FS Products Warranty

Latest Updated: Nov 12, 2021

Warranty Limitations

Free warranty items:

During the warranty term, FS’s warranty only covers defects caused by normal use and logistics damage, quality problems, etc. And we will pay for the round-trip freight for the warranty items.

Free warranty exclusions:

1. The products have exceeded the warranty term.

2. Damage caused by unauthorized disassembly, modification and any other human factors.

3. Damage caused by natural disasters such as impact, fire, lightning, flooding or human negligence.

4. Damage caused by improper operation to equipment shells, power supplies, etc. during use.

5. Please note that customized products may only change or cancel an order for Product(s) up until the time we begin manufacturing the products unless approved.

Warranty Term

The warranty term for all categories is shown in the table below, and it starts from the delivery date of the original order.

Routers & Switches
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Enterprise Switches

1/2.5G Enterprise Switches;

10G Enterprise Switches;

25G Enterprise Switches;

40G Enterprise Switches;

100G Enterprise Switches;

Modular Enterprise Switches;

Custom Switches & Accessories;

30 days

30 days

5 years

1. The warranty period for #72944, #72945, #72946, #84912, #90131, #90130, #80365, #103011, #169148, #169149, #149844, #90132, #165979, #170148, #157457, #134655, #134656, #134657, #157434, #163157, #183384 is 4 years.

Data Center Switches

10G Data Center Switches;

25G Data Center Switches;

40G Data Center Switches;

100G Data Center Switches;

200/400G Data Center Switches;

Modular Data Center Switches;

30 days

30 days

5 years

Custom Switches & Accessories

30 days

30 days

1 year

The warranty period for #191807,#184513,#110483,#110484,#110485,#110487 is 5 years.

NVIDIA® Switches, UFM

NVIDIA® InfiniBand Switches;

NVIDIA® Ethernet Switches;

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

NVIDIA® Service

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

PicOS® Switches, AmpCon™

HPC IB Network;

Data Center Network;

Enterprise Network;

30 days

30 days

5 years

AmpCon™ Management Platform;

PicOS® License & Service;

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Accessories

30 days

30 days

1 year

PoE+ Switches

1G PoE+ Switches;

2.5/5G PoE+ Switches;

10G PoE+ Switches;

25G PoE+ Switches;

30 days

30 days

5 years

1. The warranty period for #90131, #90130, #80365, #103011, #169148, #169149, #90132, #165979, #170148, #157457 is 4 years.
2. The warranty period for #132532, #132529, #132528, #156739, #150492 is 2 years.
3. The warranty period for #149844, #157457 is 3 years.

Custom Switches & Accessories

30 days

30 days

4 years

1. The warranty period for accessories is 1 year.
2. 30-day return/exchange service is available for accessories.

Small Business Switches

1G SMB Switches

30 days

30 days

2 years

1. The warranty period for #129517 is 1 year.
2. The warranty period for #157457 is 3 years.
3. The warranty period for #66144 is 4 years.
4. The warranty period for #160919, #166608, #160709, #166642, #160708, #160710 is 5 years.

2.5G SMB Switches;

5/10G SMB Switches;

30 days

30 days

5 years

Accessories

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Industrial Ethernet Switches

1G Industrial Switches;

2.5G Industrial Switches;

10G Industrial Switches;

30 days

30 days

5 years

Accessories

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Router, Security, NPB

Routers

30 days

30 days

3 years

Firewalls

Unavailable

90 days

1 year

Network Packet Brokers

Unavailable

Unavailable

5 years

Networking
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Wireless

Indoor Access Points;

Outdoor Access Points;

Wireless Controllers;

30 days

30 days

3 years

30-day return/exchange service is not available for #84026, #84027, #84028, #143356.

Wi-Fi Routers

Unavailable

Unavailable

2 years

Airware Cloud

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Free trial for 2 years from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2025.

Accessories

30 days

30 days

1 year

Cameras & Surveillance

Security Cameras;

Video Recorders;

Display & Control;

Access Control;

VMS Server;

30 days

30 days

2 years

1. The warranty period for #174111,#174112,#174114,#174115,#190464,#174028,#174029,#189431,#190465 is 3 years.
2. The warranty for #174113,#174116 is 5 years.
3. The return period for#174111,#174112,#174114,#174115,#174008,#174009,#174010,#190464,#174026,#174027,#174028,#174029,#174121 is 3 days.
4. The return period for#189431,#190465 is 18 days.
5. The exchange period for #174111,#174112,#174114,#174115,#174116,#190464,#174008,#174009,#174010,#174026,#174027,#174028,#174029,#174121,#189431,#190465 is 7 days.

