FS-648F-FPOE is part of the FortiSwitch portfolio for access and campus, with standalone management or integration through FortiLink depending on the chosen architecture.
Key features
Access and campusIntended use according to the official FortiSwitch family.
FortiLinkManagement integrated with FortiGate when included in the design.
Secure NetworkingNetworking and security addressed within a coordinated architecture.
Technical specifications
Interfaces
Access ports
32 × RJ45 1/2.5 GbE; 16 × RJ45 1/2.5/5 GbE
Uplinks
8 × SFP/SFP+/SFP28 1/10/25 GbE
Dedicated management port
1 × Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Console
1 × RJ45 serial
Power and PoE
PoE ports and standards
48 × IEEE 802.3af/at/bt type 4
Total PoE budget
Two power supplies: 1800 W at 200–240 V or 1600 W at 100–120 V; one power supply: 780 W at 200–240 V or 600 W at 100–120 V
Power input
100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power supply
2 × 1200 W AC
Power redundancy
Two hot-swappable AC power supplies with PoE load sharing
Power consumption
2100 W (maximum)
Performance and capacity
Switching capacity
720 GbpsDuplex value published in the datasheet; the detailed measurement methodology is not stated.
Forwarding rate
1071 MppsDuplex value published in the datasheet; the detailed measurement methodology is not stated.
Network latency
< 1 µsDatasheet value; packet and load conditions not specified.
MAC address table
64K
Supported VLANs
4K
Ports per aggregation group
56
Link aggregation groups
Up to the number of ports
Packet buffer
8 MB
RAM
4 GB DDR4
Flash storage
32 MB
Additional storage
32 GB SSD
Spanning Tree instances
64
Routing
IPv4 / IPv6 route entries
300K / 75K
IPv4 / IPv6 host entries
16K / 5K
Multicast route entries
300K
Installation and environment
Form factor and installation
19-inch rack, 1U
Dimensions (H × D × W)
44 × 442 × 440 mm
Weight
7.834 kg
Heat dissipation
1272 BTU/h
Operating temperature
0 to 45 °C
Storage temperature
−40 to 70 °C
Relative humidity
5% to 95%, non-condensing
Airflow
Front to rear
Noise / cooling
57.97 dBA
MTBF
More than 10 years
Management and security
Management
Standalone mode or management integrated with FortiGate through FortiLink
FortiLink Stacking
Automatic interconnections between switches in the FortiLink topology
Documentation
Document reference
04/09/2026 · FS-CAM-DAT-R17-20260904
Figures published by the manufacturer. Final sizing depends on the environment, enabled services and traffic profile.
