Fortinet FortiSwitch-448E FortiCare Premium, 1-Year (FC-10-S448N-247-02-12)

The FortiSwitch-448E seats 48 GE ports in a 1RU chassis, making it a high-density option for wiring closets, distribution layers, and campus aggregation. The FC-10-S448N-247-02-12 activates one year of FortiCare Premium on a single FS-448E: 24×7 TAC, 4-hour critical-issue response, and next-business-day advance RMA, starting from registration. A 1-year contract is a practical choice when support commitments are reviewed annually or when the deployment is still in its initial phase.

What FortiCare Premium Covers

An electronic license registered to one FortiSwitch-448E serial number, active for 12 months from the activation date:

• 24×7 TAC support by phone and email from Fortinet engineers
• 4-hour initial response for Severity 1 critical issues
• Advance RMA: replacement unit ships next business day before you return the failed switch
• Firmware updates, security patches, and new feature releases throughout the term
• FortiCare portal, Fortinet knowledge base, and developer network access

FortiCare Tier Comparison — This Contract Is Premium

FortiSwitch-448E FortiCare is available at Essential and Premium. The table below shows how Premium differs from Essential for this model:

Who This Fits

One-year terms suit organizations with annual IT procurement reviews, IT teams deploying the FortiSwitch-448E as part of a larger switch migration where support tier decisions are still being finalized, and managed service providers who bill per-device support on annual customer contracts. They also work for any scenario where coverage end dates need to be synchronized across a mixed-model switch deployment and a short initial term achieves that alignment.

Activation and Delivery

Electronic delivery only. DataCenter360.ca sends the activation code by email within 0–1 business days of payment confirmation. Register at support.fortinet.com using your FortiSwitch-448E serial number. Coverage begins on the date of registration and runs for 12 months. Activate promptly after receiving the code; Fortinet activation codes expire if not registered within the defined window after purchase.

Essential vs. Premium: What Changes

At 48 ports, the FortiSwitch-448E connects more devices than a typical access switch. A hardware failure at this layer can affect uplinks, stacking connections, or large groups of downstream users depending on deployment topology. Essential’s depot-return RMA puts a failed 448E through two-way transit; Premium’s advance RMA ships the replacement unit before the failed switch is returned. For a high-density switch at the distribution or aggregation layer, the outage duration during hardware replacement is significantly shorter with advance RMA in place.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca stocks FortiCare contracts for the FortiSwitch-448E at all three term lengths, in both Essential and Premium. As an authorized Fortinet Select Partner, orders of any size receive electronic activation code delivery within one business day, worldwide. Multi-switch procurement covering the 448E alongside other FortiSwitch models can be consolidated into a single order, with no minimum quantity requirements.