Original price was: CAD$7,713.97.CAD$6,089.97Current price is: CAD$6,089.97.
United States (US) Authorized DistributorFor a FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE that’s been deployed as permanent PoE distribution — powering access points, surveillance cameras, or building systems — five years of FortiCare Premium removes support renewals from the IT calendar entirely. FC-10-648FF-247-02-60 bundles 60 months of 24/7 technical coverage and next-business-day hardware replacement into a single contract at the best per-year rate across the FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE term lineup. Organizations with stable infrastructure and predictable five-year budget cycles avoid the compounding overhead of annual contracts while locking in support pricing for the full deployment period.
FortiCare Premium delivers the same entitlements at every term length. Over five years on the FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE:
This product provides FortiCare Premium support. The table below compares how Premium stacks against Essential and Elite for FortiSwitch hardware.
| Essential | Premium | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical-issue response | Business hours | 24/7 | 24/7 |
| Telephone support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware RMA type | Return & Replace | Next-business-day | Next-business-day |
| Priority RMA add-on eligibility | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Firmware, tools & support portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended LTS support & Elite monitoring portal | — | — | — |
FC-10-648FF-247-02-60 is the right choice for environments where the FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE is part of permanent building or campus infrastructure: university wireless deployments, K-12 campus networks, or corporate offices where 48 ports of 802.3bt PoE are wired into ceilings, walls, and structured cabling that won’t change for years. Finance teams that prefer single-PO capital commitments over recurring annual spend also favour the 5-year term. Multi-unit deployments can align all FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE contracts to a shared 5-year expiry, simplifying lifecycle planning.
FC-10-648FF-247-02-60 is an electronic license — no physical delivery. DataCenter360.ca sends the activation key to your order email, typically on the same business day. Register it in the Fortinet Support Portal against your FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE serial number. If extending from an existing contract, the 5-year term can be co-termed with the current end date; contact DataCenter360.ca before ordering to confirm the right purchase timing for your unit.
FortiCare Essential (FC-10-648FF-314-02-12) is available at a lower per-year price with business-hours support and standard return-and-replace RMA. For a 48-port switch distributing 1800W of PoE to production endpoints, a hardware failure under Essential means a multi-day wait for a replacement unit; under Premium, the replacement ships the next business day. Over a 5-year contract on infrastructure where unplanned downtime affects endpoints across the building, the next-business-day RMA benefit becomes the decisive factor for most buyers.
DataCenter360.ca is a Fortinet Select Partner with access to multi-year FortiCare contracts across the FortiSwitch catalog. FC-10-648FF-247-02-60 is delivered electronically to Canada and worldwide, with same-day key delivery in most cases. Contact us for volume pricing on deployments covering multiple FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE units, or for co-term assistance when aligning 5-year contracts across a mixed-expiry FortiSwitch estate.
For deployments where the FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE is expected to remain in service for five or more years, the 5-year term provides the lowest per-year support cost and eliminates annual renewal overhead. It also protects against support price increases that occur at renewal time, since the contracted rate is fixed for the full term.
Yes. Next-business-day hardware replacement is active from the date of registration and applies for the full 60 months. There is no annual sub-renewal required to maintain the RMA entitlement — it is a single contract covering the complete term.
The FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE supports up to 1800W of total PoE output across 48 802.3bt-capable ports. FortiCare Premium covers the entire switch unit including the PoE subsystem. Hardware failures affecting PoE delivery — whether the controller or specific ports — fall within the next-business-day RMA entitlement.
Yes, though a hardware assessment may apply if the unit has been without coverage for an extended period. Contact DataCenter360.ca before purchasing to confirm registration eligibility and avoid issues at activation, particularly if there has been a coverage gap on your unit.
Yes. FC-10-648FF-247-02-60 is an electronic license delivered to any country. DataCenter360.ca emails the activation key after purchase and you register it through the Fortinet Support Portal without geographic restriction. Most orders are processed same-day.
| Manufacturer | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Model | FortiSwitch-648F-FPOE |
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| 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-247-02-60 |
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