Course Description
In this course, you will learn how to operate and administer some fundamental FortiGate features.
By the end of the course, you will acquire a solid understanding of how to deploy and maintain a basic network security solution. The course also covers how to enable users to remotely connect to your network in a secure way.
In interactive labs, you will learn how to use firewall policies, user authentication, routing, SSL VPN, and how to protect your users using web filtering and application control.
Who Should Attend
Networking and security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiGate devices used to secure their organizations’ networks should attend this course.
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of network protocols
- Basic understanding of firewall concepts
Agenda
- Introduction and Initial Configuration
- Firewall Policies
- Routing
- Firewall Authentication
- SSL-VPN
- Web Filtering
- Application Control
Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Deploy the appropriate operation mode for your network
- Use the GUI and CLI for administration
- Control network access to configured networks using firewall policies
- Analyze a FortiGate route
- Route packets using policy-based and static routes for multipath and load balanced deployments
- Authenticate users using firewall policies
- Offer an SSL VPN for secure access to your private network
- Configure web filtering to block inappropriate and risky websites
- Apply application control techniques to monitor and control network applications that might use standard or non-standard protocols and ports
System Requirements
If you take the online format of this class, you must use a computer that has the following:
- A high-speed Internet connection
- An up-to-date web browser
- A PDF viewer
- Speakers or headphones
- One of the following:
- HTML 5 support
- An up-to-date Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with Java plugin enabled in your web browser
You should use a wired Ethernet connection, not a WiFi connection. Firewalls, including Windows Firewall or FortiClient, must allow connections to the online labs.