FortiSwitch 1000 Series
10 Gbps access ports, 24, 48 port options, 40 or 100 Gbps uplinks
- Access port speed
- 10 Gbps
- Port count options
- 24, 48
- Uplink speed
- 40 or 100 Gbps
The FortiSwitch 1000 Series provides 10 Gbps access ports in 24, 48-port configurations with 40 or 100 Gbps uplinks. Managed directly from a FortiGate over FortiLink, no separate switch controller to buy, licence or run.
10 Gbps access with 40 or 100 Gbps uplinks, a server-access and aggregation switch rather than a desk-access one. Deploy it where the endpoints are servers, storage or other switches. If you are buying it for user access you are almost certainly over-specified; the 600 series covers multi-gigabit clients at a fraction of the cost.
How to work out whether it fits
The arithmetic a datasheet leaves out. If any of it does not match your situation, that is worth a call rather than a guess.
Ten-gigabit access means servers and storage, so size on the number of hosts and their NIC speed rather than on user count. The 40 or 100 Gbps uplink should match your existing spine, mismatched optics are the most common and most avoidable cost overrun in a switch refresh. If you are considering this for user access, stop and price the 600 series instead; it will cost substantially less and serve those clients better.
What to order alongside the FortiSwitch 1000 Series
The published threat protection figure for this model is measured with IPS, application control and malware protection all running. Those arrive as a FortiGuard subscription, so the bundle you choose decides whether the hardware can reach the number you sized it on. Every bundle already includes FortiCare Premium 24x7 support.
| Bundle | What it adds | 1 yearlist price | 3 yearslist price | 5 yearslist price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise ProtectionENT | The broadest bundle. Everything in UTP, plus the services that cover data, SaaS posture and attack-surface visibility, plus inline zero-day malware prevention. | on quote | on quote | on quote |
| Unified Threat ProtectionUTP | The traditional mid-tier: perimeter defence covering network, file, web and email threats. Everything most sites actually switch on. | on quote | on quote | on quote |
| Advanced Threat ProtectionATP | The narrow bundle: IPS and the full malware stack including cloud sandboxing, without the web and email filtering layers. | on quote | on quote | on quote |
These are Fortinet list prices. You will not pay them.
Every quote we write is discounted from list, and how far below depends on quantity, term and whether we register the deal with Fortinet. Longer terms also price better per year, which is why three and five year bundles are usually the better buy on a device you intend to keep through a refresh cycle. Part numbers follow Fortinet’s standard bundled convention; not every model carries every combination, so we confirm the exact orderable SKU before anything is placed.
Highlights
- 10 Gbps access, 40 or 100 Gbps uplink
- FortiLink managed, configured from the FortiGate, no controller
- Switch ports become policy objects the firewall can act on
- Redundant power supplies
Typical deployments
- Server access in a small or mid-size data centre
- Aggregating multiple access closets onto 40 or 100GE
- High-throughput links between FortiGate pairs and the core
The numbers, with their conditions
Every figure below is Fortinet's own, with the test conditions it was measured under.
Ports
| Main port speed | 10 Gbps |
|---|---|
| Main port count options | 24, 48 |
| Uplink port speed | 40 or 100 Gbps |
Power
| Redundant power supplies | Yes |
|---|---|
| PoE options | Yes |
Sources
- Fortinet Product Matrix (July 2026), retrieved 2026-09-01
Reproduced from Fortinet published documentation and subject to change without notice. Where a figure is load-bearing for your design, ask us to confirm it in writing before you order; we will.