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Fortinet FortiSwitch 248D
Forty-eight Gigabit ports with Layer 3 routing and no PoE to cool.
- 48 GE RJ45 access ports and four GE SFP uplinks
- 104 Gbps switching capacity, 155 Mpps
- Layer 3 routing with the Advanced Features Licence
- 38.66 W average draw - no PoE heat to manage
- Operates to 50 C
Hardware & subscription options
Every orderable Fortinet part number for this appliance, grouped by licensing tier. Pick the line you need and we will quote it — hardware, licence term and support in one place.
Appliance Only
The FortiGate hardware on its own, with no FortiCare or FortiGuard contract attached.
Fortinet FortiSwitch 248D Appliance
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Fortinet FortiSwitch 248D Switch FortiSwitch-248D Layer 2/3 FortiGate switch controller compatible switch with 48 x GE RJ45 ports, 4 x GE SFP. #FS-248DGet a Quote
FortiCare Support
Support contracts for the switch: ticket handling, hardware replacement and firmware upgrades.
Fortinet FortiCare Support (Service Subscription - Hardware Required)
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Fortinet FortiCare Premium Support for FortiSwitch 248D - 1 Year #FC-10-W248D-247-02-12Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiCare Premium Support for FortiSwitch 248D - 3 Year #FC-10-W248D-247-02-36Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiCare Premium Support for FortiSwitch 248D - 5 Year #FC-10-W248D-247-02-60Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiCare Elite Support for FortiSwitch 248D - 1 Year #FC-10-W248D-284-02-12Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiCare Elite Support for FortiSwitch 248D - 3 Year #FC-10-W248D-284-02-36Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiCare Elite Support for FortiSwitch 248D - 5 Year #FC-10-W248D-284-02-60Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiCare Essential Support for FortiSwitch 248D - 1 Year #FC-10-W248D-314-02-12Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiCare Essential Support for FortiSwitch 248D - 3 Year #FC-10-W248D-314-02-36Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiCare Essential Support for FortiSwitch 248D - 5 Year #FC-10-W248D-314-02-60Get a Quote
Fortinet FortiCare Support Renewal / Upgrade (Service Subscription - Hardware Required)
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Fortinet Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite for FortiSwitch 248D (existing FortiCare Premium contract required) - 1 Year #FC-10-W248D-204-02-12Get a Quote
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Fortinet Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite for FortiSwitch 248D (existing FortiCare Premium contract required) - 3 Year #FC-10-W248D-204-02-36Get a Quote
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Fortinet Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite for FortiSwitch 248D (existing FortiCare Premium contract required) - 5 Year #FC-10-W248D-204-02-60Get a Quote
Licences and Management
Advanced feature licences for standalone operation, and the cloud or FortiSwitchManager licences for managing a fleet.
Fortinet Licences and Management (Software Licence)
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Fortinet Advanced Features Licence for FortiSwitch 200 Series - activates standalone Layer 3 features #FS-SW-LIC-200Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiEdge Cloud Management for FortiSwitch 200-400 Series - cloud management, one-year log retention and FortiCare Premium - 1 Year #FC-10-FSW10-628-02-12Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiEdge Cloud Management for FortiSwitch 200-400 Series - cloud management, one-year log retention and FortiCare Premium - 3 Year #FC-10-FSW10-628-02-36Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiEdge Cloud Management for FortiSwitch 200-400 Series - cloud management, one-year log retention and FortiCare Premium - 5 Year #FC-10-FSW10-628-02-60Get a Quote
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Fortinet FortiSwitchManager subscription for 10 managed switches, with FortiCare Premium for the VM #FC1-10-SWMVM-258-01-DDGet a Quote
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Fortinet FortiSwitchManager subscription for 100 managed switches, with FortiCare Premium for the VM #FC2-10-SWMVM-258-01-DDGet a Quote
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Fortinet FortiSwitchManager subscription for 1000 managed switches, with FortiCare Premium for the VM #FC3-10-SWMVM-258-01-DDGet a Quote
What each FortiCare and FortiGuard option includes
Fortinet licensing separates the hardware, the support contract and the security services. These are the combinations you will see in the part numbers above.
Hardware plus FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Enterprise Protection
Hardware unit, FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and the Enterprise services bundle - IPS, AI-based inline malware prevention, advanced malware protection, inline CASB database, data loss prevention, application control, URL, DNS and video filtering, antispam, attack surface security, and FortiConverter Service - for the term of the contract.
