Fortinet FortiSwitch 448E-FPOE Next-Day RMA, 1-Year (FC-10-S448F-210-02-12)

A FortiSwitch-448E-FPOE failure is not a single-device outage. With 48 PoE+ ports and a 772W power budget, this switch simultaneously powers access points, VoIP phones, IP cameras, and other PoE-dependent endpoints throughout a floor or building. When the switch goes down, every device drawing power from it goes dark at the same time. FC-10-S448F-210-02-12 is the 1-Year Next Calendar Day Priority RMA add-on for the FortiSwitch-448E-FPOE: a courier delivers a replacement unit the next calendar day after Fortinet confirms the exchange, shortening the outage window for all connected endpoints.

What This Service Covers

The FortiSwitch-448E-FPOE provides 48x GE RJ45 ports with PoE+ (802.3af/at) on every port, a 772W PoE power budget, four 10GE SFP+ uplinks, and 176 Gbps non-blocking switching capacity in a 1U rack-mount chassis. FC-10-S448F-210-02-12 adds one year of Next Calendar Day Priority RMA coverage: once Fortinet confirms a hardware exchange, a replacement unit ships and arrives the next calendar day by courier. This is faster than the standard next-business-day RMA included with FortiCare Premium and Elite, and it applies on weekends and holidays. The service requires an active FortiCare Premium or Elite per-device contract on the same serial number.

Who Buys This

The 1-year term is a practical entry point for sites that want Priority RMA on a PoE access switch without a multi-year commitment. Office deployments where APs and phones depend on the switch for power, hospitality environments where guest-facing wireless is revenue-linked, and multi-tenant facilities where a switch failure visibly impacts tenants are strong use cases. It also fits organizations at the end of a procurement process that need current-year support coverage before a longer renewal decision is made at budget time.

Activation and Delivery

FC-10-S448F-210-02-12 is a software entitlement delivered electronically. No hardware ships at purchase. DataCenter360.ca sends the entitlement details to your registered email within 0–1 business days of your order. You activate the contract in Fortinet’s support portal, associating it with the FortiSwitch-448E-FPOE serial number. Priority RMA coverage then applies for one year, including weekends and public holidays. Country-level availability is published on Fortinet’s service availability page.

FortiCare RMA Levels at a Glance

Priority RMA is an add-on available only on FortiCare Premium and Elite per-device contracts. The table below shows how each FortiCare tier handles hardware support and response times:

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner and MSSP. Licensing is fulfilled electronically through the official partner channel, with entitlements delivered within 0–1 business days. If a 3-year or 5-year term better fits your PoE infrastructure refresh schedule, DataCenter360.ca has both available. The full hardware and licensing catalog for the FortiSwitch-448E-FPOE is on the model page.