PoE Kits;

Video Storage;

Milestone Software;

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Accessories

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Servers & Storage

Rack Servers;

GPU Servers;

Tower Servers;

High-Density Servers;

Unavailable

Unavailable

3 years

30-day exchange service is not available unless there are quality issues.

Data Storage;

KVM Extenders;

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

30-day exchange service is not available unless there are quality issues.

KVM Switches

Unavailable

Unavailable

2 years

30-day exchange service is not available unless there are quality issues.

Power

Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS);

Auto Transfer Switch;

Basic Rack PDUs;

Metered Rack PDUs;

Monitored Rack PDUs;

Switched Rack PDUs;

Power Cords;

Hospital-Grade Power Cords;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Network Adapters

NVIDIA® InfiniBand Adapters;

NVIDIA® Ethernet Adapters;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

30-day exchange service is not available unless there are quality issues.

Intel®/Intel Based Ethernet Adapters;

QLogic® FC HBAs;

Unavailable

Unavailable

3 years

1. 30-day exchange service is not available unless there are quality issues.
2. 30-day return/exchange service is not available for #160021, #160023.
3. The warranty period for #160021, #160023 is 5 years from the date of Intel's announcement of end of life or discontinuance of the adapter products.

Router, Security, NPB

Routers

30 days

30 days

3 years

Firewalls

Unavailable

90 days

1 year

Network Packet Brokers

Unavailable

Unavailable

5 years

Fiber TAPs

30 days

30 days

1 year

Media Converters, Extenders

Copper to Fiber Media Converters;

Fiber to Fiber Media Converters;

PoE Media Converters;

Industrial Media Converters;

Media Converter Chassis;

30 days

30 days

2 years

PoE Extenders

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

30-day return/exchange service is not available unless there are quality issues.

Conferencing, Phones

Conference Cameras;

Webcams & Headsets;

Speakerphones & Accessories;

Interactive Displays;

30 days

30 days

2 years

1. The warranty period for #185749 is 1 year.
2. 2-year warranty service is not available for #174130.

IP Phones;

IP PBXs;

Telephony Cards;

VoIP Gateways;

30 days

30 days

1 year

The warranty period for #139597 is 5 years.

Optical Transceivers
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InfiniBand & Ethernet

800G NDR InfiniBand;

400G NDR InfiniBand;

200G HDR InfiniBand;

100G EDR InfiniBand;

56/40G FDR InfiniBand;

Ethernet Transceiver;

30 days

30 days

5 years

200/400/800G Modules

800G QSFP-DD/OSFP;

800G DAC/AOC;

400G QSFP-DD/OSFP/QSFP112;

200/400G DAC/AOC/AEC;

200G QSFP-DD/QSFP56;

30 days

30 days

5 years

200/400/800G Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

5 years

30-day return/exchange service is available for regular semi-finished products, just not for special custom products.

10/25/40/100G Modules

100G QSFP28/SFP-DD;

50G QSFP28/SFP56;

40G QSFP+;

25G SFP28;

10G SFP+;

Converter/Fibre Channel;

30 days

30 days

5 years

1. For Fiber Optic Transceiver products (Except Transceiver Accessories), exchange service is still available if there are quality issues within 1 year from the delivery date.
2. Except for SR, LR, LRM and ER, the exchange service is not available for other HP compatible transceivers unless there are quality issues.

10/25/40/100G Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

5 years

30-day return/exchange service is available for regular semi-finished products, just not for special custom products.

1/2/4G Modules

2.5G SFP;

1G SFP;

1G BiDi SFP;

100M SFP;

1G SONET/SDH SFP;

Fibre Channel;

30 days

30 days

5 years

Exchange service is still available if there are quality issues within 1 year from the delivery date.

1/2/4G Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

5 years

30-day return/exchange service is available for regular semi-finished products, just not for special custom products.

DAC/AOC/AEC Cables

100G DAC/AOC;

50/56G DAC/AOC;

40G DAC/AOC;

10/25G DAC/AOC;

1G DAC;

30 days

30 days

5 years

DAC/AOC/AEC Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

5 years

30-day return/exchange service is available for regular semi-finished products, just not for special custom products.

Optical Transmission

10G CWDM/DWDM SFP+;

25G CWDM/DWDM SFP28;

1G CWDM/DWDM SFP;

Coherent 200/400G DWDM;

30 days

30 days

5 years

Exchange service is still available if there are quality issues within 1 year from the delivery date.

Optical Transmission Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

5 years

30-day return/exchange service is available for regular semi-finished products, just not for special custom products.

