet stacks the new five years from that expiry date — no coverage is lost. No geographic restriction applies.

One service vs the bundle

FortiCare Essential is the foundation tier. The comparison below shows the full FortiCare hierarchy so you can confirm Essential is the right level before committing to a five-year term:

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

For organizations refreshing access-layer switches across multiple sites, DataCenter360.ca can quote 5-Year Essential contracts for a full fleet of FS-124G units in a single purchase order — synchronizing all renewal dates and concentrating support spend into one budget line. Request a quote with your switch count and serial numbers and we will prepare a consolidated proposal with volume pricing where applicable.

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