FORTINET FC-10-G71GP-301-02-36 FortiGate 71G-POE Services and Subscriptions

FC-10-G71GP-301-02-36 Overview

Secure RMA Service provides a Secure RMA add-on for an eligible FortiCare-covered FortiGate.

This SKU is a 3 years service entitlement for an existing FortiGate 71G-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

Secure RMA is an add-on concerned with the return and replacement handling of eligible hardware. It depends on an underlying support arrangement and should be validated for the destination region. Confirm what secure-return process the organization requires and who controls failed media or equipment. This SKU does not provide base technical support, threat subscriptions or an appliance; ordering it without eligible support would leave the primary coverage gap unresolved.

Verified Platform Facts

• FortiGate 71G-POE has ten GE RJ45 ports: four internal ports, four PoE ports and two WAN ports, plus 64 GB SSD storage.
• Fortinet lists a 60 W total PoE budget, with up to 30 W per PoE/+ port under IEEE 802.3at.
• The series specification lists 2.5 Gbps IPS throughput, 1.5 Gbps NGFW throughput and 1.3 Gbps threat-protection throughput.

FortiGate 71G-POE is the PoE and storage-equipped member of the 70G family. Its four PoE ports can power eligible edge devices, but the design must remain within the documented 60 W aggregate budget and the per-port PoE+ limit. The integrated 64 GB SSD is a model-specific hardware fact and should be included in asset and logging plans. Before purchase, map the two WAN ports, four internal ports and four powered ports to the actual branch topology instead of assuming every connected endpoint can draw maximum power simultaneously.

Acceptance testing for FG-71G-POE should record the powered-device load on each PoE port, total PoE consumption, WAN failover behavior and storage-dependent logging settings. Test security inspection with the production policy set rather than sizing from raw firewall throughput alone. The installation record should link the physical serial, PoE endpoints, FortiCloud owner and every G71GP entitlement so renewals cannot be applied to another 70G-family appliance by mistake.

Source: official Fortinet FortiGate 71G-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.

Confirm the underlying support contract, RMA eligibility and regional secure-return process; this is not base support.

Compatibility and Related Models

G71GP service codes belong to the PoE-equipped FortiGate 71G-POE platform. Do not apply them to a non-PoE 70G-family serial without official confirmation.

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-G71GP-301-02-36 include?

This SKU is a 3 years service entitlement for an existing FortiGate 71G-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?

Confirm the underlying support contract, RMA eligibility and regional secure-return process; this is not base support.