Original price was: CAD$88.06.CAD$82.55Current price is: CAD$82.55.
Annual IT budgets drive procurement decisions at many organizations, and FC-10-148FN-314-02-12 fits that cycle exactly. This 1-Year FortiCare Essential renewal keeps your FortiSwitch 148F — a 48-port non-PoE Layer 2+ switch with 176 Gbps switching capacity — under active Fortinet support without requiring a multi-year commitment. At $59.81, it is the lowest entry point for maintaining firmware access and hardware replacement eligibility on this model for a single calendar year.
FortiCare Essential for the FortiSwitch 148F provides firmware updates so the FS-148F stays current as Fortinet releases new FortiSwitchOS builds, access to online support tools and the asset management portal, and return-and-replace hardware coverage for the physical unit. Critical issues receive a next-business-day response from Fortinet’s support team. Telephone support is not included in the Essential tier; that capability is available with FortiCare Premium or Elite, which offer 1-hour and 15-minute response times respectively and advance hardware replacement.
IT teams that operate on annual procurement cycles find the 1-Year term natural — support aligns to the fiscal year and renews on the same schedule as other line items. It is also a practical choice when evaluating whether the FS-148F will remain in the network long-term; a 1-year commitment preserves flexibility before deciding on a 3-Year or 5-Year contract. Organizations with a single FS-148F unit or a small cluster managed through FortiLink from a FortiGate will find Essential sufficient if telephone support is not a priority.
This is an electronic license available worldwide. After purchase, Fortinet sends activation credentials by email. You apply them through the Fortinet Support Portal to extend the FS-148F’s FortiCare contract by 12 months from the current contract end date. No physical shipment is involved, and there is no geographic restriction on delivery.
FC-10-148FN-314-02-12 covers FortiCare Essential support only. It does not include FortiGuard security subscription services such as IPS, Application Control, or Web Filtering, which are separate SKUs. If the FS-148F is managed through FortiLink from a FortiGate, security enforcement runs on the FortiGate side; the switch itself does not process those feeds independently. The table below compares Essential to the Premium and Elite support tiers available for the FortiSwitch 148F.
| Feature | Essential | Premium | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response | Next business day | 1 hour | 15 minutes |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA | Return & replace | Advanced replacement | Advanced replacement |
| Priority RMA add-on eligible | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware updates, online tools & asset portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | — |
DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. Teams that review switch support contracts once a year will find the 1-Year term keeps renewal decisions predictable — one line item, one renewal date, no long-term lock-in. Purchasing FC-10-148FN-314-02-12 here means you receive an official Fortinet license at the listed price, registered to your FS-148F’s serial number, with activation details sent directly from Fortinet to your inbox.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiSwitch-148F |
| Product Type | |
| Product Group | |
| End of Order Date (EOO) | Not published yet |
| Last Service Extension Date (LSED) | Not published yet |
| End of Support Date (EOS) | Not published yet |
| Product Family | FortiSwitch |
| MPN | FC-10-148FN-314-02-12 |
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