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FortiGate-40C-LENC

Fortinet FortiGate 40C — Fortinet FortiGate-40C-LENC next-generation firewall

EOSL — PAST
61 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
AvailableNot published
End of saleJun 2016
End of serviceJun 2021Fortinet bulletin ↗

Options from here

Third-party maintenance

Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.

Plan replacement

It is unsupported today — set a migration timeline and budget.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

FortiGate-40C-LENC — questions

Is the Fortinet FortiGate-40C-LENC still supported?

No. Fortinet's last date of support for FortiGate-40C-LENC was Jun 2021 (per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the FortiGate-40C-LENC reach end of sale?

FortiGate-40C-LENC reached end of sale Jun 2016, per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the FortiGate-40C-LENC?

Jun 2021 — per the Fortinet end-of-sale bulletin.

Can the FortiGate-40C-LENC be maintained after Fortinet support ends?

After the last date of support, FortiGate-40C-LENC units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Fortinet no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.