How far in advance should I renew a FortiGate licence?
Start 60 to 90 days out. That leaves time to compare renewal against a hardware refresh and avoids paying back-dated cover if the subscription lapses.
Licensing
FortiGate Licence Renewal and Fortinet Support Renewals
Overview
FortiGate Licence Renewal and Fortinet Support Renewals
A lapsed FortiGate subscription turns a next-generation firewall into a router. We quote Fortinet firewall renewals ahead of the expiry date, price 12, 36 and 60 month terms side by side, and co-terminate multi-site estates onto one anniversary.
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What lapses when a FortiGate subscription expires
The appliance keeps forwarding traffic, but the services you bought it for stop updating. Intrusion prevention signatures, antivirus definitions, web filtering categories and application control all freeze at the last update, and FortiCare hardware replacement no longer applies.
- IPS and antivirus signatures stop updating the day the bundle ends
- Web filtering and DNS filtering lookups stop resolving
- FortiCare advance hardware replacement and TAC access close
- Back-dated reinstatement is usually charged from the lapse date, not renewal date
Renewal terms priced side by side
We quote every renewal at 12, 36 and 60 months so the cost per year is visible before you commit. Longer terms carry a lower annual rate; shorter terms keep flexibility if a hardware refresh is close. Where a firewall is approaching end of support, we price the refresh against the renewal so the comparison is honest.
- UTP and Enterprise Protection bundle renewals
- FortiCare-only renewals where bundled services are not needed
- Refresh-versus-renew comparison on ageing appliances
Managed renewal calendar
Multi-site estates drift: one firewall renews in March, another in September, a third was bought by a different office entirely. We track the serials, alert you 90 days out, and co-terminate the estate onto a single date at the next renewal.
- 90 and 30 day expiry alerts against your serial list
- Co-termination across branches and acquired sites
- One purchase order covering the whole estate
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FAQs
Questions We Are Asked Most
Can you renew a FortiGate we did not buy from you?
Yes. Send the serial numbers and we will confirm the current entitlement, expiry date and renewal options.
Is a longer renewal term cheaper?
Per year, usually yes. We show 12, 36 and 60 month pricing together so you can weigh the saving against how long you plan to keep the appliance.
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Talk to us about licensing
Renew FortiGate licences and FortiCare support before they lapse. UTP and Enterprise bundle renewal pricing for 40F, 60F, 80F and 100F, with co-terminated dates.