Hardware plus FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP)
Hardware unit, FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and the UTP services bundle - IPS, AV, botnet IP and domain, mobile malware, FortiGate Cloud Sandbox including virus outbreak and content disarm and reconstruct, application control, URL, DNS and video filtering, and antispam - for the term of the contract.
Enterprise Protection
FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and the Enterprise services bundle: IPS, AI-based inline malware prevention, advanced malware protection, inline CASB database, data loss prevention, application control, URL, DNS and video filtering, antispam, attack surface security, and FortiConverter Service.
Unified Threat Protection (UTP)
FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and the UTP services bundle: IPS, AV, botnet IP and domain, mobile malware, FortiGate Cloud Sandbox including virus outbreak and content disarm and reconstruct, application control, URL, DNS and video filtering, and antispam.
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and the Advanced Threat Protection bundle: IPS, AV, botnet IP and domain, mobile malware, FortiGate Cloud Sandbox including virus outbreak and content disarm and reconstruct, and application control.
FortiCare Essential Support
FortiCare Essential ticket handling, hardware replacement, firmware and general upgrades, and application control.
FortiCare Premium Support
FortiCare Premium ticket handling, advanced hardware replacement (NBD), firmware and general upgrades, and application control.
FortiCare Elite Support
FortiCare Premium support with FortiCare Elite ticket handling.
Some services are sold on annual contracts only, with no multi-year part number available. We confirm the available terms when we quote.
Upgrading or extending an existing FortiCare contract is quoted separately - send us the serial number and we will price the upgrade.
Fortinet FortiSwitch 248D Specifications
Fortinet published maximums, measured under the test conditions noted below.
Hardware
| Total Network Interfaces | 48 x GE RJ45 ports and 4 x GE SFP ports |
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| Dedicated Management 10/100 Port | 1 |
| RJ-45 Serial Console Port | 1 |
| Form Factor | 1 RU rack mount |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) Ports | Not fitted |
| PoE Power Budget | Not applicable |
| Mean Time Between Failures | More than 10 years |
System Specifications
| Switching Capacity (duplex) | 104 Gbps |
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| Packets Per Second (duplex) | 155 Mpps |
| MAC Address Storage | 16 K |
| Network Latency | Less than 1 microsecond |
| VLANs Supported | 4 K |
| Link Aggregation Group Size | 8 |
| Total Link Aggregation Groups | Up to the number of ports |
| Packet Buffers | 1.5 MB |
| Memory | 512 MB DDR3 |
| Flash | 128 MB |
| ACL | 512 |
| Spanning Tree Instances | 32 |
| Route Entries (IPv4 / IPv6) | 64 / 64 |
| Host Entries (IPv4 / IPv6) | 512 / 512 |
Dimensions
| Height x Depth x Width | 1.73 x 9.68 x 17.3 in (44 x 246 x 440 mm) |
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| Weight | 7.81 lbs (3.54 kg) |
Environment
| Power Required | 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz |
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| Power Supply | AC built in |
| Redundant Power | Not fitted |
| Power Consumption | 38.66 W average / 39.19 W maximum |
| Heat Dissipation | 134 BTU/hr |
| Operating Temperature | 32-122 F (0-50 C) |
| Storage Temperature | -4-158 F (-20-70 C) |
| Humidity | 10% to 90% non-condensing |
| Air-Flow Direction | Side to back |
| Noise Level | 32.3 dBA |
Certification
| Certification and Compliance | FCC, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI, UL, CB, RoHS2 |
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| Fortinet Warranty | Limited lifetime warranty |
Specifications are from Fortinet’s August 2025 FortiSwitch Secure Access family datasheet.
Part numbers are Fortinet catalogue SKUs listed for reference. Availability, term and lead time are confirmed at quote.
FortiSwitch 248D
Forty-eight Gigabit ports with Layer 3 routing and no PoE to cool.
Layer 3 When You Want It
The 200 Series is where FortiSwitch becomes Layer 2/3: it can route between VLANs on its own rather than hairpinning everything through the firewall. Under FortiLink that rarely matters, but for a standalone deployment - a site with no FortiGate, or one where the switch has to keep working independently - it is the difference between a switch and an access layer. The Advanced Features Licence unlocks it.
Managed as an Extension of the Firewall
A FortiSwitch can run standalone, but the reason to buy one alongside a FortiGate is FortiLink: the switch becomes a logical extension of the firewall, so ports, VLANs and network access control are configured in the same console as the security policy. That removes the usual split between the team that owns the switch and the team that owns the firewall, and it is why NAC on these switches costs nothing extra.
Interested in the Fortinet FortiSwitch 248D?
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