Wireless & Access

50G SFP56 for 5G Wireless;

25G SFP28 for 5G Wireless;

10G SFP+ for 4G Wireless;

GPON;

XGSPON;

XGSPON Combo;

XGPON & XGPON Combo;

EPON & 10G EPON;

30 days

30 days

5 years

Wireless & Access Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

5 years

30-day return/exchange service is available for regular semi-finished products, just not for special custom products.

Others

FS BOX;

Loopback Modules;

100G CFP/CFP2/CFP4;

10G XFP/X2/XENPAK;

30 days

30 days

5 years

1. Exchange service is still available if there are quality issues within 1 year from the delivery date.
2. 30-day return service is not available for Customized Labels and Plastic Packaging Clamshell Box.

SDI Modules

Unavailable

Unavailable

5 years

Accessories

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Fiber Optic Cables
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MTP®/MPO Fiber Cables

MTP®/MPO Trunk Cables;

MTP®/MPO Harnesses;

MTP® PRO Trunk Cables;

30 days

30 days

1 year

MTP®/MPO Conversion Cables;

MTP®/MPO Cables Custom;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Fiber Patch Cables

OS2 9/125 Single Mode;

OM5 50/125 Multimode;

OM4 50/125 Multimode;

OM3 50/125 Multimode;

OM1/OM2 Multimode;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Patch Cables Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Specialty Fiber Cables

Armored Cables;

High Density Cables;

FTTA Cables;

Mode Conditioning Cables;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Industrial Cables;

Multifiber Cables;

Polarization Maintaining (PM) Cables;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Fiber Pigtails

Simplex Pigtails;

12 Fibers Pigtails;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Pigtails Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Fiber Optic Accessories

Fiber Optic Adapters;

Fiber Optic Attenuators;

Fiber Loopbacks;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Fiber Optic Connectors;

Fiber Optic Fan-Out Kits;

Fiber Splice Closures & Accessories;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Panels, Enclosures & Racks
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Fibre Optic Panels

LC Fiber Optic Panels;

SC Fiber Optic Panels;

ST Fiber Optic Panels;

MTP®/MPO Fiber Optic Panels;

MDC Fiber Optic Panels;

Multimedia Copper/Fiber Panels;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Fibre Optic Cassettes

MTP®/MPO-LC/SC/MDC Cassettes;

TAP Cassettes;

30 days

30 days

1 year

In the case of not affecting secondary sales, 30-day return service is only available for standard in-stock items.

MTP® Conversion Cassettes;

LC Splice Cassettes;

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

30-day exchange service is not available unless there are quality issues.

MTP® Mesh Cassettes

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Fibre Optic Enclosures

Rack Mount Enclosures;

Wall Mount Enclosures;

Enclosure Accessories;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Cable Managers

Horizontal Cable Managers;

Vertical Cable Managers;

Accessories;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Convoluted Tubing

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Cable Ties

30 days

30 days

Consumable

Racks & Cabinets

Wall Mount Cabinets;

Server Cabinets;

Open Frame Racks;

Shelves & Accessories;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Network Cabinets

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Labels & Printers

Cable Labels

30 days

30 days

Consumable

Label Printers;

Accessories;

30 days

30 days

1 year

WDM, OTN & PON
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Access Networks

FMT Series

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

1. The warranty period for #35924, #35925, #35926, #36524, #65789, #66122, #69350, #72283, #72284, #65779, #65781, #72427, #65783 is 2 year.
2. 30-day return service is available for #39214, #65781, #65779.
3. 30-day exchange service is available for #92056, #30515, #65779, #65781, #65783, #72700, #70414, #70413, #66922, #66915, #39214.

M6200 Series

30 days

30 days

2 years

1. The warranty period for #107368 is 1 year.
2. 30-day return service is not available for #107367,#121328,#109705,#111052,#190252,#188015 and #120424.
3. 30-day exchange service is not available for #190252 and #188015.

MS8100 Series

Unavailable

Unavailable

2 years

Data Center Interconnect

M6500 Series;

M6800 Series;

30 days

30 days

2 years

30-days return/exchange service is not available for #191946.

DCP Series;

NX N40 Series;

Unavailable

Unavailable

2 years

PON Networks

GPON & EPON OLT

Unavailable

Unavailable

3 years

1. The warranty period for #143753, #192934 is 2 years.
2. For #154792, #154793, #154794, return/exchange service is still available if there are quality issues within 180 days from the delivery date.

GPON & EPON ONT/ONU;

ODN;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

1. For #154795, #154796, return/exchange service is still available if there are quality issues within 180 days from the delivery date.
2. The warranty period for #133619 & #185594 is 5 years, and 30-day return/exchange service is available.

