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FortiADC Administrator

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Course Description

In this course, you will learn how to configure and administer the most commonly used features of FortiADC. You will learn about layer 4 and layer 7 server load balancing, link load balancing, global load balancing, high availability (HA), firewall policies, advanced routing, and more. You will also learn about FortiADC web application protection features, including web application firewall (WAF) with adaptive learning, and other enhanced security features such as DDoS, IPS, and so on.

Who Should Attend

Security professionals involved in the deployment, administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of FortiADC devices should attend this course.

Prerequisites

You must be familiar with the topics covered in FortiGate Operator or have equivalent knowledge of basic firewall technologies.

You should be familiar with web appliances.

Agenda
  1. System Settings
  2. Virtual Servers and Load Balancing
  3. Advanced Server Load Balancing
  4. Link Load Balancing and Advanced Networking
  5. Global Load Balancing
  6. Application Security
  7. Network Security
  8. Advanced Configurations
  9. Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and System Maintenance
Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe the characteristics and components of an application delivery network
  • Identify the security challenges faced in an application delivery network
  • Evaluate deployment options
  • Configure initial network and system settings
  • Manage administrator accounts
  • Configure virtual servers, real servers, and server pools
  • Configure application profiles
  • Configure page speed optimization
  • Configure layer 7 compression offloading
  • Configure content routing and content rewrite
  • Configure link load balancing
  • Create virtual tunnels and link groups
  • Configure policy routing, QoS, and NAT features
  • Configure BGP and OSPF routing
  • Configure DNS services and policies
  • Configure global load balancing
  • Configure the web application firewall (WAF)
  • Configure and manage adaptive learning
  • Configure bot mitigation and API gateway policies
  • Configure VDOMs and high availability (HA)
  • Create automated action scripts using the REST API
  • Configure OWASP Top 10 profile
  • Configure DLP
  • Configure advanced bot protection
  • Configure firewall policies and connection limits
  • Protect against DoS attacks
  • Configure ZTNA integration
  • Configure local logging, remote logging, and alert emails
  • Configure SNMP monitoring
  • Use diagnostic commands available through the CLI
  • Identify the most common issues
  • Back up and restore the system configuration
  • Upgrade the firmware
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 on 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.

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Product Versions
  • FortiADC 7.6
Course Duration
  • Lecture time (estimated): 8 hours
  • Lab time (estimated): 9 hours
  • Total course duration (estimated): 17 hours
    • 3 full days or 5 half days
Formats
  • Instructor-led classroom
  • Instructor-led online
  • Self-paced online
ISC2
  • CPE training hours: 8
  • CPE lab hours: 9
  • CISSP domains: Communication and Network Security
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