Fortinet FortiSwitch 148F FortiCare Premium Support, 1-Year (FC-10-148FN-247-02-12)

The FortiSwitch 148F handles 48 GE ports of switching without PoE overhead, making it a common choice for aggregation closets and distribution tiers where power delivery is not needed. FC-10-148FN-247-02-12 keeps that switch under active FortiCare Premium: phone TAC, next-business-day hardware replacement, and firmware access for one year from the registration date.

What This Contract Covers

This is a FortiCare Premium-tier contract. The table below shows where Premium sits across the three FortiCare service levels:

This SKU is the Premium tier for a 1-year term, applied to the FS-148F (non-PoE model, covered by the “148FN” prefix).

Who Needs It

The FS-148F is often deployed as a distribution or aggregation switch in environments where PoE is handled elsewhere, such as server-connected uplinks, aggregation closets, or locations where injectors or separate PSEs supply power. A 48-port switch in that role carries significant traffic, and an unplanned failure without an RMA path causes a major disruption. FortiCare Premium’s NBD replacement addresses that directly. Medium to large branch offices, campus aggregation tiers, and edge data center positions are the most common deployment contexts.

Activation and Delivery

Electronic license, delivered within 0-1 business days by email. Register the contract token at support.fortinet.com against the FS-148F’s serial number. Coverage begins on the registration date. If adding to a switch already under contract, the new term stacks on the current expiry rather than starting from the purchase date.

This Service vs. Longer Terms

FC-10-148FN-247-02-12 is a standalone FortiCare Premium contract for the hardware, covering support and hardware replacement. There is no UTP or Enterprise bundle for FortiSwitch; this is the standard service tier. For multi-year coverage at a lower per-year rate, the 3-year (FC-10-148FN-247-02-36) and 5-year (FC-10-148FN-247-02-60) terms offer the same Premium coverage with less renewal overhead.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca supplies FortiCare contracts as a Fortinet Select Partner, meaning keys purchased here are valid for direct registration with Fortinet worldwide. Licenses are delivered electronically with no physical shipment. Customers in any country can purchase and register this contract, as FortiCare Premium is a global support program with no geographic restriction on coverage.