Is hardware replaced under trade up nothing more than a paperweight?

[e1rnesto]

Hi.

I've got a 60E that I'm replacing under the trade-up as it is EOL next year July.

The reseller told me it would simply be deactivated which is fair enough that I don't have to ship the old one back, but what exactly does that mean?

Is the old device going to be nothing more than a paperweight going forward, or could it be used as a basic firewall without all the subscription features. I.e. could I used it at home and create forward/blocking rules etc.

Or do I simply send it off to an e-waste recycling center?

[AEK]

Hi Ernesto

If I'm not wrong it will be disabled with FortiGuard only. It means you should be able to use it as simple firewall, but without web filter, dns filter, updates and so.

It could be good for labs but not for production.