Open Line System

Optical Amplifiers;

DWDM Open Line System;

Unavailable

Unavailable

2 years

1. 30-day return/exchange service is available for #107366.
2. 30-day exchange service is available for #107367, #121328.

Dispersion Compensation

30 days

30 days

2 years

1. 30-day return/exchange service is not available for #188132, #188131, #72427, #65783.
2. The warranty period for #65783 is 3 years.

Fibre Monitoring

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Optical Protection

30 days

30 days

1 year

1. Warranty for M6200 Series is 2 years.
2. For Line Protection category, 30-day return is only available for M6200 Series.

Chassis & Accessories

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Mux Demux & OADM

DWDM Mux Demux

Unavailable

Unavailable

3 years

1. 30-day return service is available for DWDM Mux #33485, #72430, #72433, #84492.
2. 30-day return/exchange service is available for DWDM Mux #35887.
3. The warranty period for #166000, #166001, #166004 is 2 years.

CWDM Mux Demux

30 days

30 days

3 years

DWDM/CWDM OADM;

Custom Mux Demux & OADM;

Chassis & Accessories;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Transponders & Muxponders

1G/10G/25G Transponder;

100G/200G/400G Transponder;

10G/200G/400G Muxponder;

Chassis & Accessories;

Unavailable

Unavailable

2 years

1. The return period for #107365, #111053, #111049, #129994, #39214, #107371, #204099, #96454, #111050, #107372, #116144, #116884 is 30 days.
2. The exchange period for #30515, #107365, #92056, #111053, #111049, #129994, #39214, #107371, #204099, #111052, #96454, #111050, #66915, #107372, #116144, #116884 is 30 days.
3. The warranty period for #30515, #92056, #39214, #70413, #66915, #66922, #70414, #190253 is 1 year.

Optical Passive Components

PLC Splitters

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

The warranty period for LGX PLC, FHD PLC and 1U Rack Mount PLC is 1 year.

FWDM Filters;

xWDM/xPON Multiplexers;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Transceivers

200G/400G CFP2

30 days

30 days

5 years

The warranty period for M-CFP2-DCO is 2 years.

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Copper Patch Cords

Cat5e Patch Cords;

Cat6 Patch Cords;

Cat6a Patch Cords;

Cat7 Patch Cords;

Cat8 Patch Cords;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Patch Cords Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Cable Trunks

Cat5e Trunk Cables;

Cat6 Trunk Cables;

Cat6a Trunk Cables;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Trunk Cables Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Bulk Copper Cables

Cat5e Bulk Ethernet Cables;

Cat6 Bulk Ethernet Cables;

Cat6a Bulk Ethernet Cables;

Cat7 Bulk Ethernet Cables;

Cat7a Bulk Ethernet Cables;

Cat8 Bulk Ethernet Cables;

Outdoor Bulk Ethernet Cables;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Bulk Cables Custom

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Patch Panels

Cat5e Patch Panels;

Cat6 Patch Panels;

Cat6a Patch Panels;

Blank Patch Panels;

Patch Panels Custom;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Connectors & Jacks

Inline Couplers;

Keystone Jacks;

Connectors/Plugs;

Boot Covers;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Industrial Copper Systems

Industrial Patch Cords;

Industrial Bulk Copper Cables;

Industrial Couplers;

30 days

30 days

1 year

Industrial Faceplates

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Faceplates & Boxes

Faceplates;

Surface Mount Boxes;

Faceplate Frame;

Accessories;

30 days

30 days

1 year

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Fiber Testers

OTDR;

Fiber Inspection;

Optical Power Meters;

Visual Fault Locators;

Light Sources;

Optical Multimeters;

Fiber Identifiers;

Optical Talk Sets;

30 days

30 days

1 year

For OTDR and Fiber Optic Inspection, in the case of not affecting secondary sales, 30-day return/exchange service is only available for standard in-stock items.

Fiber Optic Tools

Fibre Optic Tool Kits

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

1-year warranty service is not available for #105341.

Fiber Cleavers;

Fiber Polishing;

Fiber Strippers;

Fiber Slitters;

Fiber Cutters;

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

Fiber Optic Cleaners

Pen Cleaners;

Sticks&Wipes;

30 days

30 days

2 years

Reel Type Cleaners

Unavailable

Unavailable

3 years

Copper Tools

Network Tool Kits;

Punch Down Tools;

Cable Strippers;

Unavailable

Unavailable

Consumable

The warranty period for #173503, #173504, #173505, #173507 is 1 year.

Copper Testers

Cable Testers;

Cable Certifiers;

Unavailable

Unavailable

1 year

Cable Qualifiers

30 days

30 days

1 year