Original price was: CAD$2,236.14.CAD$1,822.93Current price is: CAD$1,822.93.
Three years of uninterrupted firmware access and support coverage from a single purchase. FC-10-648FF-314-02-36 renews FortiCare Essential Support on your FS-648F-FPOE for a 3-year term, reducing the administrative overhead of annual renewals while keeping your 48-port full-PoE switch eligible for Fortinet firmware updates and the asset management portal. The 648FF license code is tied to the FPOE variant specifically, not the non-PoE 648FN, so this contract matches the hardware powering your PoE-heavy deployment.
FortiCare Essential (service code 314) provides a consistent support baseline across the full 3-year term. Covered benefits include: all firmware updates for the FS-648F-FPOE as released by Fortinet; access to online support tools and the Fortinet asset management portal; return-and-replace hardware RMA if the unit fails; and next-business-day response for critical issues filed through the support portal. Telephone support and advance-ship replacement are not included at the Essential tier. Priority RMA add-on eligibility is also not available at this service level.
A 3-year term suits organizations that have committed to the FS-648F-FPOE as part of a stable network infrastructure and want to minimize renewal overhead without upgrading to Premium or Elite support. Environments with all 48 ports fully loaded with PoE devices, such as IP phones, cameras, or wireless access points, benefit from continuous firmware coverage to maintain FortiLink functionality and address security advisories as they emerge across the contract window.
FC-10-648FF-314-02-36 is an electronic license with worldwide delivery. Fortinet issues a registration key at time of purchase, which you register in the Fortinet Support Portal (support.fortinet.com) against your specific FS-648F-FPOE serial number. No physical shipment is involved. The 3-year contract period begins on the date of registration. This is a renewal-only license and cannot be used when first purchasing the hardware.
Essential support at the 3-year term covers firmware, portal tools, return-and-replace RMA, and next-business-day critical response, the same feature set as the 1-year term but locked in for a longer window. For environments where the FS-648F-FPOE handles critical real-time traffic and a next-business-day response window is too long, FortiCare Premium adds 1-hour critical response and advance hardware replacement. Elite adds 15-minute response and extended LTS coverage. Choosing Essential for 3 years reflects a decision that the support tier is appropriate for the risk tolerance and replacement posture of the environment.
| 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 supplying FortiSwitch support renewals worldwide. The 3-year term (FC-10-648FF-314-02-36) eliminates two annual renewal transactions compared to three consecutive 1-year contracts, which reduces both procurement effort and the risk of an accidental coverage lapse. Purchase online or contact DataCenter360.ca for a volume quote covering multiple units or support families.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiSwitch-648F-FPOE |
| 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-10-648FF-314-02-36 |
Sorry, no reviews match your current selections
