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FortiGate firewalls with switching, access points and logging that share one policy set and one console.

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Before you buy

The Fortinet questions we actually get asked. Ask us another.

01What does a FortiGate need beyond the hardware?
A FortiGuard subscription, or the security features stay off. Without one you have a capable router and a stateful firewall, but no IPS, antivirus, web filtering or application control. Unified Threat Protection covers those; Enterprise Protection adds SD-WAN, ZTNA and CASB services on top.
02Is a hardware-plus-services bundle cheaper than buying separately?
Usually, and it also aligns the renewal date with the purchase date, which saves untangling two anniversaries later. We quote both so you can see the difference rather than take our word for it.
03Which model should I size to?
Throughput with inspection enabled, not the headline firewall figure — deep inspection is where these appliances slow down, often by a large factor. For a small site that usually means a model above the obvious one, which is cheaper than replacing it in year two.
04What happens when a subscription lapses?
The appliance keeps passing traffic but stops receiving threat intelligence updates, so protection degrades quietly rather than failing visibly. We track renewal dates for clients we support and flag them before they expire.
05Can the FortiGate really run the switches and access points?
Yes, and it is the main reason to buy the range together. FortiSwitch and FortiAP hardware can be managed from the FortiGate itself, so one policy set covers the edge, the port and the SSID without a separate controller or licence server.
06Do you support what you sell?
We configure, deploy and manage Fortinet estates as an ongoing service, including firmware currency and policy review. We are equally happy to supply hardware to a business with its own IT team.