FORTINET FC-10-F80FP-284-02-36 FortiGate 80F-POE Services and Subscriptions

FC-10-F80FP-284-02-36 Overview

FortiCare Elite Support provides the Elite FortiCare tier for environments requiring enhanced service targets.

This SKU is a 3 years service entitlement for an existing FortiGate 80F-POE; it does not include hardware.

Order Composition and Delivery

This FC service code is delivered electronically against an appliance that must already exist. No chassis, power supply, antenna or replacement hardware is shipped as part of the line item. The order therefore needs the installed FortiGate serial number, current contract status, registered end customer, FortiCare account and desired start date. Check for gaps or overlaps with existing coverage before activation. A buyer who also needs a new firewall should select a hardware or BDL SKU as a separate purchasing decision.

Service Scope and Boundaries

FortiCare Elite targets business-critical deployments that need enhanced service objectives beyond Premium. The buyer should identify which systems depend on the FortiGate, the acceptable restoration timeline and who can escalate a priority case. Validate regional availability and the precise official Elite commitments. Paying for Elite without an internal incident and escalation process may not deliver the expected operational benefit. Elite should be tied to a documented critical-service requirement. Identify the applications and sites whose connectivity depends on the firewall, the business impact of extended disruption and the escalation owner authorized to work with support. Compare those needs with the current Premium process before upgrading. Elite does not remove the need for resilient design, backups, configuration control or internal incident leadership. The purchasing record should state which enhanced objective justifies this tier and how the customer will use it.

Verified Platform Facts

• FortiGate 80F-POE has eight GE PoE ports and two RJ45/SFP shared-media WAN pairs.
• Fortinet specifies a 96 W total PoE budget and a maximum load of 30 W on each PoE/+ port.
• The 80F series specification lists 1.4 Gbps IPS throughput, 1 Gbps NGFW throughput and 900 Mbps threat-protection throughput.

FortiGate 80F-POE provides eight GE PoE ports for powered edge devices and two shared-media RJ45/SFP WAN pairs. The official specification gives a 96 W total PoE budget and a 30 W maximum per PoE+ port, so an endpoint-by-endpoint power schedule is required before purchase. Unlike FG-81F, this model has no 128 GB onboard SSD. The quotation should separate appliance power requirements, PoE load, uplink media and any security or support term bundled with the chassis.

Acceptance testing should measure each powered endpoint, aggregate PoE demand and behavior during appliance or power-adapter recovery. Map the six general PoE ports and two default FortiLink PoE ports to the approved topology, then verify both shared WAN pairs and production inspection policies. Keep the F80FP service codes with the physical serial and PoE inventory. If the calculated load approaches 96 W, preserve design margin rather than relying on every endpoint remaining at its nominal draw.

Source: official Fortinet FortiGate 80F-POE page and official Fortinet document.

Term and Procurement Fit

The thirty-six-month term reduces annual renewal events while keeping the contract inside a typical mid-life review window. Align the end date with the appliance support plan and security-policy review cycle. Reserve budget once for the initial three-year period, assign a contract owner, and schedule a formal service review around the middle of coverage. The review should test whether the deployment, registered owner and required controls still match the SKU before renewal planning begins in the final year.

For three-year coverage, record the full committed period in the asset register and avoid treating it as three separate annual licenses. Review registration after activation, verify service use during the first year, and perform a structured midpoint check during the second year. In the final year, compare remaining hardware life, planned site changes and current service requirements before requesting renewal pricing. Contract ownership must survive departmental budget changes because no annual purchase event will naturally remind the team.

Validate Elite eligibility, business-critical response expectations and the existing support expiration date.

Compatibility and Related Models

F80FP service codes belong to the PoE-equipped FortiGate 80F-POE. Standard 80F, 81F and DSL serials require their own platform-specific orderable codes.

Warranty, Activation and Shipping

Electronic entitlement delivery requires accurate end-customer, FortiCare account, registration region, appliance serial and contract status. No physical shipment is included.

FAQ

What does FC-10-F80FP-284-02-36 include?

This SKU is a 3 years service entitlement for an existing FortiGate 80F-POE; it does not include hardware.

When is this contract length suitable?

Choose this term for a three-year operating plan where fewer purchase orders are preferred but a mid-lifecycle checkpoint is still useful. Confirm that the FortiGate is expected to remain in its present role through the contract end.

What should be checked before ordering?

Validate Elite eligibility, business-critical response expectations and the existing support expiration date.