Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) versions. Dates read at the vendor's own lifecycle pages (support.fortinet.com). Updated at every deploy.
Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) FortiExtender-201E is supported until October 30, 2027, its end-of-support date. The End of Order (EOO) date for Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) FortiExtender-201E is October 30, 2022. It is also the next Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) version to reach end of life. 6 of 15 tracked Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) versions are past end of life; the most recent to reach it, FortiExtender-40D-AMEU, did so on January 13, 2025. The full Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) lifecycle, with every version's release and end-of-support date, is in the table below.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortiExtender-20B | FortiExtender-20B | — | Jan 5, 2022 | 1746 days past EOL | EOL |
| FortiExtender-100A-VZW | FortiExtender-100A-VZW | — | Jan 25, 2022 | 1726 days past EOL | EOL |
| FortiExtender-100B | FortiExtender-100B | — | Jun 27, 2024 | 842 days past EOL | EOL |
| FortiExtender-20D | FortiExtender-20D | — | Jun 27, 2024 | 842 days past EOL | EOL |
| FortiExtender-40D-NAM | FortiExtender-40D-NAM | — | Aug 1, 2024 | 807 days past EOL | EOL |
| FortiExtender-40D-AMEU | FortiExtender-40D-AMEU | — | Jan 13, 2025 | 642 days past EOL | EOL |
| FortiExtender-201E | FortiExtender-201E | — | Oct 30, 2027 | 378 days remaining | Active |
| FortiExtender-211E | FortiExtender-211E | — | Jul 16, 2029 | 1003 days remaining | Active |
| FortiExtender-101F-AM | FortiExtender-101F-AM | — | Oct 31, 2029 | 1110 days remaining | Active |
| FortiExtender-212F | FortiExtender-212F | — | Apr 10, 2030 | 1271 days remaining | Active |
| FortiExtender-101F-EA | FortiExtender-101F-EA | — | Aug 28, 2030 | 1411 days remaining | Active |
| FortiExtender-201F-AM | FortiExtender-201F-AM | — | Dec 1, 2030 | 1506 days remaining | Active |
| FortiExtender-202F-EA | FortiExtender-202F-EA | — | Mar 15, 2031 | 1610 days remaining | Active |
| FortiExtender-311F | FortiExtender-311F | — | Apr 14, 2031 | 1640 days remaining | Active |
| FortiExtender-511F | FortiExtender-511F | — | May 25, 2031 | 1681 days remaining | Active |
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Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) lifecycle status — the real story
Fortinet FortiExtender is Fortinet's 4G LTE and 5G cellular WAN gateway line, which gives a FortiGate or a branch site a mobile-network internet uplink. Cycles on this page are FortiExtender models. Every date comes from the Hardware & VM tab of Fortinet's own public Product Life Cycle page (no login), read twice: the page's public lifecycle endpoint and Fortinet's Hardware RSS feed, with every cell identical (tools/fortinet-hardware.mjs refuses to write on any difference). The verifier re-reads the endpoint at every build.
Field mapping, in Fortinet's own words from that page (the same mapping as the FortiGate appliances page): support is the End of Order (EOO) Date, 'the last date on which a hardware or software product may be ordered'; eol is the End of Support (EOS) Date: 'After this date, Fortinet will not sell, manufacture, or improve the product and is under no obligation to provide support services.' The Last Service Extension Date (LSED), which Fortinet sets 12 months before the EOS date, is carried as lastServiceExtension, and the Last Supported Software Version is carried verbatim where Fortinet prints one. Fortinet prints no launch date for hardware, so releaseDate is empty.
Fortinet's list is SKU-level. Each cycle is one model and holds every printed SKU row of that model whose four cells are identical (regional, government, DC-power, PoE and similar variants); a variant whose cells differ is served as its own cycle under its printed name, and the SKUs a cycle holds are listed with it. Fortinet lists a model only once it has an end-of-life notice; current models without one are not on Fortinet's list and are not listed here.
Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) release and support pattern
Of the 15 release lines tracked, 6 are past end of life and 9 are still within support. The next scheduled end of life is FortiExtender-201E on October 30, 2027 — 378 days from this build. The longest-supported line currently published is FortiExtender-511F, to May 25, 2031.
Computed from the tracked release data at every build — the figures above are the dates in the table, restated, not an editorial estimate.
What does Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no vendor patch is coming. This is one of the most dangerous gaps in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
Your options when Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) reaches end of life
There are four realistic paths. Which one is right depends far more on how long the system needs to keep running than on the version you are on today.
| Option | Best when | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| Move to a supported version | The system will outlive the current version's support window and you can schedule the work | Budget for compatibility testing, not just the upgrade itself — that is where the real cost sits |
| Replace the component | The project is unmaintained, or a better-supported alternative exists | The replacement has its own lifecycle and its own end-of-life date — you are changing vendors, not escaping the problem |
| Buy extended support | Migration is genuinely underway but cannot finish before the deadline, or the workload is frozen by certification or a third-party application | A bridge, not a destination — every year purchased is a year the migration still has to happen |
| Document accepted risk | The system is isolated, short-lived, or scheduled for retirement | Only defensible with real compensating controls and a written decision — auditors treat undocumented end-of-life software as a finding |
How to choose, in one question: how many more years does this system need to run? Under a year, extended support (where it exists) is usually cheaper than an emergency migration. One to three years, migrate — support purchased repeatedly costs more than doing the project once, and the project only gets harder as the version ages. Indefinitely, migrate now and plan the next migration before it surprises you.
Worth saying plainly, because vendors selling extended support rarely will: extended support is often the more expensive choice over a multi-year horizon. It is the right answer when a deadline is genuinely unreachable, not as a default. Compare the annual fee against the one-time cost of migrating before committing to either.
Formalizing decisions like this across your estate? Our free EOL policy template is a ready-to-adopt policy with risk tiers, remediation SLAs, and audit mapping — no signup, free to use and share.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) has 6 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. Extended support past the official date exists for many products in this position — whether it exists for Fortinet FortiExtender (hardware) is exactly what we check. Tell us where to reach you and we'll reply with matched options and pricing guidance — or an honest "no vendor covers this."