FortiGate lifecycle

FortiGate 51E end of support

End of support: 15 July 2027. Its last service extension date has already passed.

FortiGate 51E

End of support approaching
Status
311
days until
15 July 2027
End of Support
What matters
Fortinet hardware supportTo 15 Jul 2027
Extend an existing contractClosed
TradeUp positionCurrently listed
Next
FortiGate 51EFortiGate 70G
FortiGate 70G
Fortinet Firewall Upgrade Advisor starting point.
What this means in practice

Supported until 15 July 2027. The service extension date has passed, so an existing contract can no longer be extended.

Lifecycle dates and TradeUp are separate. TradeUp reflects the current program position for the model; final eligibility, discount and service transfer are confirmed against the device serial, entitlement and replacement path.
What do these dates mean?  ·  How much does this matter for my deployment?
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Migration detail:
using SSL VPN?

On current FortiOS releases, SSL VPN tunnel mode has been replaced by IPsec VPN, and entry-level models including the 50G, 70G and 90G also have restrictions on agentless web-mode VPN. Fortinet recommends IPsec dial-up VPN for remote access.

We check the existing VPN configuration before the replacement is specified.

FortiGate 51E
End of support approaching
48 months12 months01END OF ORDER15 Jul 2022Passed02LAST SERVICE EXTENSION15 Jul 2026Passed03END OF SUPPORT15 Jul 2027311 days remainingTODAY
Next milestone: End of Support — 15 Jul 2027 Fortinet lifecycle data

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Next step

Get the upgrade options for this model

We check the live Fortinet position for this device and come back with the replacement, what any remaining services are worth, and how the migration would run.

Model
FortiGate 51E
Status
End of support approaching
End of support
15 July 2027
TradeUp
Currently listed
Replacement
FortiGate 70G